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Melissa Juchniewicz (Joosh-NEV-its) lives in Chester and teaches writing, as well as children’s and young adult literature, at UMass Lowell. She also directs the Summer Reading Series at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry and the affiliated Hyla Brook Poetry Workshop. She founded a memoir writing workshop for elders in Newburyport, Mass. thirty years ago and continues to volunteer as its facilitator. Melissa writes poetry and short fiction, and has many literary publications including in MockingOwl Roost journal which is serializing her signature "Will and May" stories.
March 3: MELISSA JUCHNIEWICZ
April 7: MIDGE GOLDBERG
May 5: CATHERINE O’BRIAN
July 7: MCKENDY FILS-AIMÉ
August 4: JEFF STUMPO
September 1: K.T. LANDON
October 6: JANUARY GILL O'NEIL
Our previous featured readers include Abbie Kiefer, Liz Ahl, Rodger Martin, Ewa Chrusciel, David Banach, Stephan Anstey, Bill Schreiber, Brian Evan-Jones, Meg Smith, J. Kates, Liane St. Laurent, Kinda Warren, John Hodgen, Sara Backer, Sara Letourneaux, Melanie Chicoine and Ala Khaki, Fred Gerhard, Jimmy Pappas, Kyle Potvin, Jack Casey, Roy Goodman, Chelsea Woodard, Carla Schwartz, Charlotte Pogue, David Thoreen, and Jeeni Criscenzo.
Poetry Nashua offers a place where writers and poetry-lovers of all ages and backgrounds gather in comfort to share and honor the experiences of writing, reading, and exploring poetry. Poetry Nashua’s welcoming atmosphere, its mix of sharing new work and discovering existing collections, along with learning about upcoming events continues to foster inclusive and profound comradery.
Poetry lovers meet every first Tuesday of the month at the Nashua Public Library at 6pm. A featured poet reads her/his poems followed by an open mic, where listeners can experience the sound of shared poems. Informal conversations follow with the featured poet, who may also make published collections of their work available for sale. Participants often gather in a local restaurant after the evening’s program.