Poetry Fest

From today’s SUN
LOWELL — Thanks to Jack Kerouac, Robert Frost and other notable scribes
from the Merrimack Valley, Lowell has been picked to host the first
poetry festival in the state. The Massachusetts Poetry Festival, Oct.
10-12, will feature three days of readings, workshops and panels. And it
will have star power, including a roster of authors like Robert Pinsky,
the former poet laureate of the United States who created the Favorite
Poem Project.
A roster of 13 city and state organizations are sponsoring the event,
including the Cultural Organization of Lowell and UMass Lowell.
“This is Lowell, where the creative economy is happening. So why not
here?” said LZ Nunn, director of the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs
and Special Events.
The festival, co-founded by the Massachusetts Poetry Outreach Project,
strives to strengthen the literary talent in the Commonwealth. For more
info, go to www.masspoetry.com/festival.