Hometown Laureates

Hometown Laureates Promoting poetry, spoken word, visual and performing arts throughout the Town of Plymouth, MA The Board of America’s Hometown Laureates, Inc.

(otherwise known as AHL) is in the final stages of creating a 501(C) (3) nonprofit established to promote poetry, spoken word, visual and performing arts throughout the Town of Plymouth. Our goal, to enhance connection through the arts, will take the form of readings, exhibitions, and events that will educate, entertain, as well as attract visitors to Plymouth’s vibrant cultural community. Current

Plymouth Poet Laureate Stephan Delbos has been an exemplary advocate for the arts since his term began in 2020. Due to limitations of the pandemic, Stephan’s term was extended until early 2024, when AHL will appoint Plymouth’s second Poet Laureate for an honorary two-year term. Stay tuned for more information on the America’s Hometown Laureates’ activities as well as how you can help or participate in our efforts to spread the word!

Next week!
05/18/2026

Next week!

If you missed Irish Poetry with Celtic Harp at the Plymouth Public Library you can watch it here! Thank you to our media...
05/12/2026

If you missed Irish Poetry with Celtic Harp at the Plymouth Public Library you can watch it here! Thank you to our media partners at The Local Seen Community Media for covering it, and making it available to us now!

Show your love for community media https://thelocalseen.media/give/ Every dollar helps tell a story!The Local Seen by Plymouth Area Community Television is ...

If you were unable to attend the Tiny Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic in April, pour yourself some tea (or the beverage ...
05/08/2026

If you were unable to attend the Tiny Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic in April, pour yourself some tea (or the beverage of your choice), get comfortable and enjoy now! Thanks to The Local Seen Community Media for their coverage of the event.

Show your love for community media https://thelocalseen.media/give/ Every dollar helps tell a story!The Local Seen by Plymouth Area Community Television is ...

The Mass Book Awards longlist has been released and there are so many fantastic works of poetry included! We look forwar...
05/06/2026

The Mass Book Awards longlist has been released and there are so many fantastic works of poetry included!

We look forward to September when the awards and honors books will be announced and celebrated at the State House. Check with Massachusetts Center for the Book in early September for the final results and details about the ceremony!
Link to their website is here:
https://www.massbook.org/

Here is the program for tomorrow's Tiny Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic at the Mayflower Society House!
04/21/2026

Here is the program for tomorrow's Tiny Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic at the Mayflower Society House!

You still have time to make it to Plymouth Public Library for She Said She Said!! 6pm tonight! Featuring poets Elaine So...
04/21/2026

You still have time to make it to Plymouth Public Library for She Said She Said!! 6pm tonight! Featuring poets Elaine Sorrentino and Jean L. Kreiling

The Local Seen by Plymouth Area Community Television shines a light on the faces, events, voices, and spaces that make the communities of Plymouth, Pembroke,...

If you missed the recent open mic at Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, you can watch it here! What a great night of poetry ...
04/16/2026

If you missed the recent open mic at Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, you can watch it here! What a great night of poetry and we were happy to lend our support!

The Local Seen by Plymouth Area Community Television shines a light on the faces, events, voices, and spaces that make the communities of Plymouth, Pembroke,...

04/15/2026
For anyone interested, we want to help get the word out:"The Associates of the Boston Public Library is now accepting ap...
04/15/2026

For anyone interested, we want to help get the word out:

"The Associates of the Boston Public Library is now accepting applications for our 2026-27 Alan Andres Writing Fellowships: Writer-in-Residence and Picture Book Writer Fellowship (previously named the Illustrated Children's Book Fellowship).

Both fellowships support emerging writers living in New England who have not yet published a book in the respective fellowship’s intended audience. Applicants may apply to only one fellowship, and winners are selected through a blind review process. Applications are due Friday, June 5, 2026, at 11:59 PM. See below for more details and application links.

For nearly three decades, Alan Andres was invaluable to the Associates Board, especially through his dedication to the Writer-in-Residence program. After his passing in 2025, the program was renamed in his honor as a tribute to his years of guidance and support. Over the past 20+ years, the Alan Andres Writer-in-Residence program has had a significant impact on the lives and careers of emerging writers; alumni have published or have forthcoming more than eighty books. Both fellowships are made possible by the generosity of an anonymous investor committed to ensuring writers can earn a living wage."

Link to info about Picture Book Writer Fellowship:
https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/picture-book-writer-fellowship/

Link to info about Alan Andres Writer in Residence Program:
https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/writer-in-residence-program/

04/01/2026

A month celebrating poetry? Count us in!

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32 Court Street Suite 2A Box #10
Plymouth, MA
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