I have been acquainted with Jody Stewart for years. She is a fellow Hawleyite.I feel as though I only started to get to know her when I interviewed...
The annual Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest is returning for its 32nd year, and organizers are seeking submissions through the end of March.“It’s quite...
M.K. Sterpka of Bernardston and Prudence Wholey of Shelburne Falls won first and second place, respectively, in the Beals Memorial Library third...
SHELBURNE FALLS — When spectators visit the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center on Sunday, they’ll experience what dancer and choreographer Karen...
GREENFIELD — Kimberly “Kemah” Wilson started her poetry reading by keeping the mood light with a song about meatballs.From this song, the...
With grace and honesty, Marie Gauthier explores complex themes of grief and motherhood in her new poetry book, “Leave No Wake.” Drawing on her own...
GREENFIELD — Anne Yeomans’ memories of the days she spent watching and admiring birds as a 10-year-old girl are as vivid today as they were 70...
“My Heart Remembers” by Dorothy Johnson (Haley’s, 172 pages, $14.95)Every once in a while, I read a book by an author who speaks to me so vividly...
GREENFIELD — Throughout April, the community is invited to take part in a mile-long poetry walk through the downtown area. In honor of National...
AMHERST — How do we confront climate change? At the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the thinking goes, one idea is to make the arts a vehicle...
Poet, essayist and Indiana University English professor Ross Gay shared his passions with local written word lovers as a headline speaker at this...
The Authors and Artists Festival, now in its third year, is focusing on elevating the voices of people of color, with a roster of minority headline...