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2nd Thursday Poetry Readings: Magdalena Gómez, Linda Carney-Goodrich, U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo
April 10, 2025 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Magdalena Gómez, Linda Carney-Goodrich, U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo
Magdalena Gómez, Poet Laureate of Springfield, MA (2019-2022) and an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow (2021-2022) has been a cultural worker since 1976. Her memoir noir, Mi’ja, received the 2024 International Latino Book Award, in the autobiography category. In 2019 she received the Latinas 50 Plus Literature Award at Fordham University and the Latinx Excellence on the Hill Award from the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus of MA at the State House. Her solo play on iconoclastic Puerto Rican labor leader, activist, feminist and journalist Luisa Capetillo, (October 28, 1879 – April 10, 1922) is included in The Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance (2024). Ms. Gómez has been a volunteer writer for An African American Point of View for over fourteen years. She was the Co-founder and Artistic Director of Springfield’s first intergenerational Latinx theater, Teatro V!da and the youth open mic series, Ign!te the M!c – from 2006 – 2020. She also initiated and helped launch the first public LGBTQIA2S+ open mic series in Western Massachusetts at the Bing Arts Center. She is currently working on the sequel to her memoir, a new collection of poetry, and a new multi-media solo show based on her memoir. Ms. Gómez is currently a Commissioner with the Massachusetts Commission in the Status of Women for Hampden County and a Trustee with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. www.mijamemoir.com
Linda Carney-Goodrich,is a writer and teacher from Boston. She is the author of Dot Girl (Nixes Mate Books, 2024) which was a finalist for New England Poetry Club’s 2024 Sheila Margaret Motton Book Prize. Her work has appeared in Lily Poetry Review, The MacGuffin, Literary Mama, Anti-Heroin Chic, Muddy River, Gyroscope Review, Wordgathering Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, among others. Her story, “Park Street Station” won third prize in the 2024 Boston in 100 Words Contest and her poems have been displayed at Boston City Hall as part of the Boston Mayor’s Poetry Program. Her one person shows include The Secret Childhood Diary of a Welfare Mother and My Life in Barbie. Linda has a Masters from Harvard Graduate School of Education and has taught people of all ages and backgrounds for over two decades. She is the owner of Home Scholars of Boston (https://www.homescholarsofboston.com/) and the Poetry Coordinator at the MAC. Linda also coordinates and hosts open mics and readings at other venues such as The Switch Coop in Hyde Park and Athan’s Bakery in Brookline. https://lindacarneygoodrich.com/
U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo is a Boston-based, globally facing Zimbabwean-American poet, author, and educator whose work explores identity, memory, and social change. Her poetry collection, Soul Psalms (She Writes Press, 2016), was praised by Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis as “beautifully transparent.” Her writing is also featured in the New York TimesBestseller Under the Skin by Linda Villarosa. In 2025, she will release an audio edition of Soul Psalms, further expanding her literary reach. Mhlaba-Adebo’s work has been showcased in publications, festivals, and exhibitions worldwide. A Brother Thomas Fellow, she was recognized by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for her contributions to arts, wellness, and inclusivity. Her poetic documentary, Reclamation: This is My Country, This is My Land, premiered at Boston’s We Create Festival in 2024, delving into themes of grief, ancestral ties, and land reclamation. As founder of The Maoko Project, she merges art, education, and healing. She also serves on the board of Mass Poetry, Zimbabwe Poets Society. A sample of collaborators she has worked with include Castle of Our Skins, Danza Organica, Center for New Americans and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, fostering dialogue between Boston’s literary and artistic communities and the African diaspora. In 2024, she was awarded the Lantern Art Space Fellowship in Lagos, Nigeria, a Goethe-Institut Nigeria and Sahara Center residency, leading to The Sinmi Bench Project, a public art initiative securing ₦3.2 million in funding for expansion. https://u-meleni.com
Linda reads at Grolier
April 3, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Grolier Poetry Book Shop presents:
Amy M. Alvarez, Linda Carney-Goodrich, & Quintin Collins featuring an introduction by Tom Daley
https://www.grolierpoetrybookshop.org
Open Mic at The Switch March 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
March 26, 2025 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Poets, Musicians, Storytellers, and MoreFeatured Poet: Joe Webster
