New Bedford's poet laureate — one of only 6 in MA — is reshaping\u00a0how people think of poetry
Acclaimed poet and novelist Frank X. Gaspar reads from his works at the Whaling MuseumAcclaimed poet and novelist Frank X. Gaspar read from his wor...
Acclaimed poet and novelist Frank X. Gaspar reads from his works at the Whaling MuseumAcclaimed poet and novelist Frank X. Gaspar read from his works and talked about the challenges and satisfactions of writing about Portuguese-American experience at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on June 30, 2022.NEW BEDFORD — Poetry is not dead.Sarah Jane Mulvey, driven in her role as New Bedford's poet laureate, said she wants everyone to know that anyone can write poetry, and it can be about anything."You get taught in school that it's this thing that you have to analyze.