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The 2023 Massachusetts Poetry Festival

Featured Speakers

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Cameron Awkward-Rich

avatar for Franny Choi

Franny Choi

avatar for Kimiko Hahn

Kimiko Hahn

avatar for Ilya Kaminsky

Ilya Kaminsky

avatar for Matthew Olzmann

Matthew Olzmann

avatar for Mosab Abu Toha

Mosab Abu Toha

avatar for January Gill O'Neil

January Gill O'Neil

avatar for Katie Farris

Katie Farris

avatar for Andrea Cohen

Andrea Cohen

avatar for Mahogany L. Browne

Mahogany L. Browne

Speakers

avatar for Shego

Shego

avatar for Sirena

Sirena

avatar for Hassanal Abdullah

Hassanal Abdullah

Shabdaguchha
Editor
avatar for Allison Adair

Allison Adair

avatar for Sara Deniz Akant

Sara Deniz Akant

avatar for Josette Akresh-Gonzales

Josette Akresh-Gonzales

avatar for Alexis Ask

Alexis Ask

avatar for Javy Awan

Javy Awan

avatar for Jennifer Badot

Jennifer Badot

avatar for Preeta Banerjee

Preeta Banerjee

PB

Prema Bangera

N/A
Executive Director // Social Justice Arts Facilitator
avatar for Jennifer Barber

Jennifer Barber

avatar for Cynthia Bargar

Cynthia Bargar

Pangyrus LitMag
Associate Poetry Editor
avatar for Toni Bee

Toni Bee

tonibee.org
Poet / Curator/ Event Host/ Founder / StoryTeller
avatar for Angelina Benitez

Angelina Benitez

avatar for Carrie Bennett

Carrie Bennett

Boston University
avatar for Chase Berggrun

Chase Berggrun

avatar for Ben Berman

Ben Berman

Author
avatar for Maya Blanco

Maya Blanco

avatar for Madam Betty BOOM

Madam Betty BOOM

avatar for Partridge Boswell

Partridge Boswell

avatar for Mary Buchinger

Mary Buchinger

avatar for Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello

Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello

Miami Book Fair
Program Manager
avatar for Marci Carabretta Cancio-Bello

Marci Carabretta Cancio-Bello

avatar for Rebecca Caprara

Rebecca Caprara

avatar for Kevin Carey

Kevin Carey

avatar for Carl Carlsen

Carl Carlsen

avatar for Robert Carr

Robert Carr

AC

Ainslie Caswell

avatar for Sultan Catto

Sultan Catto

avatar for Carmellite Chamblin

Carmellite Chamblin

avatar for Chen Chen

Chen Chen

avatar for Su Cho

Su Cho

avatar for Eileen Cleary

Eileen Cleary

avatar for Louisa Clerici

Louisa Clerici

The Language of Food
avatar for Ryan Clinesmith

Ryan Clinesmith

avatar for Charles Coe

Charles Coe

avatar for Nadia Colburn

Nadia Colburn

Align Your Story
Poetry and Nonfiction Writer
avatar for Martha Collins

Martha Collins

avatar for Crystal Condakes

Crystal Condakes

avatar for Ginny Lowe Connors

Ginny Lowe Connors

Grayson Books
publisher
avatar for Susan Michele Coronel

Susan Michele Coronel

avatar for Holy Crow

Holy Crow

avatar for María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado

María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado

avatar for Jha D

Jha D

avatar for Donna David

Donna David

avatar for Joan Digby

Joan Digby

avatar for Kristine Doll

Kristine Doll

Salem State University
Professor, World Languages and Cultures
avatar for Frances Donovan

Frances Donovan

avatar for Livia Dove

Livia Dove

avatar for Kelly DuMar

Kelly DuMar

avatar for Jennifer Edwards

Jennifer Edwards

avatar for Jennifer R. Edwards

Jennifer R. Edwards

avatar for Rhina Espaillat

Rhina Espaillat

avatar for Catherine Fahey

Catherine Fahey

avatar for Anthony Febo

Anthony Febo

Poet and Educator
avatar for Mckendy Fils-Aime

Mckendy Fils-Aime

avatar for Michael Foran

Michael Foran

Holyoke Community College
Adjunct Faculty-English Dept.
avatar for Lisa Forte-Doyle

