Talk! with Marie Presents Sara Siegel Mass Poetry

Today's featured organization is Mass Poetry. Marie interviews Writer/Program Director Sara Siegel about Mass Poetry's various initiatives and upcoming Mass Poetry Festival in Salem, MA. Sara directs Mass Poetry's programs, including Student Day of Poetry, Poetry on the T, Common Threads, U35, and Professional Development, and manages the volunteers and interns who help make Mass Poetry run smoothly.

Sara Siegel is a lifelong writer and crafter based in Somerville. After graduating Washington University in St. Louis and working at women's health organizations in NYC, she moved to Burlington, Vermont to earn a Masters in Public Administration at UVM. Sara's short stories have been published in Wild Violet, Vantage Point, Toasted Cheese Literary Journal and Cleaver Magazine. Her sketch comedy group, Mister Bismuth, regularly performs at ImprovBoston in Cambridge.

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