Join Portsmouth Poet Laureate, Lauren WB Vermette for a new workshop series: “Comfort Rounds”
“Comfort Rounds” is a series of generative poetry workshops where we give care back to our caregivers and hospital staff with the gift of our words.
Events
Poetry Workshop with Diannely Antigua!
Happy national poetry month! Diannely is so excited to be offering another FREE poetry workshop this month with the help of her bestie Alexandra Halaby who is a phenomenal poet and artist. So come join us Saturday, April 27th from 12-2 PM at the Portsmouth Public...
Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival
Diannely has been the Nossrat Yassini Poet in Residence at UNH and she's looking forward to reading at their inaugural poetry festival. It’s a weekend of poetry, readings, panels, workshops, and even a poetry carnival. You won’t want to miss out! April 12-14th! It’s...
Bread & Poetry Interview with Sarah Audsley
On this episode, we break bread with poet Sarah Audsley and talk about chapati, dictionary poems, and Tiana Nobile. Listen on Simplecast Come see Sarah Audsley at the Hoot on November 1st 7pm at Portsmouth Book & Bar! Guest: Sarah Audsley, IG: @saudsley,...
Bread & Poetry Interview with Tariq Luthun
On this episode, we break bread with Tariq Luthun, award-winning poet and community organizer. We talk about a "community of breads," freedom, and Safia Elhillo. (Make sure to listen to the blooper at the end!) Guest: Tariq Luthun, IG: @tariqpoems,...
Diannely Antigua named 13th Portsmouth Poet Laureate
Diannely Antigua named 13th Portsmouth poet laureate, vows to 'uplift marginalized voices' Jane Murphy Portsmouth Herald PORTSMOUTH — Diannely Antigua is the 13th poet laureate of Portsmouth. She is the youngest and the first person of color chosen to be the city's...
A Bridge to Japan: A Poetry Broadside Contest
A Bridge to Japan: A Poetry Broadside Contest Presented by the Portsmouth (NH) Poet Laureate Program We are pleased to offer a digital poetry broadside contest. Final judging will be performed by poet and translator Patrick Donnelly. Winning entries will be awarded...
7th Annual Youth Hoot on January 9th, 2020!
It's the 7th Annual Youth Hoot! Students from local schools will join us as our January Featured Readers. If you’ve attended our Youth Hoot previously, you have seen and heard outstanding young poets. We hope that you will join us in celebrating the young voices of...
December Hoot: Carand Burnet and Jim Rioux at the Roundabout Diner & Lounge (December 4th)
Join us at the Roundabout Diner & Lounge for December’s Hoot, featuring poets Carand Burnet and Jim Rioux! (Wednesday, Dec. 4th, 7pm-9pm) Jim Rioux‘s work has been published in such journals as Prairie Schooner, The North American Review, Five Points, and The Café...
November Hoot: UNH MFA Poets Casey Lynn Roland and Anna Ohara at Portsmouth Public Library (Wednesday, Nov. 6th)
Join us in the Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library for November's Hoot, featuring UNH MFA Poets Casey Lynn Roland and Anna Ohara! (Wednesday, Nov. 6th, 7pm-9pm) Casey Lynn Roland is a second year graduate student at the University of New Hampshire, pursuing an...
CANCELED- October Hoot: Andrew Merton and Jim Rioux
This event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, we are hoping to reschedule so please check back!-PPLP Andrew Merton has been a reporter and columnist for the Boston Herald Traveler and the Boston Globe. His nonfiction has appeared in publications...
Sept. Hoot: Ft. Robert Carr and John Burroughs
Robert Carr is the author of Amaranth, published in 2016 by Indolent Books and The Unbuttoned Eye, a full-length 2019 collection from 3: A Taos Press. Among other publications his poetry appears in the American Journal of Poetry, Bellevue Literary Review, Crab Orchard...
