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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T193000
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SUMMARY:Chapter and Verse featuring Steven Cramer's "Listen"
DESCRIPTION:Chapter and Verse is a free literary reading series sponsored by the Jamaica Pond Poets\, usually on the second Friday of the month\, from October through May. The operating committee members are  Dorothy Derifield\, Sandra Storey\, Susanna Kittridge\, Jennifer Markell\, and Alan Smith Soto. \n\n\n\nEvents have three readers followed by free refreshments. Open to all.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chapter-and-verse-featuring-steven-cramers-listen/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Jamaica Pond Poets":MAILTO:dorothy.derifield@jamaicapondpoets.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T163000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193541Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry at the Library Series: featuring Steven Cramer & Joyce Peseroff
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) reads from his sixth collection\, Listen (MadHat Press\, 2020)\,  lucid\, smart portrayals of  the “darker corners” of despair through scores of illuminating juxtapositions.  Experimenting with many verse forms to give shape to the mind’s restless shifts and associations—sometimes absurdly funny\, bracingly honest\, and always sharp in thought and craft—the lyric testimony of Listen reaffirms the indispensable\, if fragile\, consolations of art. He is joined by Joyce Peseroff reading from her sixth collection\, Petition (Carnegie Mellon University Press\, 2020).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-poetry-at-the-library-series-featuring-steven-cramer-joyce-peseroff/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20200514T012126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193600Z
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SUMMARY:Wintonbury Library Poetry Series with Lori Desrosiers
DESCRIPTION:Spark your creativity\, make connections\, and share the gift of poetry! The P. Faith McMahon Wintonbury Library offers readings by notable poets and a warm\, supportive atmosphere for sharing your own work. Featured poets for this event are Lori Desrosiers (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Benjamin Grossberg. Open mic follows the featured poets. Sign up during registration or email Tom at tnicotera@libraryconnection.info.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/wintonbury-library-poetry-series/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Bloomfield Public Library":MAILTO:askbplct@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20201117T014201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201201T004634Z
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SUMMARY:Hidden Timber Reading Series featuring Karin Cecile Davidson
DESCRIPTION:In light of so many cancelled book tours as of late\, Hidden Timber Books is hosting other small press authors via Zoom for readings. Join them and alum Karin Cecile Davidson (Fiction\, June 2009) as they discuss her debut novel\, Sybelia Drive.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hidden-timber-reading-series-featuring-karin-cecile-davidson/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Hidden Timber Books":MAILTO:hiddentimberbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T203000
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CREATED:20201230T004253Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Allison Adair\, Enzo Silon Surin\, Lauren Camp\, Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Join Allison Adair\, Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012)\, Lauren Camp\, and Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) for the debut launch of the reading series “What The Universe Is.” Allison\, Enzo\, and Lauren have all had books out in 2020\, the links to which can be found here.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-allison-adair-enzo-silon-surin-lauren-camp-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210108T190000
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CREATED:20201223T164514Z
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SUMMARY:Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing Reading Series - Chris Lynch & Jami Brandli
DESCRIPTION:Chris Lynch has never been a New York Times bestselling author\, not even close. But he has been publishing young-adult and middle-grade novels since 1993. One of them was a National Book Award finalist\, and another was a Michael L. Printz award honor book. His next YA novel\, Walkin’ the Dog\, will be out with Simon & Schuster in 2022\, probably. \n\n\n\nJami Brandli’s award-winning plays include Technicolor Life\, Sisters Three\, Through the Eye of a Needle\, O: A Rhapsody in Divorce\, Visiting Hours and BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!). Her work has been produced and developed at venues including the New Dramatists\, the New York Theatre Workshop\, The Women’s Voices Theater Festival\, and The Inkwell Theater. Her short works are published with Theatre Communications Group\, Dramatic Publishing Company and Smith & Kraus.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/creative-writing-reading-series-chris-lynch-jami-brandli/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Legros Georges":MAILTO:dgeorges@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210109T190000
