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The Worcester County Poetry Association's (WCPA) mission is the promote poetry with central Massachus

10/15/2026

🐦POETRY EXTRAVAGANZA, FEATURING PATRICIA LYNN🐦 Join us on Wednesday, October 21st at The Mill in West Boylston for the Poetry Extravaganza, an open mic event with the wonderful feature of the month, Patricia Lynn!

Sign up for the open mic at [email protected]. Five minute maximum, Please! There are no language restrictions. We are not kid-friendly!

The Mill 185 is right off Rt 190, has a spacious parking lot, serves delectable apps, entrees, and desserts with a full bar.

We have a separate room with AC for our monthly shenanigans. Admission is still free. All of the Tip Jar proceeds go to the Feature.

10/13/2026

Three Decker has EXTENDED its deadline for Issue 4, Winter! Three Decker is seeking poetry and microfiction by individuals who live, work, or attend school in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Only unpublished work will be accepted.

Individuals can submit up to 3 poems (up to 4 pages total) for consideration. Three Decker welcomes personal poetry of any style and genre. We appreciate experimental forms, as well as playfulness, and a sense of humor. These pieces should demonstrate poetry’s role in the broader culture and its manifestations in the writer’s lived experience.

We are also seeking short fiction up to 1,000 words. Literary, experimental, or magical realism fiction accepted. Science fiction, fantasy, horror, or romance are not accepted.

To send work via postal mail, please send your submission to Worcester County Poetry Association, PO Box 804, Worcester, MA 01613. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope, if possible.

For more information, visit threedecker.submittable.com/submit!

09/29/2026

Join us at The Broadway Diner (100 Water St.) on Tuesday, Oct. 6th for the Richard Fox Reading Series, featuring the irrepressible Tom Ewart, with our special host for this month, Cheryl Bonin! 🌻

Tom Ewart is eighty-two years old enough to know better and generally doesn’t; that’s why he writes. To quote E.M. Forster, how will he know what he thinks before he sees what he says? Even then, he still has to puzzle it out. He lives in Central Massachusetts beside a marsh, where his spooks may still be seen slipping through the tree line.

Sign up for the open mic at [email protected]. Five minute maximum and limited spots. Admission is free!

The Broadway owners Tony and Nequel Germano have a plethora of delightful entrees, apps, desserts, and their famous, homemade ice cream. The Broadway also serves b**r and w**e and breakfast until closing (with mimosas!). They will take one-hour of parking ($2.00) off your ticket with a food purchase.

The Fox Series, in honor of the iconic poet Richard Fox, is sponsored by the Worcester County Poetry Association through a generous donation from the Fox family.

09/27/2026

Thank you to our winners of the Frank O'Hara Prize, Maia Campbell, Dr. Huili Zheng, and Michael Milligan, and our judge January Gill O'Neil for a fantastic reading today! And a special thanks to all those who came to enjoy their work together 💚

09/02/2026

The Three Decker is now accepting submissions for Issue 4!

Writers who live, work, or go to school in Worcester County are welcome to submit up to three poems, or up to 1,000 words of fiction through submittable by September 27th, 2026 at Midnight!

Full Guidelines and Link to Submit here:
threedecker.submittable.com/submit/357859/winter-issue-2026

Attachment includes images of last three issues of the Three Decker.

Address

61 Harvard Street
Worcester, MA
01609

Website

http://worcestercountypoetry.org/

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