The Massachusetts Poetry Festival will be back in Salem, MA on May 30th-June 1st, 2025! The Festival features over 100 poets and performers from across Massachusetts and beyond. There are headline readings, workshops, panels, a small press fair, multimedia events, open mics, and more.

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Financial Support

Thanks as always to our many partners and sponsors, including the Peabody Essex Museum, the City of Salem, Salem State University, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and more. Are you interested in supporting the Festival, or do you know about grant and funding opportunities Mass Poetry should have on its radar? Please email: [email protected].

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