Call For Art: Tidings 2025

Send in your poetry, short prose, and artwork for consideration for Tidings 2025. Deadline to submit is Sunday, November 16th, 2025. As we move into the astrologically dark half of the year, in a year that has been filled with hateful, manufactured darkness, we come to realize that art is more than just words or…

August ’25 AHA Open Mic Night Feature: Brian Mosher

Poet Brian Mosher joins us for our monthly AHA Open Mic Night on Thursday, August 14th, 7-9pm at the Co-Creative Center in Downtown New Bedford! Brian Mosher resides in Mansfield, Mass. He has self-published 3 books: “One Bad Day Deserves Another” (short stories) and “Moon Shine and Lemon Twists” (poetry), both in 2016; and “The…

July ’25 Wild Hearts Feature: Aneshia Savino

Artist, historian, and scribe Aneshia Savino joins us for July’s Wild Hearts Open Mic, from 7-9pm at the Wild Heart Herb House at 777 Shawmut Ave, New Bedford. Aneshia Savino (all pronouns) is a New Bedford-based apothecary, dancer, and scribe. They archive the Marie Equi Zine Library at BodyBodyBody and curated zines for the New…

Join Us to Celebrate RITUALS!

We’re so excited to celebrate the release of our newest anthology, RITUALS on Friday, June 20th, 2025 7-9PM at Wild Heart Herb House and Haskell Gardens, located at 777 Shawmut Ave, New Bedford 02746. Our favorite little oasis in the garden, Wild Heart Herb House, is hosting us for this year’s release party. Surrounded by…

June ’25 AHA Open Mic Night Feature: G.G. Cosmos

Poet and author G.G. Cosmos (aka Gail Gonsalves) joins us for our monthly AHA Open Mic Night on Thursday, June 12th, 7-9pm at the Co-Creative Center in Downtown New Bedford! Gail Gonsalves (G.G. Cosmos) is a native of New Bedford, MA and currently resides in Westport, MA. She values the empowerment of her expressive and…

May ’25 Wild Hearts Feature: Monica D. Vance

Poet Monica D. Vance joins us for May’s Wild Hearts Open Mic, from 7-9pm at the Wild Heart Herb House at 777 Shawmut Ave, New Bedford. Monica D. Vance is a mental health therapist (LICSW), a writer, a speaker, a creative, and a wild one. She wears multiple “hats,” but she enjoys motivating creatives and…

May ’25 AHA Open Mic Night Feature: Cat Speranzini

Poet Cat Speranzini joins us for May’s installment of our monthly AHA Open Mic Night, from 7-9pm at the Co-Creative Center in Downtown New Bedford! Cat Speranzini is an Emerson college alumni, a mother, reader for Querencia Press, and the editor-in-chief of Grey Coven Publishing. Her third poetry collection, of verbina and vitriol, is pending publication with Octave…

CALL FOR ART: Rituals 2025

Anomaly Poetry is excited to announce the seventh edition of our summer anthology, Rituals! Publishing on Friday, June 20th in both digital and print – we are now open for submissions of poems, short stories, photography and artwork. The Rituals anthology series reflects on the traditions, memories and moments that connect us across generations and…

March 25′ Current Thoughts Feature: Philip Hasouris

The Current Thoughts Open Mic is back on Sunday, March 30th (4-6PM) and we’re welcoming Brockton’s Poet Laureate, Philip Hasouris to read for us! Philip Hasouris’s poetry invites you on a profound journey. His insightful verses explore themes of love, tragedy, and hope, showcasing the transformative power of poetry. Philip’s work is deeply connected to…

February 25′ AHA Night Feature: Kathleen Latham

Update as of 2/6/25: This event will be taking place at the First Unitarian Church of New Bedford, located at 71 8th Street, New Bedford MA 02740. We’ll be set up inside the Parish House, entrance at the back of the building! We’re starting off 2025 with a bang! For February, poet Kathleen Latham will…

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