Upcoming Events

​Feeding the Muse  Summer 2023    Two 4-session series, meeting in Arlington & nearby 
Alternate Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings 

Poets Respond: A Labor of Life A performance with Susan Lloyd McGarry and Gayle Roby
The Alewife Poets read for the Labor of Life fiber arts exhibit in the Shaira Ali Gallery
Monday March 27, 7-815 pm, Arlington Center for the Arts, 20 Academy St. 

Recent Events  

Feeding the Muse  Spring 2023    A 9-session workshop , meeting approximately every other week 
Alternate Wednesdays in person, 3:00-5:30 pm, or alternate Saturdays online, 10-12:30 

Feeding the Muse  Fall 2022  ​   A 6-session workshop , meeting approximately every other week 
Alternate Wednesdays in person, 2:00-4:30 pm, or alternate Saturdays online, 10-12:30  

Neighborhood Haiku Lexington  Three workshops for a community-wide art initiative
Free and open to writers of different ages and experience levels 
       Haiku for You  Family workshop, Saturday May 14, 10:30-12, Cary Library
       Art and Words  Mixed media workshop May 24, 2-4 pm, Munroe Center for the Arts
       ​How Do You Haiku?  Intermediate workshop for adults, May 23, 7 pm, Cary Library 
Sponsored by the Lexington Council for the Arts

Feeding the Muse    An in-person workshop series meeting four times over the summer
Summer 2022  4 Wednesdays 2:00-4:30 pm, or 4 Saturdays 10:30-12:30    
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Feeding the Muse    An 8-session workshop, approximately every other week in Arlington Center
Spring 2022  8 Wednesdays 2:00-4:30 pm, or 8 Saturdays 10-12:30   

Feeding the Muse    A 7-session workshop series via Zoom, approximately every other week  
Fall 2021  7 Wednesdays 2:00-4:30 pm, or 7 Saturdays 10-12:30    

Hands-On Haiku  A variety of free online workshops in connection with Arlington Public Art
Free and open to writers of all ages and experience levels
​​Focus on images and word-play geared toward short, vivid observations
​Participants may submit work for display for  Neighborhood Haiku in Arlington Heights 
       The Great Outdoors   Saturday April 24, 4-5:30 pm
       Streets & Shops  Thursday, May 13, 7-8:30 pm
       Family, Friends & Neighbors   Sunday May 16, 4-5:30
       Living History & the Schwamb Mill  Thursday, May 20, 7-8:30 pm
       Revising & Publishing Haiku  Monday, May 24, 7-8:30 pm
Sponsored by the Robbins Library and the Arlington Commission for Arts & Culture.  

Feeding the Muse    An 8-session workshop series via Zoom, approximately every other week  
Spring 2021,  8 Wednesdays 2:00-4:30 pm, or 8 Saturdays 10-12:30    (781) 643-1023

Lighting the Flame: A solstice poetry workshop   Sponsored by Plugged in @ the Robbins
​Poems and exercises at the threshhold of darkness into light.  Free and open to all. 
Monday evening Dec. 21,  7-8:30 pm, Robbins Library,  (781) 316-3200

Groundswell  A series of 5 outdoor poetry and art installations with Adria Arch
Including a virtual writing workshop open to the community
October-November 2020, Ell Pond Park, Main St., Melrose, MA

​Feeding the Muse    A 6-session workshop via Zoom , approximately every other week 
Fall 2020,  6 Wednesdays 2:00-4:30 pm, or 6 Saturdays 10-12:30    (781) 643-1023

​Walking Poetry   A 3-poem series of outdoor installations  with original art by Adria Arch
August-September, Minuteman Bikeway between Pleasant St. and Grove, Arlington, MA

Feeding the Muse    A 6-session workshop via Zoom , approximately every other week 
Summer 2020,  6 Wednesdays 1:00-3:30 pm, or 6 Saturdays 10-12:30    

Feeding the Muse    An 8-session workshop, approximately every other week in Arlington Center
Spring 2020,  8 Wednesdays 1:00-3:30 pm, or 8 Saturdays 10-12:30   

Open Studios Sampler With Gayle Roby and Susan Lloyd McGarry of the Alewife Poets 
Saturday, November 16th, 3:10-3:45 pm, Arlington Town Hall, second floor

Feeding the Muse    A 6-session workshop, approximately every other week in Arlington Center
Fall 2019,  6 Wednesdays 1:00-3:30 pm, TBA    (781) 643-1023

International Day of Peace   brief reading (with Gayle Roby of the Alewife Poets) at Sep. 22 celebration held 2:00-4:00 pm, Boston Common​

