The Author's Bio:

Creator of the Octologue, an 8-line syllabic form of poetry, award winning poet/author Patricia Gomes has been published in countless literary journals and anthologies, both in print and electronically. She is the author of four chapbooks and performs her work extensively throughout the New England area in addition to running poetry workshops and hosting poetry venues in and around the greater New Bedford area.

The former editor of Adagio Verse Quarterly, she earned a 2007 Pushcart nomination for her poem, One Man’s Claret.  Ms. Gomes won the Sandstar Poetry Award in 2008 for her poem, The Soloist.   In 2010, Ms. Gomes won first place in the Dave L. Osgood Poetry Competition, and Scratch Magazine’s Poetry Contest, as well as first place in Massachusetts Main Street Café’s “Scariest” Poem contest (2010 & 2011).  In addition to the United States, Ms. Gomes’ work has been published in the UK, Australia, Canada, and India.

Ms. Gomes artwork was chosen for the cover of the 2010 edition of Fourth of July Poetryworks, sponsored by The Bridgewater Arts and Music Festival.  Her art has also been featured in Pants on Fire, an electronic political magazine, as well as the metaphysical journal, The Fifth Element.

Currently, she is the on-line poetry moderator of iVillage’s (ivillage.com) Poets Workshop, a division of NBC.  She is a co-founder of the Writers’ Block workshop in New Bedford, MA, and an active member of the Bartleby Scrivener Poetry Group in Dartmouth, MA, the Massachusetts State Poetry Society, the Cape Cod Literary Press, and New England Horror Writers.  Ms. Gomes is also an active member of ArtWorks, and is the current president of Gallery X in New Bedford.

Friday, August 22, 2014
Grape Jam: Poetry Night at Running Brook Vineyard
335 Old Fall River Road
North Dartmouth, MA
Featured Poet, taking the stage at 8:00 PM
There will be an open mic at 7:30 PM
Hosted by Robert Barboza & the Dartmouth Arts Project.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Our Sister's School 
Workshop: Introduction to Dada
Shana Silva's Writing Club
New Bedford, MA 02740
3:30 - 5:00 PM

Thursday, April 3, 2014  
Bartleby Scrivener Poetry Group
20th Anniversary
Wamsutta Club
427 County St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
7:00 - 9:00 PM

Monday, April 28 2014
Renaissance Community School for the Arts
GNB Writers Block Event
286 S. Second St
New Bedford, MA 02740
Poet Laureate announcement by Mayor John Mitchell

Thursday, May 8, 2014
Pilgrim United Church
New Bedford, MA
Details forthcoming.

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