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SUMMARY:Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing Reading Series - Karen Zacarias
DESCRIPTION:This Residency’s All Lesley Reads visitor is the award-winning playwright Karen Zacarías. \n\n\n\nKaren Zacarías has been named by American Theater Magazine one of the most-produced playwrights in the country\, as well as one of the most-produced theater-for young-people playwrights. Her new play\, The Copper Children\, about an explosive child separation case set in 1905\, premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in early March 2020; her subversive telenovela play Destiny of Desire was to have a run at the Cincinnati Playhouse\, the Milwaukee Rep\, and the Guthrie. Her bilingual adaptation Romeo y Juliet is postponed at Cal Shakes\, along with twenty productions of her plants-and-borders political comedy Native Gardens. \n\n\n\nZacarías’s plays include Mariela in the Desert (short-listed for the Susan Blackburn Prize and winner of the Latino Playwrights Award and the Primus Award)\, The Age of Innocence\, The Book Club Play\, Legacy of Light (which received a Steinberg citation)\, The Sins of Sor Juana (named a Helen Hayes Outstanding Play)\, Just Like Us\, Into the Beautiful North\, and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents.   \n\n\n\nShe is the founder of the award-winning Young Playwrights’ Theater\, which teaches playwriting in Washington\, D.C. public schools\, and is a core-founder of the Latinx Theatre Commons\, a national organization that seeks to update the cannon with diverse Latinx stories. \n\n\n\nIn 2019\, Zacarías was voted a Washingtonian of the Year for her arts advocacy by Washingtonian Magazine. She also received a 2019 Sine Fellowship at the American University School of Public Policy for connecting art with policy-making. She is a recipient of the 2019 Lee Reynolds Award for social\, cultural\, or political change with theater given by the League of Professional Theater Women\, and was honored with the 2019 Medallion by the Children’s Theater Foundation. She was also a 2019 speaker at TEDX Broadway. \n\n\n\nZacarías has a BA in International Relations from Stanford University and an MA in Playwriting from Boston University. Born in Mexico\, she now lives in Washington\, D.C. with her three children\, her husband\, and two dogs.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lesley-university-mfa-in-creative-writing-reading-series-karen-zacarias/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Legros Georges":MAILTO:dgeorges@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T190000
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SUMMARY:Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing Reading Series - Sharon Bryan & Tony Eprile
DESCRIPTION:Sharon Bryan is the author of four books of poems\, most recently Sharp Stars\, which received the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award. She edited Where We Stand: Women Poets on Literary Tradition\, and co-edited\, with William Olsen\, Planet on the Table: Poets on the Reading Life. Her awards include NEA Fellowships in Poetry\, arts grants from Tennessee and Washington\, and an Arvon Foundation prize. Her commentary is available on her blog The Poetry Conversation\, sharonbryanpoet.com \n\n\n\nTony Eprile is the author of the New York Times notable book of the year novel\, The Persistence of Memory. His work has appeared in publications including Ploughshares\, The Nation\, and The New York Times. He is completing a novel\, The War Artist\, and a memoir\, God Save Your Bloody Queen. His photographs have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor\, National Geographic and Traveler\, and Discover. He is a mushroom forager\, swimmer\, and practitioner of Uechi Ryu karate.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lesley-university-mfa-in-creative-writing-reading-series-sharon-bryan-tony-eprile/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Legros Georges":MAILTO:dgeorges@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20201223T172046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T172047Z
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SUMMARY:Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing Reading Series - Steven Cramer & Rachel Manley
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cramer published his sixth poetry collection\, Listen\, this year. Previous collections include Clangings and Goodbye to the Orchard\, which won the Sheila Motton Prize from the New England Poetry Club and was named an Honor Book in Poetry by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. A recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Arts\, he founded Lesley’s Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing. \n\n\n\nRachel Manley is a Canadian Governor General’s Award winner for the trilogy Drumblair\, Slipstream and Horses in her Hair\, memoirs on growing up with two generations of her political family in Jamaica. She is the author of the poetry collections Prisms\, Poems 2 and A Light Left On\, and was awarded the Jamaica Centennial Medal for Poetry. Her works of fiction include The Black Peacock and The Fellowship. Her latest work is Lost stitches\, co-authored with Danny Melville\, the story of inventor Thomas Briggs\, founder of the Boston printing company\, Bostitch.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lesley-university-mfa-in-creative-writing-reading-series-steven-cramer-rachel-manley/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Legros Georges":MAILTO:dgeorges@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T113000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20201223T174724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T174726Z