​Feeding the Muse    A 6-session workshop, approximately every other week in Arlington Center
June-August 2019,  Wednesdays 1:00-3:30 pm or Fridays 10:00-12:30   

​Poetry Porchfest Sampler     A participatory reading with the Alewife poets
Saturday, June 8th, 12:45-1:15 pm, Jason St., Arlington, MA

Poetry as Memoir    An interdisciplinary workshop  sponsored by Plugged in @ the Robbins
​Discover how the textures of memory can yield the stuff of verse.  Free and open to all.
Thursday evening May 16,  7-8:30 pm, Robbins Library,  700 Mass. Ave., (781) 316-3200
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Feeding the Muse    An in-depth 8-session course, meeting every other week in Arlington Center
February-May 2019,  Wednesdays 3-5:30 pm or Fridays 10-12:30    (781) 643-1023
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Breaking Out    An in-depth 8-session course, meeting every other week in Arlington Center
​September - December 2018,  Wednesdays 3-5:30 pm or Fridays 10-12:30    

Make Art Happen: A Haiku Extravaganza ​    A free, collaborative workshop, open to all.
​Inspiration, wordplay and composition, inspired by the Bikeway Haiku project.  
August 1, Weds. evening 7-8:30 pm, Robbins Library,  700 Mass. Ave., (781) 316-3200

Breaking Away   A summer workshop intensive, meeting weekly in Arlington Center
Summer 2018,  Fridays 10am-12:30pm    (781) 643-1023

River Bards Poetry Series  Featured reading, followed by open mic at  Battle Grounds Cafe         March 23, 2018    Friday, 7 pm      39 Washington St. Haverhill, MA    (978) 891-5860
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​Breaking Out   An in-depth, 8-session course, meeting every other week in Arlington Center
January - May 2018  Wednesdays 2:30-5pm, or Fridays 10am-12:30pm    
  
Breaking Out  An in-depth, 8-session course, meeting every other week in Arlington Center
September - December 2017  Wednesdays 2:30-5 pm or Fridays 10-12:30    

Breaking Out   An in-depth, 8-session course meeting every other week in Arlington
February - May 2017 with workshops on Wednesdays, 2:30-5 pm    (781) 643-1023

The Gift of Hands: Art, Work, and the Accidental Muse  Collaborative  Sunday service
​Focus on spirituality and creativity, including poems set to music by Jonathan Gilbert   
September 3, 10 am, First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 630 Mass. Ave.  (781) 648-3799

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
10/28; 11/4, 11, 18; 12/4, 2016     Fridays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
Sep. 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2016     Fridays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

​Witness: Alewife Poets Benefit  Reading with Susan Lloyd McGarry and Gayle Roby           
Poems of spiritual and social witness.  Broadsides for sale.  Donations optional.
June 5, 2016   Sunday, 3:00 pm    Friends Meeting at Cambridge   (617) 876-6883

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
June 13, 20, 27 &  July 11, 2016    Mondays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center  (781) 316-3421

A Small Good Thing: Plugged in @ the Robbins     Film screening and panel discussion
May 12,  7 pm, 2016, at the Arlington Robbins Library ​  

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2016     Mondays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421 

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
January 15, 22, 29, Feb 12, 2016     Fridays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421   

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015   Mondays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421 

Iron, Clay, Silk    On-site writing workshop, exploring historical  objects    
Oct. 3, 10 am-12:30 pm ,  Jason Russell House and Smith Museum,  7 Jason St., Arlington
Hosted by the Arlington Historical Society    Register at (781) 643-1023  
 
Mr. Hip Presents     Poetry reading with Afaa Michael Weaver, Megan Fernandes and others
Aug. 29, 2015   6-9 pm   UForge Gallery, 767 Center St., Jamaica Plain, MA     (617) 553-3480

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015   Mondays, 10 am-noon   Arlington Senior Center ​  (781) 316-3421  
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Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 2015   Mondays, 10 am-noon   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421   

Why I Miss the Lost Trees     Poem/sculpture installation with Adria Arch
May 1st through 31st,  2015, at the Arlington Center entrance to the Minuteman Bikeway
Sponsored by the Arlington Visitors Center (corner of Mass. Ave. and Pleasant/Mystic)
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​Word and Image: Plugged in @ the Robbins   Writing and art workshop with Jan Whitted
Jan. 20,  7-9 pm, 2015, at the Arlington Robbins Library   (781) 316-3200

Arlington Book Festival    Panel moderator, "Feeding the Fire: How to Engage Your Community"   Nov. 1, 2014, 1-2 pm, Arlington Robbins Library   (781) 316-3200