WEDNESDAY
March 26th
7PM to 9PM
21 Fairmount Ave
Hyde Park
FREE and Open to ALL
The Switch
21 Fairmount Ave.
Hyde Park, MA 02136 + Google Map
Linda reads online at PoemWorks
March 7, 2025 – 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Recorded reading:
Linda features at 7PM at Pour Me A Poem
January 9, 2025 – 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday, January 9, 2025 Linda features at 7PM at Pour Me A Poem, 51 Park Street, Mansfield, MA
Linda reads for the New Book and Open Mic at The Robbins Library
December 17, 2024 – 8:30 pm
Linda reads with Matthew Porto
December 8, 2024 – 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Linda reads with Shari Caplan, and Mark Pawlak at Chapter and Verse at the Loring Greenough House
November 8, 2024 – 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Linda hosts Open Mic Night at The Switch
October 23, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
October 23, 7pm Linda hosts Open Mic Night at The Switch, Autofiction artist, Aidan Parkinson will feature. Open to all including, singers, musicians, poets, comedians, improv artists, storytellers and more. https://www.switchcoop.
Invitation to Poetry with Linda Carney-Goodrich
October 21, 2024 – 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Have you ever wanted to write poetry but don’t know how to start? Are you curious about the language of poetry and its many forms? Would you like to read, discuss and try your own hand at different styles of poetry in a supportive and encouraging environment? In this workshop we will read and discuss a wide range of poetry from modern spoken word to the ancient and more formal. Each session will focus on a specific theme and include many prompts to get you writing. This workshop is an invitation to delve into art made of words, sounds, and metaphor. It is open to all, from the nervous beginner to the more confident poet.
Poetry Reading at Athan’s Bakery
September 30, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us Monday, September 30, 7PM – 9PM
Featuring: Anastasia Vassos, Deborah Leipziger, and Linda Carney-Goodrich
Athan’s Bakery 1621 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02446
Free and open to all.
Book signing and Open Mic
Linda and Toni Read at Roundhead
September 29, 2024 – 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
I’ll be reading with the fantabulous Toni Bee this Sunday at Round Head Brewery in Hyde Park. Live band, art exhibit, free pizza to the first 30 people, and more. Thanks to The Switch for inviting me!
Linda reads: Boston Poetry Marathon 9PM
September 28, 2024 – 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Poetry Reading: Linda Carney-Goodrich & Anne Elezabeth Pluto
August 5, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Poetry Reading: Linda Carney-Goodrich & Anne Elezabeth Pluto
Dot Girl Reading and Discussion with Michael Patrick MacDonald at Boston City Hall
June 12, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Honored to be at Boston City Hall 6/12 for a reading/ discussion of Dot Girl. Hosted by Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of All Souls, with special readings by Annie Pluto and Michael McInnis (my publishers from Nixes Mate), Danielle Legros Georges (author and Boston Poet Laureate, 2015-2019) and musical Guest, Mr. Curt.
Lit Crawl with Anne Pluto and Deborah Leipzeiger
June 6, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Poetry paired with wine! Dionysus must surely be tickled. To celebrate Bloc’s summertime “Wine Night” in partnership with the Greater Boston natural winery Marzae, three local poets “pair” work from their latest collections with glasses of wine. Anne Pluto is the author of How Many Miles to Babylon, Linda Carney-Goodrich is the author of Dot Girl, and Deborah Leipziger is the author of Story & Bone.
Featured reading with Maureen McElroy
June 4, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Featured reading with Maureen McElroy At the Milton Public Library.
Open Mic to follow
Poetry Salon of Boston via Zoom
May 31, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Rozzie Bound @ Distraction Brewery. Linda Carney Goodrich features with Tom Daley, Toni Bee, Maureen McElroy, Matthew Henry
May 23, 2024 – 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for some poetry and beer at Distraction Brewery:
https://rozziebound.com/event/2024-05-23/poetry-reading
Poets in the Garden @ Longfellow House
May 18, 2024 – 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join your host, Cambridge Poetry Ambassador Toni Bee, and poets Justice Brooks, Linda Carney-Goodrich, Charles Coe, and Parker-Vincent Alva, for an afternoon of outdoor poetry alongside the Longfellow House garden. Enjoy poetry performances, step up to the open mic, get growing with a seed giveaway, and stroll along on the garden walk!