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SUMMARY:Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing Panel - Creative Writing: Traditions\, Practices\, and Myths
DESCRIPTION:Moderated by Danielle Legros Georges and Janet Pocorobba \n\n\n\nPanelists: Jami Brandli\, Joan Houlihan\, Chris Lynch\, Kyoko Mori
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lesley-university-mfa-in-creative-writing-panel-creative-writing-traditions-practices-and-myths/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Legros Georges":MAILTO:dgeorges@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T163000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20201223T174931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T174944Z
UID:2411-1610463600-1610469000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing Panel - What Our “Failures” Teach Us
DESCRIPTION:Moderated by Laurie Foos \n\n\n\nPanelists: Barry Brodsky\, Sophie Goldstein\, Janet Pocorobba
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lesley-university-mfa-in-creative-writing-panel-what-our-failures-teach-us/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Legros Georges":MAILTO:dgeorges@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20201223T174229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T174231Z
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SUMMARY:Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing - Graduating Student Readings
DESCRIPTION:Amy Jenness | Novuyo Masakhane | Seif-Eldeine Och | Jesse Senzer |
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lesley-university-mfa-in-creative-writing-graduating-student-readings/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Legros Georges":MAILTO:dgeorges@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210105T205544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T023600Z
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SUMMARY:Alumni Pajama Party and All-Genre Invitational
DESCRIPTION:We at Cambridge Common Writers are pleased to invite you to the second virtual Alumni Pajama Party and All-Genre Invitational at the Lesley MFA in Creative Writing program’s January residency. We’ve got an excellent line-up of readers from all genres and hope to see you there! \n\n\n\nAqueela C. Britt (Fiction\, June 2018)Fabia Oliveira (Nonfiction\, 2017)Lisa Pegram (Poetry\, June 2012)Jasmine Warga (WFYP\, June 2013)Thato Mwosa (WSS\, June 2017)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 939 9083 4974 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 557660 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/alumni-pajama-party-and-all-genre-invitational-2/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20201223T174416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T174418Z
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SUMMARY:Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing - Graduating Student Readings
DESCRIPTION:Rex Arrasmith | Doug Chase | John Colaianni | Robbie Gamble | Ted Omo |
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lesley-university-mfa-in-creative-writing-graduating-student-readings-2/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Legros Georges":MAILTO:dgeorges@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210112T151729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T151730Z
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SUMMARY:Karin Cecile Davidson in Conversation with Lori Ostlund - Sybelia Drive
DESCRIPTION:Karin Cecile Davidson will be in conversation with fellow author Lori Ostlund to discuss her new novel\, Sybelia Drive.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/karin-cecile-davidson-in-conversation-with-lori-ostlund-sybelia-drive/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210118T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210123T235959
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20200814T004925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193632Z
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SUMMARY:17th Annual Virtual Palm Beach Poetry Festival
DESCRIPTION:The annual festival offers six days and evenings of extraordinary workshops\, talks on craft\, Q&A\, panel discussions\, readings\, and social events with award winning-faculty and special guests. \n\n\n\nWorkshop and featured faculty poets include David Baker\, Laure-Anne Bosselaar\, Traci Brimhall\, Eduardo C. Corral\, Vievee Francis\, Kevin Prufer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, Martha Rhodes and Tim Seibles; the Special Guest Poet\, Gregory Orr\, will perform “The Beloved: A Poetry & Song Cycle with The Parkington Sisters. Poet At Large is Brian Turner.\, and Conference Faculty include Lorna Knowles Blake\, Sally Bliumis-Dunn\, Nickole Brown\, Jessica Jacobs\, and Angela Narciso Torres.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/17th-annual-palm-beach-poetry-festival/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Palm Beach Poetry Festival":MAILTO:news@palmbeachpoetryfestival.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210111T213102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T213115Z