Why I Miss the Lost Trees     Poem/sculpture installation with Adria Arch 
In the CrossRoads exhibit with the Energy Necklace project on climate change  
Sep. 14-30,* 2014    Fenway footpath behind the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA  
Related events at the Shattuck Vistor Center, 125 the Fenway, include  

• Opening reception Sep. 14, 2-5 pm
•  ArtWeek Boston curator talk, Oct. 1, 5:30-7:30 pm
•  "Opening Our Doors" artist talks, Oct. 13, 11 am-4 pm

 
Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
Sep. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2014   Thursdays, 2-4 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421   

Summertide     Collaborative poetry reading with members of the Invitation to Poetry workshops
July 29, 2014  2-3 pm   Arlington Robbins Library  

Approach/ The Field     Poem/ sculpture installation in FIGMENT Boston outdoor art festival      
July 26-27, 2014   Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston, MA

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
June 17 & 24, July 1 & 8, 2014   Tues., 2:30-4:30 pm  Arlington Senior Center  (781) 316-3421   

Approach/ The Field   Poem and sculpture installation with Adria Arch in Art Rocks Menotomy exhibit       
May 4-May 27, 2014   Menotomy Rocks Park, Arlington, MA
Opening reception with artist talks, Sunday, May 4, 3-5 pm 

The Poet's Table: An Enthusiast's Workshop     Series of reading and writing workshops
March 18-May 6, 2014 (no class April 22)    Tuesdays, 7:00-9:15 pm 
Arlington Community Education   (781) 316-3568

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014   Tuesdays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014   Tuesdays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

The Practice of Poetry     Series of six close-focus writing workshops     
December 11, 18, January 8, 15, 22, and 29   Weds. 1-3:30 at the Arlington Robbins Library

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
November 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013     Fridays, 10-12 noon   Arlington Senior Center (781) 316-3421

The Poet's Table: An Enthusiast's Workshop     Series of reading and writing workshops
September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 7:00-9:00 pm     Arlington Community Education   (781) 316-3568

A Feast of Words: Four poets read in celebration of food and the five senses     
Reading with Alewife Poets Susan Lloyd McGarry and Gayle Roby, and Lawrence Kessenich 
September 15, 2013    Monday, 1-2 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
September 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013   Thursdays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421 

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
July 2, 9, 16 and 30,  Tuesdays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

Heart and Soul: An Evening of Spiritual Poetry      Reading (with Michelle Blake) 
June 6, 7:30 pm      Theosophical Society, Arlington   (781) 648-0101

Up to the Light: A Reading by the Alewife Poets    Reading with Susan Lloyd McGarry and Gayle Roby           
May 27, 2013     Monday, 4:00 pm       Friends Meeting at Cambridge   (617) 876-6883

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
May 16, 23, 30 and June 7,  Thursdays, 1-3 pm   Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

Breaking the Rules: Persona Poems & Dramatic Effect    Seminar on poetry as drama, using famous "voice" poems
May 8, 7:15-9:00 pm       Arlington Community Education   (781) 316-3568 

Poems of Love and Loss: Donald Hall & Jane Kenyon     Seminar on two New England poets
March 27, 7:15-9:00 pm       Arlington Community Education   (781) 316-3568 

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
March 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2013    10 am-12noon       Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
January 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2013    1:30-3:30 pm       Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421 

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops     
November 5, 19, 26 and Dec. 3, 2012   10-12 am      Arlington Senior Center   (781) 316-3421

The Way the Light Falls     Poetry reading                    
November 14, 2012, 7:15 pm       Hancock Church, Lexington    (781) 862-4220

Words in Action     Reading (with Jody Azzouni and Richard Smyth)         
November 16, 2012, 6:30 pm       The Book Shop,  Somerville    (617) 764-1624

Start Where You Are: The Poetry of Place     Writing Workshop              
September 8, 2012, 10-12 am       Friends of Mount Auburn, Cambridge    (617) 607-1980

Invitation to Poetry     Series of writing workshops            
June 15, 22, 29, and July 6, 2012, 10-12 am       Arlington Senior Center    (781) 316-3421  

The Alewife Poets: A Benefit   Reading to benefit  Our Prison Neighbors  (with Susan Lloyd McGarry and Gayle Roby)           
April 15, 2012, 3:30 pm       Friends Meeting at Cambridge   (617) 876-6883

Poetry Out Loud: A Salon     Poetry reading and performance workshop               
April 1, 2012, 7-8:30 pm       Friends of Mount Auburn, Cambridge    (617) 607-1980