An Evening of Poetry with James Dunn & Simon Pettet

Join us at the Gloucester Writers Center for an evening of poetry featuring two accomplished poets whose work spans decades of literary exploration, collaboration, and creativity.

📅 Wednesday, December 9
🕖 7–9 PM
📍 Gloucester Writers Center

James Dunn is a North Shore poet and author of five collections, including his latest, Angry Bull’s Cadence (2025), and This Silence is a Junkyard (2022). His poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, and he recently co-edited a collection of Charley Shively’s poems.

Simon Pettet is an English-born poet and longtime resident of New York City's Lower East Side. His acclaimed collections include Hearth: Collected Poems and As A Bee. A longtime contributor to the New York poetry scene, he has collaborated with notable artists and writers and serves as a curator and content provider for the Allen Ginsberg Estate and Project. Learn more: simonpettet.com

Come enjoy an evening of poetry, conversation, and connection with two distinctive literary voices.