Writing, Expressing, and Healing: An Interview with Amina Mohammed, Worcester Youth Poet Laureate

“For me,” Amina began, “poetry means this form of peace, and a form of combatting the stress that goes on in my life. I would say that poetry is an escape. It’s not something I do every day. When I get in that mood and get passionate about a certain topic or subject, it is like a form of releasing everything.”
Worcester Arts Council Awards Over $163,000 in Grants for Local Arts and Cultural Programs in 2020

Worcester Arts Council Awards Over $163,000 in Grants for Local Arts and Cultural Programs in 2020 Worcester, MA- City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. and Worcester Arts Council Chair Yasmin Goris have proudly announced the awarding of 53 grants totaling more than $163,000 for arts and cultural programs in Worcester in 2020. The Worcester Arts Council […]
Introducing Worcester’s Poets Laureate

City of Worcester Announces Poet Laureate, Youth Poet Laureate WORCESTER, MA – City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr., Mayor Joseph M. Petty, the Worcester City Council and the Office of Cultural Development have announced the appointments of the City of Worcester Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate will […]
City of Worcester Poet Laureate & Youth Poet Laureate Programs

The application deadline for the Poet Laureate & Youth Poet Laureate has been extended to 9am Monday, December 9. Poets may self-nominate, or be nominated by a third party. Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr., in collaboration with the Worcester City Council and Cultural Development Division, is pleased to announce the revival of the City […]