UID:2456-1611167400-1611171000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Hayley Krischer Author Visit - Limited Seating
DESCRIPTION:Hayley Krischer (Fiction\, June 2009) joins the Montclair Public Library for a virtual discussion of her debut young adult novel Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf. The themes of this novel are timely\, focusing on sexual assault and the aftermath for survivors. She will be joined by Kiara Sarner\, a Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist from SAVE of Essex County\, who will be sharing resources for survivors of sexual assault. The discussion of the book and resources will be followed by a Q&A session for participants. Due to the sensitive subject matter\, all questions will be anonymous to other attendees\, and will only appear to the panelists and hosts. Hayley Krischer is a writer and journalist. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times\, and her work has also appeared in Marie Claire\, The Atlantic\, The New York Times Magazine\, and more.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hayley-krischer-author-visit-limited-seating/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Montclair Public Library":MAILTO:reference@montclair.bccls.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210206T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210206T123000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210111T214618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210130T223608Z
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SUMMARY:Writing by Ear: Incorporating the Poetic\, with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Every writer—no matter how accomplished they may be—feels the pressure of finding the right words to invigorate their manuscripts\, to tell stories that resonate with readers and that linger for a long time. In this half-day workshop\, writers will explore how the origins of words we use and the sounds of them can enhance their writing across any and all genres. Incorporating these poetic sensibilities into your work can help to create meaning you didn’t know was there and to get your work to stand out when it crosses an editor’s desk. This workshop will include a brief history lesson on the peculiarities of the English language\, an opportunity to discuss some tried-and-true strategies for using words as springboards for inspiration\, and plenty of time to write. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/writing-by-ear-incorporating-the-poetic-with-michael-mercurio-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210130T223443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210130T223444Z
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SUMMARY:Memoirs of a Black Girl - Q & A with The Boston Globe
DESCRIPTION:Join The Boston Globe‘s Black History Month Film Festival in a virtual screening and discussion of Thato Mwosa’s (WSS\, June 2017) first narrative feature\, Memoirs of a Black Girl.  \n\n\n\nMemoirs of a Black Girl is a Coming-of-Age feature drama that explores the lives of diverse urban students in an underserved High School in Roxbury\, MA. The protagonist\, Aisha Johnson\, a young black girl who epitomizes “black girl magic\,” is one of four city-wide finalists for a prestigious college scholarship. In order to win the award\, Aisha must outperform the other candidates. Under normal circumstances\, these things would prove easy for Aisha\, whose academic history has shown nothing but excellence. But these aren’t normal circumstances. Aisha’s world is turned upside down when she reports on the school’s resident “it girls\,” for smoking weed in the bathroom at school. Aisha is targeted for being a “snitch.” She must learn not only to navigate the challenging obstacles but to survive while keeping her eyes on the prize.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/memoirs-of-a-black-girl-q-a-with-the-boston-globe/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210214T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210214T160000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading and Party -- Jennifer LeBlanc's "Descent"
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Kristina LeBlanc\, join Jennifer for a reading and celebration of her debut poetry collection. Please email or message Jennifer for the Zoom link and password at msjennleblanc@gmail.com.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-reading-and-party-jennifer-leblancs-descent/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210126T212607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T211313Z
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SUMMARY:The R-Word: How Racism Spread Across the Nation - featuring Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:Best-selling author and Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing faculty Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) is Lesley University’s Black History Month speaker. He will read from and discuss his latest book\, “Stamped: Racism\, Antiracism and You\,” followed by a Q&A session.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-r-word-how-racism-spread-across-the-nation-featuring-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lesley University Graduate Admissions":MAILTO:luadmissions@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210212T003838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T003840Z
