June is Spoken Word All Over

Published over 1 year ago • 1 min read

It's just like the song, Reader?

Along the Massachusetts South Coast, we have so many ways to enjoy the spoken word:

Sunday, June 8 in Westport

Friday, June 20, 7pm at Wild Heart Herb House in New Bedford

June 25 in Dartmouth (registration required)

Lenore Balliro reads her poetry at the Dartmouth Cultural Center

Or you can just on a bench, lounge on a hammock and read Sippizine aloud. Read it online, or buy your print copy.

👏 Thanks to Meredith Race for jumping in to lead the next Writer's Sessions at the Mattapoisett Library (6-7:30pm)

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Patreon is a' popping

It's a bit like making popcorn, getting in the groove of sharing updates on Patreon. I'm heating up the oil, swirling the kernels as the first kernels of folks pop in as a free followers or monthly contributors.

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