Welcome to Poems of Place, a website where you're welcome to post poems about the cities and towns of Massachusetts -- poems you've written yourself or those written by others. A dot on the map will indicate which communities that have been represented by at least one poem. There's no strict limit on how long a poem can be, but generally speaking please submit work no longer than a typewritten page.

Please keep in mind that this is a site that will be accessed by schoolchildren. Please note that MassPoetry.org reserves the right to decline a particular poem or to edit for content.

Please submit your poem -- and its place -- by following the instructions in the "How to" box below or by filling out this form.

Recent Poems (from the map, listed in chronological order)
TITLE Place Date
Mass General Boston, MA Feb 9 2012
ORIGINALS Rockport, MA Feb 9 2012
The Immaculate Conception Mothers' Club Malden MA Feb 7 2012
on Plum Island Plum Island Jan 27 2012
On The Map To Your Life Belchertown, MA Dec 2 2011
listen Noth Andover Common Nov 29 2011
Losing A Stream of Consciouness On The Dudley... Harvard Square Nov 17 2011
Trees Belmont MA Oct 22 2011
www.poetryofplaces.org Gloucester Harbor & Dogtown Jul 19 2011
Electricity Bear Skin Neck,Rockport , Ma Jul 14 2011
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MassPoetry News
TITLE Source Date
Newburyport Literary Festival: fund raiser... Mass Poetry New... Feb 20 2012
Poetry Out Loud Contests in Massachusetts Mass Poetry New... Feb 17 2012
Still a few spots open for Student Day of... Mass Poetry New... Feb 17 2012
Small press fair: a place to discover and... Mass Poetry New... Feb 14 2012
Friday night headliners for MPF: Pinsky,... Mass Poetry New... Feb 13 2012
Back by popular demand: “Bad Poetry” Mass Poetry New... Feb 9 2012
Calling all visual artists: Display your... Mass Poetry New... Feb 9 2012
Remembering Wislava Szymborska Mass Poetry New... Feb 8 2012
Massachusetts Presses Publish “Notable”... Mass Poetry New... Feb 5 2012
MassPoetry blog — January 2012 Mass Poetry New... Feb 5 2012
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