The Attleboro Public Library and Attleboro’s 1ABC committee is pleased to announce that Briana Serradas has been named the city’s first Poet Laureate. Serradas, 22, is a lifelong resident of Attleboro. She attended the Foxborough Regional Charter School and earned degrees from Vassar College in Political Science and English before returning to the Commonwealth where […]
Are you a champion and ambassador for poetry in Attleboro? You might be just who we’re looking for! Inspired by our reading of United State Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s collection of poems, An American Sunrise, Attleboro’s 1ABC committee is seeking local applicants to be our city’s first poet laureate, serving for the year 2022. Aspirants […]
While the library building is closed for renovations, the NEA Big Read: Attleboro is going strong! This weekend there is a poetry walk happening at Oak Knoll as well as virtual book discussion led by Assistant Director Joseph Morra. Next week we host a virtual panel discussion on Native American Literature on Thursday and The […]
In a challenging world where many are tuning out of the news and are overwhelmed with detailed information, you are invited to take a deep breath and join us in an evening of inspiration and reflection. Poems, or as Samuel Coleridge has said, the best words in the best order, can be food for the […]
