Sunday, February 2, 2020

----February 2020 Poetry events in/near the All-Literation Nation---------
---check the   lines after February for events later in the calendar-----


------(Haverhill River Bards are off until April 2020)------------

-----MONDAY, February 2nd, 7PM : Methuen Grey Courts workshop
    Nevins Library in Methuen. Check front desk for the room info.
    Please bring 10 copies of anything that you would like to read


-------SUN,  February 9th, 1pm : Merrimac Mic.
       at the Merrimac Mass Public Library:
         86 W Main St, Merrimac, MA

-----FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC FEBRUARY 7,2020
      ReachArts Clubhouse (basement gallery, r. side of the bldng)
      89 Burrill Street in Swampscott, MA, 7:00 pm

-----TUE, February 10th, 7pm
     Frost Hoot,      Feature: all open mic, but you are encouraged to bring
            valentine / anti-valentine poetry to start things
     Cafe Azteca, 180 Common St, Lawrence, MA

-----Wed, Feb 12th at 7:30pm,
     The Arts and the Experience of Nature
     Features: David Davis, Janet MacFadyen, Stephen Schmidt
               Open mic follows
       Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center
       1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport

----SAT, Feb. 15th Ipswich open Mic at Zumi's, 6pm
         Zumi's  40 MARKET st.  Ipswich, MA

----Wed, Feb. 19th   the new Fuerza! at Lawrence Public Library
       51     Lawrence St, Lawrence MA
       6:00---7:30 PM

---Tuesday, Feb  25th   Tuesday4Poetry,
    Stevens Memorial Library 345 Main Street, North Andover
    Signup at 6:30 PM, We start at 7PM.

------Tuesday, February 25 at 6:00 pm,
      Amesbury Public Library Poetry Series
     Feature: Bill Coyle // refreshments, open mic.
     Amesbury Public Library, 149 Main St., Amesbury


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Poetry in Unexpected Places….
Pop-Up Poetry!
Poetry will be popping up all over North Andover this March and April in celebration of National Poetry Month, we’re going to bring poetry to unexpected places –



#1 Saturday March 7 at 2pm – Bulger Veterinary Hospital
Suggested Theme: Pets, Companionship, Love

#2 Saturday March 14 at 2pm – Good Day CafĂ©, East Mill
Suggested Theme: Food, Frappicinos, Friendship

#3 Sunday March 22 at 2pm – Goldenseal Apothecary, Main St.
Suggested Theme: Health, Ice Cream, Nostalgia

#4 March TBD (28th or 29th) – Andover/North Andover YMCA
Suggested Theme: Community, Sports, Family, Fun

#5 Friday April 3 at 8pm – Bikram Yoga, East Mill
Suggested Theme: Wellness, Strength, Community

#6 Tuesday April 21 at 7pm – Stevens Mem. Library, Main St.
Pop-Up Poetry & National Poetry Month Celebration
Theme: Massachusetts Poets Yesterday and Today
 
People are invited to RSVP with their poems to Mark Bohrer, North Andover’s Poet Laureate. 
Mark will invite people to each business on the appointed day & time to read their poems.
Kids are encouraged to take part! (with parent/guardians permission & presence as chaperone).
contect:   markjbohrer@gmail.com