13 Valley writers longlisted for Massachusetts Book Awards
Book Bag: ‘Sleeping as Fast as I Can’ by Richard Michelson; ‘Stay’ by Howard Faerstein
Slam it: Academy of Music to host its first Youth Poetry Slam
Breaking bread with Emily Dickinson and students: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona tours Dickinson Museum
Book Bag: ‘Taking Residence’ by Wally Swist; ‘I Believe I’ll Go Back Home’ by Thomas S. Curren
Poet Martín Espada’s latest work: Unsparing eyes on struggle, courage
The written word and the pandemic: Online project solicits writers’ responses to COVID-19
María José Giménez to remain Easthampton’s poet laureate
In storied company: Florence resident Marissa Perez wins Glascock Poetry Prize
Book review: Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
When the president came to Amherst College: Book and documentary film look at JFK’s historic speech in October 1963
Poetry reading celebrates immigrants and local groups that support them