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By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

Greenfield native Winter Miller’s latest projects, both in theater and literature, can be linked together by one overarching message: Do not let yourself be defined by labels.In her complex play “When Monica Met Hillary” that is being performed in...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

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 personal (yet liberally fictionalized) experiences, she speaks of topics too often left unspoken but...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

In his pocket-size paperback, “Trail Running: Eastern Massachusetts,” Ben Kimball guides readers through a variety of the most scenic, rewarding and fun trails that eastern Massachusetts has to offer.Kimball lives in Greenfield with his partner,...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

Music communities, who generally thrive in bringing people together, have particularly felt the repercussions of the sharp reduction in social activities necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. So, choir teachers Nick Lawrence and Sara Paige took it...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

Just in time for the 10th anniversary of the Great Falls Word Festival in Turners Falls, its founder, organizer and swingin’ beatnik Paul Richmond has been named America’s National Beat Poet Laureate.What might otherwise simply count as an honor for...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

When Ashfield resident Bob Barba sat down for the first time in the famed Poet’s Seat at the finale of the Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest ceremony, his flushed cheeks and glistening eyes spoke to how delighted, moved and slightly stunned he was.“I’ve been...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

A first glance at the elevated diction and usage of the sonnet form in Conway resident Libby Maxey’s poetry might make readers believe it’s inaccessible. But to Maxey, reading that kind of poetry is all the more rewarding.“I love poetry that rewards...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

Fred L. Oakes’ refreshingly unpretentious poetry collection titled “Poems by F. L. Oakes” is a delightful meditation on nature, the passage of time and human experience.Born in Boston and a Greenfield resident for 53 years, Oakes’ poetry reflects on a...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

It’s easy to see how inspirational and motivational it can be to attend the Warwick Winter Writing Wednesdays led by Warwick resident Elaine Reardon.The workshop, which started Jan. 30, has a simple but effective structure: people who are interested...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

With her debut tragic play, Turners Falls resident Beverly Ketch brings together all of her most beloved art forms: music, poetry, theater and live-action performances.Ketch summarizes her play, called “The Maiden, The Hunter and The Stag,” as “a...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

At first glance, it seems like Slate Roof Press was born out of a moment of serendipity. A group of poets spontaneously getting together 15 years ago for dinner at China Gourmet and fleshing out the plans for a working poetry press might seem as...

By NICOLE BRADEN-JOHNSON

To emphasize community and diverse voices, Paul Richmond is staging the entirety of this year’s Great Falls Word Festival in one location — the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls.The ninth annual spoken word festival, which Richmond organizes...