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SUMMARY:The Crime Plays - A Film Noir Tribute for the Stage
DESCRIPTION:Featuring 10-minute Plays by:Sandra CruzeWendy Ewan (WSS\, June 2018)Sabrina HillKen LevineAnthony LeyvaJohn MabeyMartha PattersonEric Henry SandersRegister soon because space is limited.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-crime-plays-a-film-noir-tribute-for-the-stage/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Scribe Stages":MAILTO:scribestages@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T160000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210217T192414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T204845Z
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with A.J. Verdelle and Fred Joiner
DESCRIPTION:Join Cambridge Common Writers for readings and conversation with A.J. Verdelle (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, author of The Good Negress and winner of the Vursell Distinguished Fiction Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, the Whiting Award in fiction\, the Bunting Fellowship\, the NEA Critical Studies Award\, a finalist for PEN/Faulkner Award\, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, and the IMPAC/Dublin International Book Prize. \n\n\n\nJoining her will be Fred Joiner (Poetry\, June 2015)\, the Poet Laureate of Carrboro\, NC and a 2019 Academy of American Poets Poets Laureate Fellow\, the Board Chair of the Orange County Arts Commission Artists Advisory Board and a Board member of the American Poetry Museum and Arch Development Corporation. \n\n\n\nWe will hear a brief reading from each author\, followed by a conversation about their work and writing lives\, and then a short Q&A session with the audience.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/in-conversation-with-a-j-verdelle-and-fred-joiner/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:CCW Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T173000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210131T201745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193702Z
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SUMMARY:Reading in The Loom Reading Series with Kevin Prufer
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, February 28th at 4:30pm\, the Toadstool Bookshop and the Loom Poetry Series will host a live\, online reading from three poets\, Kevin Prufer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, Angela Narciso Torres\, and Reginald Gibbons\, to celebrate the release of their new books from Four Way Books. This event will be free and open to the public and will offer an opportunity for readers to listen to and discuss new\, contemporary poetry. \n\n\n\nThe Loom Poetry Series is a Harrisville-based initiative to highlight and celebrate the best in contemporary poetry. They will be presenting these three contemporary poets\, all published by Four Ways Books\, to celebrate these releases.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reading-in-the-loom-reading-series-with-kevin-prufer/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T140000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210222T230042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193724Z
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SUMMARY:2021 Lampeter Society Talk: A Shock of Recognition; How Lampeter Became My Welsh Hometown -- an online talk with Pamela Petro
DESCRIPTION:Pamela Petro (Creative Nonfiction; Graphic Novel & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be reading from and talking about her new book\, The Long Field. The talk will center around how a small Welsh market town–Lampeter–became the second hometown of a suburban-raised American of German and Hungarian descent.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/2021-lampeter-society-talk-a-shock-of-recognition-how-lampeter-became-my-welsh-hometown-an-online-talk-with-pamela-petro/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lampeter Society":MAILTO:lampetersociety@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210314T235959
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210227T153912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193744Z
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SUMMARY:18th Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival -- Michael Lowenthal
DESCRIPTION:Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be one of the speakers at the 2021 Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. Events will be entirely virtual\, and there is no registration fee. \n\n\n\nThe Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach the community with information about HIV/AIDS\, particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers\, thinkers and spokes-people of the LGBTQ+ community. It was also formed to bring the LGBTQ+ literary community together to celebrate the literary arts. \n\n\n\nThe Festival has grown into an internationally-recognized event that brings together a who’s who of LGBTQ+ publishers\, writers and readers from throughout the United States and beyond. The Festival\, held over 3 days each spring at the Hotel Monteleone in the New Orleans French Quarter\, features panel discussions and master classes around literary topics that provide a forum for authors\, editors and publishers to talk about their work for the benefit of emerging writers and the enjoyment of fans of LGBTQ+ literature.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/18th-annual-saints-and-sinners-literary-festival-michael-lowenthal/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival":MAILTO:pjwillisnola@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T203000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210305T221421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T221423Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Featuring Kenzie Allen and Jon D. Lee
