Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

The 1st WEDNESDAY MAY be UNTITLED!

May 3, 2023

6 to 9 pm

Featuring…

An Inter-generational Team Slam

Mill City Speaks (the Elders)

with

Greater Lowell Technical High School (the Upstarts)!

Plus our unabashed, unbalancing, unbelievable open mic

For all readers of all ages.

All Styles and Voices Welcome!

Hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is: home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made-to-order, locally-sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, community events, and now our Untitled Open Mic.

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups for the Open @ 6pm

Open Reading begins @ 6:30 pm

Teen Team Slam after the Open… All Done @ 9:00pm

/// About Our Slam ///

Greater Lowell Tech is sending a slam team to the Mass Poetry Festival for the first time, but first they are coming to Untitled to try out their stuff. This will also be a first test for the 2023 Mill City Speaks team as they prepare for multiple slams (in Cambridge, Boston, and at the Lizard Lounge) in the spring and summer. If you’ve never seen a team poetry slam, you have to check it out; if you know, you know why you got to be there!

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee and Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions

Volunteers Needed: We are looking for judges for the slam.

Please email lowellpoetry@gmail.com

For more information lowellpoetry.com

/// ZOOM DETAILS ///

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85991508093

Meeting ID: 859 9150 8093

Passcode: Contact us here

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines (Online) ///

1.) Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.

5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to Ricky Orng or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the open mic or slam at lowellpoetry@gmail.com

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

FreeVerse! @ Coffee & Cotton

1st Wednesday of the month, FreeVerse! is going to Untitled for a workshop in the Tower Room (behind the fireplace) at Coffee & Cotton in Mill No. 5 (250 Jackson Street).

Free to all young poets 13 to 19, we’ll do writing prompts, sharing and support for your performance poetry. The workshop runs from 5 to 6:30 pm, and then everyone is invited to stay to read and/or judge for the Untitled Open and Mill City Speaks Poetry Slam. Watch for youth-specific slams with cash prizes coming soon.

Lowell Poetry Wheel Presents

Two Poetry Slams! @ Winterfest

Saturday, February 18, 2023, 5 to 7 pm

Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell, MA

If you’ve never seen one, a poetry slam is a competition among performance poets scored Olympic-style using numbers with decimal points! It brings out the best in the poets and transforms the poetry into something more engaging than you’ve ever seen. If you haven’t seen one, you have to check it out! If you know, you know you’ve got to be there!

We will do one all-ages slam with Mill City Speaks and one youth slam with FreeVerse!

Cash Prizes! Judges from the audience!

Open reading following the slams; sign up on the day of the event.

If you are interested in participating as a poet or a judge, contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com

/// Also Streaming Online ///

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83229066044

Meeting ID: 832 2906 6044 Reach out to lowellpoetry@gmail.com for passcode

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1.) Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

FreeVerse! @ Coffee & Cotton

1st Wednesday of the month, FreeVerse! is going to Untitled for a workshop in the Tower Room (behind the fireplace) at Coffee & Cotton in Mill No. 5 (250 Jackson Street).

Free to all young poets 13 to 19, we’ll do writing prompts, sharing and support for your performance poetry. The workshop runs from 5 to 6:30 pm, and then everyone is invited to stay to read and/or judge for the Untitled Open and Mill City Speaks Poetry Slam. Watch for youth-specific slams with cash prizes coming soon.

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

The 3rd Wednesday is surely Untitled!

October 19, 6 to 9 pm

Halloween Poetry Party!

Dead Poets’ Slam

Jack Kerouac Winners from Lowell High School

Pumpkin Poetry

Costume Contest

Plus our ever-unconventional, unsurpassed, untitled open mic!

Participants are encouraged to get into the spirit with readings, music, and/or stylings that celebrate the spooky side, but of course it’s open, so do your thing no matter what!

The Untitled Open Mic is now hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5.

Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is: home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, and lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made-to-order, locally sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, community events, and now our Untitled Open Mic.

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm

Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm

Dead Poets Slam after Open MIc

Lowell High Featured Poets

Costume Contest

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

More about the event…

We’re celebrating Halloween with Poetry! It’ll be a fun-filled, poetically packed evening, with an open mic (scary stories and spooky rhymes encouraged) followed by a Dead Poets’ Slam (even tho’ they’re dead, we still like to read their poetry, and the judges will even give it numbers), followed by a costume contest (cash prizes awarded by popular acclaim). Along the way, we’ll be doing cooperative, intuitive PUMPKIN POETRY! Lucky scribblers will get to take home their own pumpkin of poetry. Plus, we will be hearing from this year’s Jack Kerouac Contest winners from Lowell High School. This competition happens once a year as part of the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac festival, and we will bring in the top three writers to share their stuff with our community. Join us — in costume if you dare!

/// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Untitled Halloween Poetry Party Time: Oct 19, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81848196594

Meeting ID: 818 4819 6594 Passcode: 758244

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kceWgWXB6R

/// About the Features///

Dead Poets & Their Imposters

Sappho (Max Delorey)

Wallace Stevens (Meg Smith)

???? (Kris Rouille)

Percy Bysshe Shelley (Douglas Bishop)

Hafiz (Tom Laughlin)

SAC: Rabindranath Tagore(Rikhav Kothari)

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1) Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.

5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to [here](https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact) with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our workshop series, on the second Tuesday of each month, is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand.

Presented online, we invite participation from anywhere you can get a connection.

Our usual process has three main pieces:

• Time to check in, share a little about current events, both personal and global.

• Poetry jump-starters for us to write and share new stuff.

• Opportunity for participants to share work in progress and get feedback.

Schedule with Approximate times:

6 pm: Zoom Opens

6:30: Intro Check In

6:45 Prompt Presentation

7:00 Freewrite

7:15 Sharing Freewrites

7:45 Reading and Feeding: Poets present work in progress for feedback from group.

8:30-9:00 Workshop ends

// ZOOM DETAILS ///

Reach out via https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact for zoom details

Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to Rikhav Kothari or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the workshop.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”