Whittier Birthplace Summer Poetry Festival
Schedule
Sat, 16 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
305 Whittier Road, Haverhill, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01830 | Haverhill, MA
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An afternoon of poets from all over New England at the Whittier Birthplace in Haverhill, MA! This is a free event.Features an acoustic set by Alec K. Redfearn – Providence based composer/noisemaker behind projects such SWRM, D.U.M.E., Dox Malice, (AKR &) The Eyesores, HEVS, Mesmers, Reversible Light, Amoebic Ensemble, and Barnacled
Jason O’Toole is a poet, former punk vocalist, and advocate for elders and people with disabilities. A former Poet Laureate of North Andover, MA, he serves as treasurer of the Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco. His recent work appears in Another Chicago Magazine, Gargoyle, The Lowell Review, The 2020 Rhysling Anthology, and Love is for All of Us (Storey Publishing). His newest collections are The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted (Dead Man's Press Ink), Enragés (Beyond Shadows Press), and Wait Out the Burn (Ghost City Press).
Also featuring (alphabetical):
Claire Conroy – Beat poet laureate of Maine
Harry J. Durso – Robert Frost Foundation
Lee Eric Freedman – past poet laureate Swampscott
Jack Giaour – Winner of the 2024 Boom Chapbook Contest
Steve Iannaccone – past poet laureate of Swampscott
Ellie O’Leary – Amesbury poet laureate emerita
Dan Speers – Haverhill poet laureate
Lauren WB Vermette – poet laureate of Portsmouth
Elizabeth Wolf – finalist for the Joy Harjo Poetry Prize
Bob Whelan – Rockport poet laureate
Pop-up shop by Purple Couch Bookshop of North Andover
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Where is it happening?
305 Whittier Road, Haverhill, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01830Event Location & Nearby Stays:
