The Writer's Block
Hosted and produced by John Ronan, The Writer’s Block is entering its 35th, emerald season celebrating a tradition of creative exploration since its debut in 1990. The series features poets, novelists, journalists, along with artists from other fields, in conversations about their craft.
About The Show
Recognized with a New England Cable Television Award for educational programming, The Writer’s Block is one of the longest-running cable shows in New England, marking its 35th, emerald anniversary with the 2024-25 season.
Produced at 1623 Studios in Gloucester, Massachusetts, The Writer’s Block is cablecast to Gloucester, Essex, Manchester, and Rockport. The series has produced more than 400 episodes and featured over 500 guests, including poets like Linda Pastan, Moira Linehan, Joseph Featherstone, Rhina Espaillat and Claire Keyes. The show also includes prose writers and artists from various disciplines, including musicians, sculptors, actors, and photographers.
View the latest episodes below via 1623 Studios’ YouTube Writer’s Block playlist.
The Guest List
Carol Dine
Peter Watson
Harriet Webster
Sharron Cohen
Joseph Garland
Deidre Waz
Lisabeth Kirk
Tom Stoodley
Carl Carlsen
Chris Leahy
Valery Nash
Kim Bartlett
Sue Jhirad
Jackie Bigford
Charles Taylor
Kevin MacMillan
Lisa Martin
Carol Dine
Stephanie Sermuksnis
Patricia Waller
Dorothy Squillace
George Rosen
Stephanie Sermuksnis
Jen Dupee
Emily O’Brien
Rae Francoeur
Carole Wood Hardy
Jim Munn
Matt Ventimiglia
Lorelei Costa
Peter Foss
John Burke
John Nelson
Joe Boyd
Katie Lesch
Meghan Lordan
Alice Reagan
Rod Kessler
Neal Zagarella
Susan Beattie
Janice Severance
Charlotte Gordon
Skye Alexander
Billy Hruby
Peter Anastas
Vincent Ferrini
Joseph Garland
Ken Willianson
Jamie Valle
David Wise
Helen Ann Lind
Nuber Alexanian
David Pugh
David Leeco
J. P. Smith
Jerry Ackerman
Gabrielle Viator
Jessica Laicano
Jim Schoel
Kitty Reeve
Theresa Bernstein
Helen Naismith
Roger Martin
Andrew Doran
Shep Abbott
Sharron Cohen
David McArdle
John Burke
Anne Driscoll
Arthur Rose
Joan Borton
Mary Wessling-Harrington
Ray Bentley
Writer’s Block Party I
Writer’s Block Party II
Writer’s Block Party III
Writer’s Block Party IV
Beverly Quint
Megan Heinze
Frances Wosmek
Mike Vaughn
Jeff Dingle
Tom Dresser
Peter Todd
Beverly Quint
Sage Walcott
Michael York
Peter Anastas
Vincent Ferrini
Merrill McLane
Eileen Whyte
Bonnie Jae Dane
Bob Auwerda
Linda Pastan
Rufus Collinson
Meredith Fine
Ruth Maassen
Laura Harrington
Karin Gertsch
Lyn Brakeman
Mary Ann Shatford
Rusty Shatford
Waino Ray
Harry Walen
Carmine Gorga
Molly Minturn
Mike Keefe-Feldman
Pat Lowery Collins
David McArdle
David Ellis
Herb Pomeroy
Phyllis Karas
Susanne Dubroff
Herb Kenny
Aine Greaney
Anthony Weller
Roger Martin
Dave McAveeney
Bonnie Hurd Smith
Rhina Espaillat
Pat Sutherland
Eleanor Parsons
Marty Krugman
Joe Garland
Karen Laing
Dan Connell
Peter Prybot
Amy Dengler
Carol St. John
Gregory Gibson
Joe Garland
David Kantor
Erik Parillo
Judi Jordan
Steve Bergman
Vincent Ferrini
Peter Tuttle
Kevin Baker
Joseph Garland
Jim Sharp
Anne Babson Carter
Rick McCabe
Dan Sklar
Fred Dillen
Leslie Dillen
Karin Bruckner
Josh Reynolds
Claire Keyes
Raymond Bates
Carol Bjorlie
Anne Driscoll
Ken Gloss
Rhina Espaillat
Joe Palmisano
Jamey Burnham
Dodie Gibbons
Susan Oleksiw
Zellie Kaplan
Susan Dunlap
Mark Williams
Frank Blessington
Deborah Cramer
Richard Earle
Robert Froese
Henry Ferrini
Peter Prybot
Roger Martin
Ray Bentley
Les Bartlett
Miriam Weinstein
Toni Kelner
Karl Muench
Lyn Brakeman
Bob Drohan
Dom Nicastro
Peter Anastas
Ann McArdle
Marianna Heusler
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Mary Ray
Karen Bruckner
Sewell Hayes
Felice Kachinsky
Ed Touchette
Chester Brigham
Bill Waller
Madeline Caviness
Peter Tuttle
Peter Bergholtz
Don Dawson
