Stone Soup Poetry Series begins.

Organized by Jack Powers, it meets initially at the Charles Street Meeting House. The weekly readings feature national poets including Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, and Bostonian John Wieners, and an open microphone segment to promote lesser known local poets. Powers subsequently explains, “Our readings are open. A nightingale may come in and sing the most beautiful song, or a bat could fly in and scare everyone. You take some chances, but our audience is ready to listen.” The venue moves to various locations in Boston before moving to Cambridge in the 1980s.