Lisa Forte-Doyle

Monomoy Regional HS
Teacher of English and Creative Writing
avatar for Thomas Edward Frank

Thomas Edward Frank

avatar for Emily Franklin

Emily Franklin

Author, The Lioness of Boston
avatar for L’Merchie Frazier

L’Merchie Frazier

avatar for Yetti Frenkel

Yetti Frenkel

MG

Michelle Garcia Fresco

Mass LEAP
Youth Poet
avatar for Annette S. Frost

Annette S. Frost

Boston University
Director, Favorite Poem Project
avatar for Timothy Gager

Timothy Gager

avatar for Robbie Gamble

Robbie Gamble

avatar for Kylie Gellatly

Kylie Gellatly

avatar for Danielle Georges

Danielle Georges

Lesley University
Professor
avatar for Danielle Legros Georges

Danielle Legros Georges

Lesley University
Professor of Creative Writing
avatar for Jack Giaour

Jack Giaour

avatar for Regie Gibson

Regie Gibson

avatar for Joan Kwon Glass

Joan Kwon Glass

avatar for Susan Glass

Susan Glass

avatar for Therese Gleason

Therese Gleason

Clark University
Instructor
avatar for Crystal Gómez

Crystal Gómez

avatar for Joey Gould

Joey Gould

avatar for Serina Gousby

Serina Gousby

GrubStreet
Program Manager, Boston Writers of Color
avatar for Cristela Guerra

Cristela Guerra

avatar for Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez

Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez

avatar for Tim Hall

Tim Hall

avatar for Usman Hameedi

Usman Hameedi

Mass Poetry Board
avatar for Joyce Hayden

Joyce Hayden

Blue Angel Studio
Artist/ Owner
avatar for John Hennessy

John Hennessy

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Director of Undergraduate Creative Writing
avatar for Nile Hennick

Nile Hennick

avatar for Izzie Hexxam

Izzie Hexxam

avatar for Krysten Hill

Krysten Hill

avatar for Shana Hill

Shana Hill

Poetica Pastor
Founder
avatar for Richard Hoffman

Richard Hoffman

DH

Doug Holder

avatar for Eric Hyett

Eric Hyett

AI

Andrew Innes

avatar for Jennifer Jean

Jennifer Jean

avatar for Christine Jones

Christine Jones

avatar for Danielle Jones

Danielle Jones

avatar for Janine Joseph

Janine Joseph

Virginia Tech
Associate Professor/Dean's Distinguished Visiting Scholar
avatar for Meg Kearney

Meg Kearney

avatar for Charles Kell

Charles Kell

avatar for Christina Kelly

Christina Kelly

avatar for Eileen Kennedy

Eileen Kennedy

avatar for Alexander Levering Kern

Alexander Levering Kern

avatar for Ostap Kin

Ostap Kin

avatar for Kurt Klopmeier

Kurt Klopmeier

avatar for Nate Klug

Nate Klug

avatar for Joy Ladin

Joy Ladin

avatar for K. T. Landon

K. T. Landon

avatar for Shayla Lawz

Shayla Lawz

avatar for Eugenia Leigh

Eugenia Leigh

avatar for Deborah Leipziger

Deborah Leipziger

The Lexicon of Change
Founder
avatar for Sara Letourneau

Sara Letourneau

Heart of the Story Editorial & Coaching Services
avatar for Kitty Levesque

Kitty Levesque

avatar for Emily Li

Emily Li

avatar for Temptress of Light

Temptress of Light

avatar for Julia Lisella

Julia Lisella

Poet, teacher, scholar
avatar for Rebekah Lowell

Rebekah Lowell

avatar for Janet MacFadyen

Janet MacFadyen

Slate Roof Press
Managing Editor
avatar for Cynthia Manick

Cynthia Manick

Poet, Curator, and Host
avatar for Maya Marshall

Maya Marshall

Adelphi University
Asst. Professor of English
avatar for Jennifer Martelli

Jennifer Martelli

Mom Egg Review
Co-Poetry Editor
avatar for Gail Mazur

Gail Mazur

avatar for Nathan McClain

Nathan McClain

avatar for Thomas McDonald

Thomas McDonald

avatar for Jill McDonough

Jill McDonough

LM

Lindsey McGovern

avatar for Kevin McLellan

Kevin McLellan

avatar for Luleta Meharenna

Luleta Meharenna

avatar for Victor Hugo Mendevil

Victor Hugo Mendevil

avatar for Livia Meneghin

Livia Meneghin

Emerson College
avatar for Michael Mercurio

Michael Mercurio

Faraday Publishing Company
Director of Community Engagement
avatar for Colleen Michaels

