Oliver de la Paz
@oliverdelapaz.bsky.social
Poet Laureate of Worcester, MA. Author and editor. Kundiman. NEA Fellow. Teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and in the low res MFA at PLU.
Today’s poem is selected by Oliver de la Paz (@oliverdelapaz.bsky.social) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry. “Kansas” appeared in origin story by Gary Jackson, published by University of New Mexico Press, 2021. Shared here with deep gratitude.
The seventh reading of the Transatlantic Poetry Series is the wonderful Oliver de la Paz. @oliverdelapaz.bsky.social The link’s below. It's going to be another terrific evening of poetry. www.ticketsource.co.uk/bathspalive/...
I’ll be in Salem MA soon on a panel with @jessicacuello.bsky.social @oliverdelapaz.bsky.social & January Gill O’Neil—and what a great schedule overall! masspoetryfest2025.sched.com/event/23GPn/...
Playing the “are you a writer” game at my airport gate on the way to #awp2025
I learned that former Boston Poet Laureate Danielle Legros Georges has passed after a long struggle with cancer. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with her and performing with her many times over the years. This is a tremendous loss for the poetry community.
It was such an honor to serve as a judge for Mass Poetry’s Write Here/Write Now/ Speak Loud! Teen Spoken Word held in Worcester’s White Room and hosted by the great Bruja the Villain!
100% in my “Needing Readers” phase of life. Avoided glasses for 52 years of my life, but alas.
3 boys in the house and every dresser drawer is pulled out and every cabinet door is left open.
Bought a cello for my kid for Christmas. He’s obsessed with composing these days and he loves classical music. I know nothing about cellos or this world, but I do know it makes him happy. Now I gotta find lessons for him in Central MA.
It is NOW acceptable to put up Christmas decorations.
So thrilled that @lenakt.bsky.social won the National Book Award for poetry! Congratulations dear friend!
