Haverhill's River Bards are a group of local poets with a passion for shining a light on poetry, prose, spoken word, and other literary arts! Twice a year the Bards present a once-a-month poetry series in collaboration with Creative Haverhill. This poetry series features readings by fantastic published poets, followed by open mic readings. These events are family-friendly and open to the public. The poetry series is now being offered at Creative Haverhill’s new downtown Haverhill location – 43 Washington Street!

At 7:00 PM, our featured poet will kick off the night with a reading, followed by open mic time until everyone has had a chance to read. For those interested in sharing during the open mic portion of the evening, there will be an open mic sign-up sheet so make sure to sign up if you’d like to read and then wait until your name is called. The event will wrap up no later than 8:30 PM. We look forward to seeing you there!

High school students: submit your poems for the 11th Annual Gathering of Verses High School Poetry Contest!

To enter, send your poem and entry form to Christina Bryant at chrisbryant1@comcast.net by April 20th. Please be sure to read all criteria and guidelines on the entry form:

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Join Poet Laureate, Bryan Riley, for an Open Mic Night at the Gloucester Writers Center!