Berkshire Museum
39 South Street, Pittsfield
Free
The prompt is GRAVITY. Admission is free.
Not for the faint of heart, Poets Creating Conversation 2.0 throws out a single word and asks poets to respond. Typically, the results defy expectations!
Register to take the challenge and share a poem.
Equal parts art and community, WordXWord is where words go to be heard. Poets Creating Conversation is an ongoing series of events that challenges poets (and soon-to-be-poets!) to circle loosely around a theme or issue in the current social discourse to create a broad, multi-dimensional “conversation” between poems, poets, and audience
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Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free
Just in time for Valentines Day, the theme is Heart of the Matter. The stories are yours. Admission is free.
Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.
Story Slam? - A story slam is a storytelling competition open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the event’s theme. Stories are scored by volunteer judges from the audience. Story slams are fast paced and high spirited with widely ranging responses to the theme. For February the theme is "Heart of the Matter."
Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free
Lucky? Or just a coincidence? March 17 is St Patrick's Day and the theme is A Little Luck. The stories are yours. Admission is free.
Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.
Story Slam? - A story slam is a storytelling competition open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the event’s theme. Stories are scored by volunteer judges from the audience. Story slams are fast paced and high spirited with widely ranging responses to the theme. For February the theme is "A Little Luck."
Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free
The theme is Fresh Start. The stories are yours. Admission is free.
Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.
WXW Stories is a spirited sharing of true, first person stories told, not read, circling loosely around a theme. April's theme is Fresh Start. You'll have to be there to know where the stories take us.
Outdoors at The Mount / Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free
It’s spring, roots are stretching, shoots are popping, leaves are returning from the south . . . and poets are served al fresco. This event will require a short walk (golf car assistance available), as it will take place at one or more locations on the grounds of The Mount. BYOC - bring your own chair or blanket if you prefer . . .
Poets Creating Conversation challenges poets to circle loosely around a theme or issue to create a broad, multi-dimensional “conversation” between poems, poets, and audience.
Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free
The theme is SHIFTING GEARS. The stories are yours. Admission is free.
Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.
Similar to a story slam in spirit - minus the score keeping bit - WXW Stories is a spirited sharing of true, first person stories told, not read, circling loosely around a theme. May's theme is Shifting Gears. You'll have to be there to know where the stories take us.
Outdoors at The Mount / Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free
Join us to walk through a very large poem. Note that we said large, not long. This poem is a collaborative effort by 50+ poets who will perform it live as the audience, in small groups, walks through an array of poets along pathways at The Mount.
Like all WordXWord events this one is free, however timed reservations are required at edithwharton.org.
Rain or shine. In the case of rain, A Very Large Poem will take place in the large event tent on the grounds of The Mount.
Outdoors at The Mount / Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free
Wear your walking shoes and follow along as poets offer an exploration of The Mount’s grounds and selected works in the SculptureNow exhibition. Using a sculpture, or multiple sculptures, and/or the natural or built environment - past, present, or future - as prompts, poets are challenged to offer new ways of “seeing” what is before us. Each of the three dates will offer a unique combination of poets and poems.
Rain or shine. In the case of rain, Walkin' with WordXWord will take place in the large event tent on the grounds of The Mount.
Outdoors at The Mount / Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free
Wear your walking shoes and follow along as poets offer an exploration of The Mount’s grounds and selected works in the SculptureNow exhibition. Using a sculpture, or multiple sculptures, and/or the natural or built environment - past, present, or future - as prompts, poets are challenged to offer new ways of “seeing” what is before us. Each of the three dates will offer a unique combination of poets and poems.
Rain or shine. In the case of rain, Walkin' with WordXWord will take place in the large event tent on the grounds of The Mount.
Outdoors at The Mount / Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free
Guest curated by poet D Colin, this iteration of Walkin' with WordXWord will offer a fresh take on what is already a perennial favorite! Participating poets include: Silent Quill; M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T.; Ashley Wonder; Nathan Smith; Mary Panza; Courtney Symone; EL; and D. Colin.
So wear your walking shoes and follow along as poets offer an exploration of The Mount’s grounds and selected works in the SculptureNow exhibition.
Walkin' with WordXWord is made possible with the support of The Amy Clampitt Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, as well as Housatonic Heritage; in cooperation with The Mount.
Rain or shine. In the case of rain, Walkin' with WordXWord will take place in the large event tent on the grounds of The Mount.
The Mount / Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free
Not for the faint of heart, WordXWord's Poets Creating Conversation is a series of events that invites and challenges poets to circle loosely around a theme or issue - often a thorny issue - in the public discourse. Free Range Bullets and Banned Books invites poets to contemplate two subjects that are not only headlines, but have a very real impact on the lives and futures of children and young adults.
Rain or shine. This event will take place in the large event tent on the grounds of The Mount.
The Mount / Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox
Free
The prompt is WORK. Admission is free.
This event will take place indoors at the Stables.
Not for the faint of heart, Poets Creating Conversation 2.0 throws out a single word and asks poets to respond. Rules? There are some. Poets are asked to keep their poems to 3 minutes or less.
Berkshire Museum
39 South Street, Pittsfield
Free
The prompt is ARTIFACT. Admission is free.
Not for the faint of heart, Poets Creating Conversation 2.0 throws out a single word and asks poets to respond. Rules? There are some. Poets are asked to keep their poems to 3 minutes or less.
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