2 days ago · “Other New England states had a poet laureate but [not] Massachusetts, and given the rich background, it just seemed odd to me,” Kociemba said. A few years ago, Kociemba, working with Mass Poetry, interviewed town and city poet laureates around the state. “There are a wealth of poets who I call ‘ambassadors for poetry,’” said Kociemba.

4 days ago · Among them, poet Alice Kociemba, who lives in Falmouth, Mass. "Other New England states had a poet laureate but [not] Massachusetts, and given the rich background, it just seemed odd to me," Kociemba said. A few years ago, Kociemba, working with Mass Poetry, interviewed town and city poet laureates around the state.

Jan 12, 2015 · Looming on a steep riverside cliff in a Greenfield, Massachusetts, park is a lonely tower that looks like it landed in place right from medieval times. But rather than a legacy of swords and...

Feb 3, 2025 · The Poet Laureate will be charged with encouraging the appreciation of poetry and creative expression across Massachusetts, organizing and attending public readings and other statewide literary and cultural events in different regions, composing poetry for ceremonial occasions, and advising the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ...

3 days ago · Mass Poetry has 12,000 current members and has held its annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival since its inception in 2008. Johnson said he hopes the person chosen as the state poet laureate can ...

Nov 7, 2024 · Discover iconic landmarks like the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge in Boston, marvel at the historic charm of the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, and learn about the engineering feats behind the Tobin Bridge spanning the Mystic River.

Feb 3, 2025 · Today, Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order creating the first-ever Poet Laureate of Massachusetts. This new, honorary position is intended to promote poetry and creative expression across the state, serve as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor’s ambassador of the arts, and inspire the next generation of writers.

Poet's Seat Tower is a 1912 sandstone observation tower, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It was so named to honor a long tradition of poets being drawn to the spot, in particular, the local poet Frederick Goddard Tuckerman.

Bridges named for poets are rare. The Walt Whitman Bridge does connect Philadelphia and Gloucester City, New Jersey, spanning the Delaware River. Boston and Cambridge have the Longfellow Bridge over the Charles River, named for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The Colrain Historical Commission has installed an informational sign on the eastern approach to the iconic Arthur A. Smith covered bridge in Lyonsville. This sign speaks for itself, but a smaller sign inside the bridge on the western end bears noting.