Hopefully by now you’ve heard the buzz about Beat Fest! The brainchild of Portsmouth Poet Laureate Mike Nelson, The New Hampshire Beat Festival brings together poets, musicians, songwriters, dancers, artists and storytellers in a single night to benefit three wonderful…
Recently, I met up with organizer Shane Morin to chat about a few different poetry events he organizes. One is Poetry After Hours, which takes place every 3rd Wednesday at RiverRun bookstore — except this month, when it’ll happen around…
Portsmouth’s newest publication was just announced: Good Fat, a poetry zine for the Seacoast! If you’ve been around town for a few decades, you might remember Portfolio, the literary-focused magazine that contained poetry, art and short fiction. You can read about…
Starting June 29th, women will take the Prescott Park stage before Mary Poppins every Thursday evening from now through August 17th. They’ll be reading about women from the past, some of whom lacked recognition in their time. Here’s what Portsmouth Poet…