NH Poetry Community Spotlight – NAV Arts in Manchester
Poetry Society of New Hampshire is happy to announce our next NH Poetry Community Spotlight!
The goal of this spotlight series is to highlight where and how poetry is happening around New Hampshire, providing to you a deeper view of venues, recurring readings and events, workshops, journals, collaborations, and all things poetry-related in our communities.
Our community spotlight – NAV Arts
Location: Bookery in Manchester NH
Day/Time/Frequency: Second Wednesday of each month, 5-7 pm
NAV Art, formerly known as Watch This Space, is a New England based art group started in March of 2022 running art events at various locations. With support from Jason Bagatta, Julie Marie Hoey, and Mark Barbere , the NAV Arts Word Search open mic started in January 2024. Jon Wesick took over as host in 2025.
Previous features include Derek Thomas Dew, Stephan Anstey, Tom Driscoll, Jon Wesick, Maya Williams, Michael Lindsko, Jeremiah Walton, Julie Marie Hoey, Liane St. Laurent, Sara Letourneau, Ala Khaki, Joshua Michael Stewart, Jennifer Martelli, George Wallace, David Miller, Jennifer Edwards, Melanie Chicoine, Joanne Casey, Tommy Twilite, Jennifer Militello, Jason Bagatta, Mark Barbere, and David Blair.
In 2026, we’re looking forward to The Blue Suburban Sky, David Banach, Lee Erich Freedman, Linda Wlodyka, Paul Richmond, and more!
NAV Arts meets at 5 PM at Bookery in Manchester, on the second Wednesday of the month. The address is 844 Elm Street, Manchester, NH. An open mic follows the feature.
Jon Wesick: Hundreds of Jon Wesick’s poems and stories have appeared in journals such as the I-70 Review, New Verse News, Paterson Literary Review, and Unlikely Stories. He is a regional editor of the San Diego Poetry Annual and host of the Gelato East Fiction Open Mic as well as the NAV Arts poetry reading. His latest short story collection is Saint John the Blasphemer. He lives in Manchester, New Hampshire and longs for gene editing to bring giant wombats back from extinction.