NEPC is a poets’ association founded in 1915 by Amy Lowell, Robert Frost, and Conrad Aiken to foster the art of poetic expression. We run the oldest poetry reading series in the country.
The New England Poetry Club
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NEPC would like to make our community aware of an opportunity to help honor the legacy of poet Charles Coe through the Charles Coe Poet Residency at Manship Artists Residency. Any contribution, large or small, can help support this initiative.
Learn more and donate here: https://loom.ly/bjvXI2E
NEPC Elizabeth Lowney's book "Erosion," published by Finishing Line Press, is now available. This is the poet's first book! Congrats Elizabeth! You can get a copy here: https://loom.ly/6wNKtmQ
NEPC member Dzvinia Orlowsky's poem "Шум", published in The Red Letters (Red Letter Poem #275), was awarded a 2026 Pushcart Prize! Congrats to Dzvinia! Read the poem here: https://loom.ly/IYCbAQA
Join the New England Poetry Club at Chesterwood for an evening of poetry with Patrick Donnelly and Cammy Thomas.
Learn more and reserve your spot: https://loom.ly/85I3IRA
NEPC Board Advisor Jason O'Toole's "Feel So Young" appears in Comfort Rounds: an Anthology of Solace, published by Bee Monk Press, June 2026. The book can be purchased here: https://loom.ly/HcHJfsI
NEPC Member Dzvinia Orlowsky has received Suffolk University's 2026 David Ferry and Ellen LaForge Prize in Poetry and Poetic Translation! Congratulations!
NEPC Member Kevin Gallagher's "Diving at the Moon," published by Spuyten Duyvil Press, is now available. Get a copy at: https://loom.ly/mQOw3tc
Gallagher will read on June 25 at 7 pm EDT at the Grolier Poetry Bookshop in person and virtually, registration required at https://loom.ly/Wm2k9OU
Poetry in the Garden returns this July in Ridgefield, CT!
July 6: Patricia Spears Jones & January Gill O'Neil
July 13: Richard Blanco & Sonia Guanansaco
July 20: Sean Thomas Doherty & Charles Rafferty
July 27: Cornelius Eady, Marilyn Nelson & Trio
Readings at 7 PM. Details: https://loom.ly/vxmuM3o
NEPC board member Doug Holder recently interviewed poet Lisa J. Sullivan about her debut collection, Theory of Impact. Their conversation explores the intersections of poetry, science, and memory.
Read the interview here: https://loom.ly/YeurLo4
NEPC Member Tim Mayo has a new book! Muscle Memories of Love and Disaster, published by Bainbridge Island Press! Get a copy here: https://loom.ly/
Tim also has a couple of readings coming up!
June 24 at 7 pm EDT: https://loom.ly/d5dACdA
July 11 at 4:30 pm EDT: https://loom.ly/Ocz8Q_M