DESCRIPTION:Join Kenzie Allen\, Jon D. Lee (Poetry\, January 2017)\, and Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) for the continuation of the reading series\, “What The Universe Is\,” as they engage in conversation both through and about poetry and other modes of creative expression.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-featuring-kenzie-allen-and-jon-d-lee/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210228T023814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210228T023816Z
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SUMMARY:E.A. Luetkemeyer reads from his novel "Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story"
DESCRIPTION:E. A. Luetkemeyer reads from his vivid and engaging novel\, Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story\n\n\n\nAn informal book reading by the author\, followed by a conversation with Ginna Gordon and questions from participants.  \n\n\n\nThis event will be hosted on Zoom. Participant audio and video will be muted. \n\n\n\nPenitentiary Tales: A Love Story recounts the escapades of Dean Davis\, a thirty-something\, educated\, straight white male from the affluent community of Sausalito\, in Marin County\, California\, who is sent to an Illinois prison dominated by a daunting\, ethnically diverse population of inmates from the mean streets of Chicago. \n\n\n\nHow does he do his time? What challenges does he meet? \n\n\n\nAddressing issues of race and gender in America\, Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story is at once a serious inquiry into the minds and hearts of the marginalized and the oppressed and a bit of a romp. It will appeal to adventurous and intelligent readers of all persuasions who appreciate a literary walk on the wild side.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/e-a-luetkemeyer-reads-from-his-novel-penitentiary-tales-a-love-story/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210303T223434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193804Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Event with YA author David Elliott\, The Seventh Raven
DESCRIPTION:Gibson’s Bookstore will be hosting David Elliott (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for a virtual event as he presents his latest novel in verse\, The Seventh Raven\, a retelling of the Grimms’ fairytale of the same name. \n\n\n\nBest-selling author David Elliott examines the timeless themes of balance\, transformation\, and restoration in this evocative tale about a girl who will stop at nothing to reverse a curse that turned her seven brothers into ravens. Elliott’s retelling explores the unintended consequences of our actions\, no matter our intentions. Stunning black-and-white illustrations throughout by Rovina Cai.  \n\n\n\nDavid Elliott is a New York Times best-selling children’s author whose recent works include Bull and Voices\, both novels in verse for teens. Born in Ohio\, David has worked as a singer\, a cucumber washer\, and a popsicle stick maker. Currently\, he lives in New Hampshire with his wife and a three-footed dog. davidelliottbooks.com
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-author-event-with-ya-author-david-elliott-the-seventh-raven/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T120000
DTSTAMP:20260526T182604
CREATED:20210311T215207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T215209Z
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SUMMARY:Imagine More: A Speculative Poetry Craft and Writing Workshop with Heather Hughes
DESCRIPTION:The speculative – everything from alternate histories and futures to space travel to epic fantasies – is deeply embedded in poetry. Imagination and curiosity\, the heart of speculative genres\, can guide us in creating poetry and in reinventing the world around us. \n\n\n\nIn this one hour workshop\, we’ll read sample poems\, discuss strategies for writing speculative poetry\, and begin poem notes or drafts with a generative prompt. No prior poetry experience is necessary to attend. \n\n\n\nheather hughes is a poet and letterpress printer with a lifelong love for sci-fi\, fantasy\, surrealism\, and speculative art. She was recently awarded a 2021 Artist Fellowship by the Somerville Arts Council. \n\n\n\nTiny Turns Paperie is partnering with heather to produce this class. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Fee – $5 \n\n\n\nAdd-On a notebook from Tiny Turns for $15! \n\n\n\nShow your registration ticket with add-on purchase at Tiny Turns Paperie to select a Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) Hardcover Notebook and enjoy 10% off on any purchases on that day.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/imagine-more-a-speculative-poetry-craft-and-writing-workshop-with-heather-hughes/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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