Open Doors Poetry Reading Featuring Linda Carney-Goodrich and Trisha Zembruski
April 20, 2024 – 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Stone Soup presents The Adventures of Dot Girl
March 27, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Linda was the feature at the most recent virtual poetry meeting of Stone Soup. The recording of the event can be found here.
"DOT GIRL" Book Launch
March 23, 2024 – 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
So excited for the launch reading/party of my book, Dot Girl and Eileen Cleary’s, Wild Pack of the Living. We will both be reading from our new books and available after to sell and autograph.
Third Thursdays Poetry: Eileen Cleary, Anne Pluto, Linda Carney-Goodrich, & Gloria Monaghan
March 21, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In person at Brookline Booksmith! Join us for an evening of poetry with Eileen Cleary, Anne Pluto, Linda Carney-Goodrich, & Gloria Monaghan.
This event is part of Third Thursdays Poetry, a monthly reading series at Brookline Booksmith.
Register for the event!
RSVP to let us know you’re coming! Depending on the volume of responses, an RSVP may be required for entrance to the event. You will also be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eileen-cleary-anne-pluto-linda-carney-goodrich-gloria-monaghan-tickets-795546189067?aff=oddtdtcreator
March 21st poetry reading at Brookline Booksmith
March 21, 2024 – 7:00 pm
spoKe10 Launch at Grolier Poetry
March 20, 2024 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, March 20, 7pm guest reader at the spoKe10 launch at Grolier Poetry In Cambridge, MA.
Linda will read her poem, Astonish, which was published in the special section on humor edited by Danielle Legros Georges.
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek2h6tjbc42312e7&llr=6hztvkcab
A Rare Night in June: An Evening of Spring Poetry and Wine Tasting
June 9, 2023 – 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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Nature Writing Workshop for Kids 8-13 at Houghton's Pond
June 2, 2023 – 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Children ages 8-13 will spend time enjoying nature and exploring different forms of nature writing. In this four hour workshop, students will learn about and create different kinds of poetry including sense poems, talking to trees, wabi sabi walking poems, gatha, personification poems, haiku and tanka. During the workshop students will do nature scavenger hunts, walking meditation, and play theater games in between writing activities.
Students will use brushes, calligraphy pens, and ink to write their haiku poetry on rice paper.
During the workshop we will read and discuss nature poems by a few well known poets such as Mary Oliver, Ogden Nash, Joyce Kilmer, Robert Frost, and Christina Rossetti.
Students will have multiple opportunities to share and discuss their own writing.
Students should bring water, lunch, small notebook, and pens or pencils. Instructor will supply brushes, calligraphy pens, ink, and rice paper.
Drop off and pick up at the playground by the parking lot at Houghton’s Pond.
For more info contact: linda@homescholarsofboston.com
Nature Writing for Kids 8-13 in the Arnold Arboretum
May 19, 2023 – 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Spend time enjoying nature and exploring different forms of nature writing. In this four hour workshop, students will learn about and create different kinds of poetry including sense poems, wabi sabi walking poems, gatha, personification poems, haiku and tanka. During the workshop students will do nature scavenger hunts, walking meditation, and play theater games in between writing activities.
Students will use brushes, calligraphy pens, and ink to write their haiku poetry on rice paper.
During the workshop we will read and discuss nature poems by a few well known poets such as Mary Oliver, Ogden Nash, Joyce Kilmer, Robert Frost, and Christina Rossetti.
Students will have multiple opportunities to share and discuss their own writing.
Students should bring water, lunch, small notebook, and pens or pencils. Instructor will supply brushes, calligraphy pens, ink, and rice paper.
Drop off and pick up at the main gate of the Arboretum.
For more info contact: linda@homescholarsofboston.com.