Worcester County Poetry Association

Established 1971

Worcester County Poetry Association /1 Ekman Street, Worcester, MA 01607 / 508-797-4770 / wcpaboard@yahoo.com

2008 EVENT ARCHIVE

Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 12 Crane/Riverrun

The 12 Crane arts complex (Southbridge) hosted WCPA and Lloyd Schwartz, editor of the new

Library of America edition of Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose and Letters, for a reading & book signing. 

Local poets joined the program, reading favorite Elizabeth Bishop poetry and prose.

2008 COLLEGE POETRY COMPETITION FINALISTS

ALLAN-MICHAEL BROWN, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; SANDY WADE, Quinsigamond Community College; LAURA CRAWFORD, Fitchburg State College; ELIZABETH HEATH, Mount Wachusett Community College; LYNSEY SICKSCH, Assumption College; DAVID CORLISS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; MELANIE WILCOX, Worcester State College;  GREGORY MINOGUE, Holy Cross College;

First Place Winner, Manuscript:  David Corliss

Honorable Mention: Lynsey Sicksch, Gregory Minogue

First Place Winner, Performance: Lynsey Sicksch

Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Heath, Sandy Wade

Judged by poets Wayne-Daniel Berard, professor of English at Nichols College,

Lea C. Deschenes, performer in national and global poetry slam competitions,

Rodger Martin, editor of The Worcester Review, and Eve Rifkah, editor of Diner.

WCPA

Annual Membership Meeting & Elections

Sunday - February 24, 2008

2:00pm to 4:30pm

Worcester Public Library Saxe Room

3 Salem Street, Worcester

Business Meeting & Annual Reports

Election of Board & Officers

Reception

followed by a reading by our guest poet

Kate Chadbourne

WCPA members are invited to bring snacks for

the pot-luck reception. WCPA will supply the coffee!

Open to the Public!  All are welcome!

Stanley's House

a film by Tobe Carey

Schedule of Worcester Screenings April 2008

WCPA 2008 Poetry Contest Winners

First Place - Carle Johnson

Worcester, MA

All That is Solid Shall Melt Into Air

Second Place - Mark Wagner

Dudley, MA

A Donkey in a Fry Pan

Third Place - Dan Lewis

Worcester, MA

Prime Meridian

Honorable Mention

R. Joyce Heon of Lunenburg, MA

Light in the Land Where Sound is King

Joan Ericson of West Brookfield, MA

A Found Painting

Ann Marie Lucci of Worcester, MA

Falling Out of March

Missy Nicholson of Grafton, MA

Dig

Roberta Visser of Swanzey, NH

Humming birds

Thank you to 2008 contest judge Dara Wier

and contest chair Heather Macpherson.

Winners' Reading

Saturday, September 20

Worcester Public Library, Salem Street

2:00pm

Go to the Contest Archive