Colleen Michaels

Improbable Places Poetry Tour
Founder/Host
avatar for Richard Michelson

Richard Michelson

avatar for Gloria Monaghan

Gloria Monaghan

Wentworth institute of technology
Professor
avatar for Peter Money

Peter Money

avatar for Yehoshua November

Yehoshua November

EO

Ellie O'Leary

avatar for Rebecca Hart Olander

Rebecca Hart Olander

Perugia Press
Writing Teacher / Editor & Director
avatar for Porsha Olayiwola

Porsha Olayiwola

avatar for Carolyn Oliver

Carolyn Oliver

avatar for Amir Or

Amir Or

avatar for The Boston Typewriter Orchestra

The Boston Typewriter Orchestra

avatar for Dzvinia Orlowsky

Dzvinia Orlowsky

RO

Ricky Orng

avatar for Carla Panciera

Carla Panciera

avatar for Chad Parenteau

Chad Parenteau

avatar for Priscilla Parsley

Priscilla Parsley

avatar for Dawn Paul

Dawn Paul

Montserrat College of Art
Writing/Interdisciplinary Faculty
avatar for Oliver De La Paz

Oliver De La Paz

College of the Holy Cross
Associate Professor
avatar for Alexandria Peary

Alexandria Peary

Salem State University
New Hampshire Poet Laureate / Professor, English Department
avatar for Robert Pinsky

Robert Pinsky

avatar for Maria Pinto

Maria Pinto

Fiction Writer
EJ

Egbert J Poindexter

avatar for Denise Provost

Denise Provost

New England Poetry Club
co-president
KP

Katie Pustizzi

avatar for Lillian Queen

Lillian Queen

SR

Steven Ratiner

avatar for Ed Rayher

Ed Rayher

MR

Michelle Richardson

avatar for Lilo Roque

Lilo Roque

AV

Anna V. Q. Ross

Tufts University
Lecturer in Creative Writing
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Anna V. Q. Ross

avatar for Hilary Sallick

Hilary Sallick

avatar for Sue Scavo

Sue Scavo

deLuge Literary Journal :: Students of the Dream
avatar for Deborah Schwartz

Deborah Schwartz

avatar for Jena Schwartz

Jena Schwartz

avatar for Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz

avatar for James R. Scrimgeour

James R. Scrimgeour

avatar for Naznin Seamon

Naznin Seamon

avatar for Daniel Sklar

Daniel Sklar

avatar for Boston Poetry Slam

Boston Poetry Slam

avatar for Walter Smelt

Walter Smelt

avatar for Sarah Dickenson Snyder

Sarah Dickenson Snyder

avatar for David Somerset

David Somerset

Call Dave IT Services
Owner
avatar for Christopher Spaide

Christopher Spaide

avatar for Sheryl St.Germain

Sheryl St.Germain

avatar for Dawn M Stahura

Dawn M Stahura

avatar for Dawn Stahura

Dawn Stahura

avatar for Enzo Silon Surin

Enzo Silon Surin

Faraday Publishing Company
avatar for Elizabeth Sylvia

Elizabeth Sylvia

DN

Diana Norma Szokolyai

avatar for Myles Taylor

Myles Taylor

avatar for Pamela Taylor

Pamela Taylor

JV

Jezmina von Thiele

avatar for Gail Thomas

Gail Thomas

Poet & Educator
avatar for Crystal Valentine

Crystal Valentine

avatar for Ryan M. Valentine

Ryan M. Valentine

avatar for Cindy Veach

Cindy Veach

avatar for Padma Venkatraman

Padma Venkatraman

Thursday Keynote Speaker
avatar for Cheryl Clark Vermeulen

Cheryl Clark Vermeulen

TV

Theophile Victoria

avatar for Karla Van Vliet

Karla Van Vliet

Van Vliet Arts / Dreams as Source
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