Mass Cultural Council is proud to announce the 2020 Artist Fellowship awards in Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. The awards include 19 fellowships of $15,000, and 16 finalist awards of $1,500. See a list of this year's fellows and finalists, to date. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and creative ability of the … [Read more...]
Writers for Migrant Justice: Poetry Reading & Fundraiser in Boston
Boston-area poets and writers, including numerous past Mass Cultural Council awardees, will participate in Writers for Migrant Justice: Poetry Reading and Fundraiser. The event is part of a nationwide effort - including over 40 cities - to raise funds to support immigrant families and detained migrants, and it takes place at Arlington Street Church in Boston on Wednesday, … [Read more...]
Drawn to Artist Opportunities
New England Poets Editor Cynthia Brackett-Vincent seeks poems inspired by/in the spirit of Donald Hall from established New England poets for 2019 anthology, Except for Love: New England Poets inspired by Donald Hall. Introductory tribute by Wesley McNair, former Poet Laureate of Maine. For guidelines, e-mail brackett-vincent@encirclepub.com. Deadline: December 18, … [Read more...]
January Gill O’Neil: Rewilding
January Gill O'Neil (Poetry Finalist '18) will publish her third collection of poetry, Rewilding, with CavanKerry Press in November 2018. We asked the poet about the significance of the book's title, her influences and choices as a poet, and what's next in her intriguing journey as a literary artist. How did you come to select Rewilding as the title of your third … [Read more...]
City of Notions, a Boston Poetry Anthology
On Thursday, July 27, 2017, Boston Poet Laureate and Mass Cultural Council Fellow Danielle Legros Georges will celebrate the publication of City of Notions: An Anthology of Contemporary Boston Poems with a public reading in the courtyard of the Boston Public Library. The event begins with welcome remarks by the City of Boston's Chief of Arts and Culture Julie Burros, at 6 … [Read more...]