Gloucester Writers Center Poet and Board Member Bob Whelan pulls off the impossible every year. Every year\, Bob gathers poets from across the world and brings them to Cape Ann for the \;Rockport International Poetry Festival.
\n\nThis year will feature readers from far flung destinations\, the showing of poetry short films\, and Massachusetts poet laureate Regie Gibson.
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\n LOCATION:FRIDAY APRIL 17 6PM REGIE GIBSON POET LAUREATE OF MASSACHUSETTS READING & POETRY AWARD CEREMONY ROCKPORT COMMUNITY HOUSE 58 Broadway\, Rockport\, MA SATURDAY APRIL 18 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM POETRY WORKSHOP Painting With Words Ekphrastic Poetry ROCKPORT ART ASSOCIATION & MUSEUM 12 Main Street\, Rockport\, MA 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM OTHER PATHS FOR SHARAZAD Jennifer Jean & Ghufran Al-saegh Both are members of Her Story Is (HSI)\, a collective led by independent women writers which promotes projects aimed at expanding linguistic\, artistic\, and cultural boundaries in response to global conflict and its aftermath\, with a focus on centralizing the experience of women. An audience Q&A will follow the reading. This event will be from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. SHORT POETRY FILMS Pamela Bailey Powers / Rockport Fin Hall / Scotland REGIONAL POETS OPEN MIC Poets from Rockport\, Cape Ann and the Northeast SUNDAY APRIL 19 9AM - NOON INTERNATIONAL POETRY READING ONLINE / Pre-register for Link RockportPoetry@gmail.com & Live @ Gloucester Writers Center 126 E Main St\, Gloucester\, MA 1PM - 2:30 PM HAIKU GINKO / WALK A quiet contemplative workshop in a natural setting. Pre-register / group of 20 only RockportPoetry@gmail.com UID:e.2981.46931 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260416T020450Z URL:https://business.capeannchamber.com/events/details/9th-annual-rockport-international-poetry-festival-46931 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR