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The magical world is laden with symbols- some easy to discern, others cryptic and bizarre. In this lecture, join Catland co-owner Melissa Madara as we cover the basics of sigil-craft, creating our own symbols for magical work and analyzing a few unique marks from witches past, leaving with a complex understanding of this unique magical...
The best open mic in the World, on the North Shore, in Salem! Come join the fun every Thursday night! Anything and everything are welcome. Sing, Dance, Hum, Orate, or simply witness the beautiful chaos that is the Gulu Gulu Open Mic Shindig. Sign-up at 6:30pm.
Purchase Tickets Here:https://www.eventbrite.com/…/east-regiment-comedy-night… Tickets will only be availavailable online. Jay Whittaker is an award-winning standup comedian, actor, avid birdwatcher and podcast producer. In addition to Jay being an Air Force Veteran, he has appeared on the Disney Channel, Dry Bar Comedy, Hallmark Channel and Food Network. Jay just wrapped touring the United States as a...
Stop by Bit Bar on Tuesday nights for Karaoke, drinks, and delicious food for your entire crew. After 8pm Bit Bar becomes a 21+ venue so keep that in mind when making your plans.
Enjoy live DJ sets every Thursday night at the Village Tavern starting at 9pm. It’s also the night they book their beer and spirit pervayors to come in and interact with guests and enjoy free samplings of new products.
A priest, a minister, and a Hasidic Jew walk into a poetry festival . . . and have a conversation about their favorite spiritually-engaged poems and poets, what “devotional poetry” means in the 21st century, the relationship between poetry and sacred texts, and the role of faith and doubt in poetic practice. There will be...
Five poets whose collections have been published by the Washington, D.C.-based Word Works will read poems that explore the physical and metaphysical presence of birds. Their poems observe and describe different species, with their various behaviors, and consider birds as harbingers, emissaries, and omens, as figures of hope, grief, and eros. Poets include Jennifer Barber,...
How often do we write poems that engage the senses of taste and smell? Most likely not as often as we write poems that focus on what we see, hear, or touch. And yet such poetry can be deliciously indelible and vividly evocative, allowing the reader to experience what the speaker is smelling or tasting...
In today’s literary world, writers often reach a wider audience through readings and live performances than through publication. Yet most writers are not trained to read their work aloud. Even well-known writers may read mechanically, monotonously, with too little—or too much—expression. In this master-class/workshop, participants will discuss what makes a good reading and explore the...
The “House of Hope” Poetry Quilt for Sekou Sundia and Lucille Clifton Mass Poetry is pleased to present “House of Hope,” a quilt made by multimedia visual artist, activist, and poet L’Merchie Frazier. Made of nylon, organza, and silk, the quilt excerpts lines from 200 poems published by Mass Poetry during the pandemic as part...
The Massachusetts Poetry Festival is a biennial celebration of contemporary poetry. This year the Festival will be back on the ground in Salem, MA, May 5-7. We will feature over 150 poets in 75+ events ranging from workshops, panels, readings, and more. Tickets are now available, and if you purchase a ticket before April 8, you will...
At this celebration, friends of Ray J. Whittier will share memories, poems, and reflection on the poet’s work and influence. Ray J Whittier is an active 90-year-old poet, past Poet Laureate of Lynn, Massachusetts, veteran of readings, open mics, writing groups, workshops, classroom visits, and author of several volumes of self-published poems. A former sign...
Mid-life is the time, as Brene Brown says, “when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: I’m not screwing around. It’s time.” Gail Thomas, Rebecca Hart Olander, and Jennifer Martelli write about navigating loss, regret, reclamation and joy that mark this time in life. Their...
Writers Carl Carlsen, Ginny Connors, and James Scrimgeour create poetry from historical sources. The rich history of Essex County MA, as well as its three largest cities (Lynn Salem, and Gloucester) are represented in their work. This panel will focus on the voices of women who embody the spirit of a particular period in each...
Sometimes a poem calls for a different voice—one that’s not your own. Writing using a persona can free you to write about difficult subjects or experiences. It can help a poet avoid sentimentality or self-indulgence. It allows more control over the distance between poet and audience, and can give an audience room to breathe. A...
The influence of John Keats on Emily Dickinson is well remarked on. One of the more interesting influences is through the concept of negative capability, which he identified as “…when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.” A complex, slippery concept, negative capability opens...
Fly on over to The Good Witch of Salem shop to design your own necklace for the MOM in your life! 💕 This person can be anyone that you view as your MOM! 💕 To celebrate Mother’s Day, one design will be chosen (on 5/14) to be made into a piece of jewelry up to...
A special themed open mic event featuring visiting animals from the Pets & People Foundation. Please bring your poems about animals to share. For the safety of the animals who are visiting and all involved, we have to ask you to leave your furry family members at home, but we hope you will bring pictures...
A reading by four poets celebrating 25 years of distinguished publishing by Autumn House Press. All four poets have found innovative ways to craft poetry from pain: the poems in this reading move from those that explore family violence and loss, queerness in the female Black body and the white male body, mental illness, incarceration,...
Lily Poetry Review Books is pleased to share a sampling of some of its 2023 poets reading from their new books. Featuring Kelly DuMar, Richard Hoffman, Deborah Leipziger, Josette Akresh- Gonzales and Gloria Monaghan
Hermit crabs are not suited to one shell for life. They constantly seek their optimal environment, one that allows them to grow as they need to. Such is the way with a Hermit Crab Poem, an inventive structured writing that Brenda Miller’s book, Tell it Slant, introduced to many people. Sometimes, in order to tell...
Lisa Forte-Doyle has taught Creative Writing and advised a creative writing club for over 25 years. Several of Lisa’s students have become professional, published writers and/or teachers of English. This presentation will center on student work (students will read example poems in person) and strategies for brining poetry into the school and regional community. This...
West Coast style Street Tacos & Southern favorites.
The New England Poetry Club was founded in 1915 by Robert Frost, Conrad Aiken, and Amy Lowell. Now in 2022, the club offer grants for diverse populations, contests, writing seminars with accomplished poets, and readings. This panel will discuss the history of the organization, the grants it offers to diverse populations, the contest offerings, it’s...
Poet and Vocalist Charles Coe will offer a presentation combining music and spoken word. He will read samples of his poetry, including work from “Purgatory Road,” his fourth collection. He will also perform a number of a cappella vocal pieces, including his own compositions.
Poetry doesn’t always have to be broody and dark! We’ll read some poems by poets who are bringing the joy back to poetry, including: Ross Gay, Aimee Nezhukumathil, Sandra Beasley, and Terrance Hayes and try to learn from them. We’ll complete 2 short writing exercises and attendees will leave with a handful of prompts to...
Join poet Colleen Michaels for a game-themed workshop at Bit Bar in Salem!
Our photo streams show what we care about and hope to preserve, what moves and mystifies us, the people, places and experiences that bring meaning into our lives. Writing poetry and prose from photos allows us to express the truth of what we feel – and know – and haven’t said, as we capture the...
On this expert-guided, interactive and deep-dive into the Witch Trials explore in rare detail how a house and neighborhood reveal stories of terror and survival as they witnessed one of the darkest periods in American history. We’ll start inside the c1667 Daniels House where you’ll tour a living home from the Trials and choose from a...
On Friday, May 5, 6-8pm, Salem Arts Association is hosting a Cinco de Mayo-themed reception celebrating the Drawn Together exhibit. Festivities will include the opportunity to draw a live model who will be walking through the gallery striking poses and an assortment of beverages and Mexican snacks. Salem Arts is honored to host an exhibit of artwork...