June 29, 3P
The Mount, 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
[Free]
Wear your walking shoes as poets and other performers respond to the SculptureNow exhibition on the grounds of The Mount. In partnership with Jacob’s Pillow, Lift Ev’ry Voice, and The Mount.
July 30, 7P
Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street, Pittsfield
[Free]
There have been summers of love and summers of unrest. It’s summertime and it’s our 10th annual festival, so we’re asking poets to climb the 3 meter board and step off.
July 31, 7P
Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield
[Free]
The theme is Impeachable Offenses. First person, true stories, scored olympic-style!
August 1, 6P
Starts at Dottie’s, 444 North Street, Pittsfield
[Free]
Wear your walking shoes as poetry takes a walk uptown with stops along the way for poetry al fresco. Followed by a reception and more poetry at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave.
August 2, 7P
Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield
[Free]
To celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, WXW has challenged poets to not ‘crash and Bernstein’ in response to poetry used by the maestro in his American bicentennial tribute.
August 3, 6P
Dottie’s, 444 North Street, Pittsfield
[Free]
Poets compete one-on-one armed with only 17 syllables.
August 4, 1:30P
Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave
[Free]
Outspoken youth are rephrasing our world! Poets 12 - 20 share their work (open to the public).
August 4, 7P
Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street, Pittsfield
[Free]
Poets throw down in this mind boggling, word tossing, eye gouging - friendly - competition.
August 5, 3P
The Mount, 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
[Free]
Four nationally recognized poetry slam teams roll out their best stuff in preparation for the National Poetry Slam in Chicago.
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