Please join us for MWPA’s beloved GATHER event series! On Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM, MWPA members & friends can attend an in-person Gather at one of several locations around the state OR join an online Poetry Gather.

To sign up for the online Gather, click the corresponding RSVP link below. On the afternoon of the Gather date, you’ll receive an email with a link to join your Gather on Zoom.

To join an event, find the most convenient location below, and gather with us!

Please note: A couple of our regular Gather locations will not be meeting this month, and some new Gathers have begun or recently rejoined the mix. Please check the details below very closely. You can reach out to your local Gather host for questions and concerns surrounding illness protocols and precautions, and we encourage you to join an online Gather if in-person events become unsafe or inaccessible for you. For more information, contact Samara at: samara@mainewriters.org.

About GATHER: GATHER encourages members (and their friends!) to meet and mingle with fellow members in locations around Maine for camaraderie and conversation. There is no agenda to GATHER besides getting together with your community of fellow writers and literary professionals to talk writing, reading, and life.

While GATHER events are not open readings, manuscript exchanges, or organized writing-prompt sessions, they are opportunities for literary-minded folks to meet and plan any of those things and more. Food and drink is most always available for purchase.

Online Gathers:

POETRY
Host: Jefferson Navicky & Jeri Theriault
RSVP HERE

In-Person Events:

BANGOR
Host: Annaliese Jakimides (a.jakimides@gmail.com)
Location: Sea Dog Brewing (26 Front Street, Bangor)

BELFAST
Hosts: TBA
Location: TBA

BLUE HILL
Hosts: Marie Epply & Sarah Pebworth (mmepply@yahoo.com, sapebworth@gmail.com)
Location: Marlintini's Grill (83 Mines Road, Blue Hill)

BRUNSWICK
Hosts: Molly McGrath, Alix Morris, Peter Owen (molly@pinkeraserpress.com, alix.morris@gmail.com, peterowen326@gmail.com)
Location: Flight Deck Brewing (11 Atlantic Avenue, Brunswick )

LEWISTON / AUBURN
Host: Darren Deth (darren.deth@vcfa.edu)
Location: 84 Court Pizza & Restaurant (84 Court Street, Auburn)

LUBEC
Hosts: John Rule & Sheila Post (jdrule@lubecscribbler.com)
Location: Lubec Brewing Co. (41 S Water Street, Lubec)

SOUTH PORTLAND
Host: Kathy Eliscu (kathyeliscu@outlook.com)
Location: Bridgeway Restaurant (71 Ocean Street, South Portland)

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