Eleanor Parsons
David Joyner
David McArdle
Amy Dengler
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Joe Orlando
Peter Anastas
Kory Curcuru
Tony Vallone
Eileen Ford
Susan Erony
Bethany Jay
Mike Telles
Courtney Murphy
Leslie Dillen
Fred Dillen
Anthony Weller
Josh Arnold
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Terri Hauck
Peter Anastas
Russ Carriker
Bonnie Hurd Smith
Neil Olson
David Olson
Ed Touchette
Ingeborg Lauterstein
Danuta Borchardt
Peter Prybot
Carl Carlsen
Roger Brisson
M. Lynda Robinson
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Marc Levy
Kathleen Valentine
Suzanne Seller
Robert Froese
Henri Smith
Nat Simpkins
Jim Craig
Tom Kaplan-Maxfield
Janet Young
Mark Williams
Tom Brooks
Dom Nicastro
Roger Brisson
Ron Gilson
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Chester Brigham
Kim Smith
Suzanne Seller
JoAnn Hart
Ron Morin
Les Bartlett
Susan Berg
Sally Lee
Sarah Dunlap
Stephanie Buck
Dorothy Stevens
Brian Orr
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Robert Ellis
Paula Sline
Jape Payette
Steve Scotti
Lisa Ramos
Davida Rosenblum
Ray Lamont
Jill Carter
Greg Bover
Carol Gray
Jane Enos
Janet Mackay-Smith
Kate McCann
Sinikka Nogelo
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Kristina Lindborg
Carmine Gorga
Sharon Cook
Rufus Collinson
Tom Hauck
Margery Leach
Janet Green Garrison
Gordon Baird
Paul Jermain
Bonnie Hurd Smith
Pamela Mansfield
Danuta Borchardt
Pat Lowery Collins
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Susan Oleksiw
Peter Todd
Ha Tran
Sharon Chace
Sharon Love Cook
Robert Froese
Diane Giardi
Richard Wood
Tom Hauck
Jay Featherstone
Tara Gita
Michael McNamara
Beverly Johnson
Bob Quinn
Beverly Quint
Diane Giardi
E.R. Waldron
Daisy Nell
Henry Allen
Margery Leach
Doug Stewart
John Morris
Mary McCarl
Allen Estes
Christopher Leahy
Lisa Martin
John Grant
Joey Ciaramataro
Henry Ferrini
Charlee Bianchini
Chester Brigham
Jean Hodgin
Jay McLauchlan
Daisy Nell
Betty Erkkila
George Rosen
Laura Harrington
Denuta Borchardt
Ruthanne Collinson
Mark Carlotto
Theresia Millasovich
Ellen Lefavour
Capt. James F. Parisi
Hilary Frye
Peter Willwerth
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Lisa Griffiths
Deborah Finkelstein
Tamsin Venn
David Eden
Michael Glenn
Susan Jhirad
Laurie Geary
Michael McNamara
William Sargent
Sharon Chace
Kate McCann
Daisy Nell
Peter Todd
25th Anniversary Kickoff Program
Sarah Clark
Bill Waller
Emma Romeu
Tom Robinson-Cox
George Ulrich
Mary Pat Butterfield
Susan Oleksiw
Barbara Boudreau
Coco Berkman
Margery Leach
Danuta Borchardt
Oran Canfield
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Chet Brigham
Moira Linehan
John and Betty Erkkila
Sharon Chace
Claire Keyes
Hallie Baker
Greg Phipps
Deborah Cramer
Justin Demetri
Ronda Faloon
Martha Oaks
Stephanie Buck
Emma Romeu
Madeline Caviness
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Arthur Beane
Sharon Love Cook
Jay DiPrima
John “Finney” Burke
Stephanie Cole
Henri Smith
Shep Abbott
Brian Murphy
Janet Young
Kim Garcia
Gary Larabee
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Jorgelina Zeoli
Marc Levy
Danuta Borchardt
Rod Kessler
Kevin Carey
Joey Ciaramitaro
Stephanie Cassatly
Rob Bradshaw
Clem Shoenebeck
John and Betty Erkkila
Laura Harrington
Suellen Wedmore
Emma Romeu
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Tom Dalton
Jim Masciarelli
Chester Brigham
Hannah Kimberley
Sharon Chace
Theresa Dannaher
Katherine Crosby
Ken Hruby
Gordon Baird
David Olson
Jim Chisholm
John Christie
Sharon Cook
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Janice Petrie
Naomi Schalit
Christopher Leahy
Ellen Alden
Linda Finigan
John Nelson
Lynda Robinson
Michael McNamara
Eric Jay Dolin
Wilma Busse
Marc Levy
Madeline Caviness
30th Anniversary Celebration
Moira Linehan
Rand Peabody
Jay Featherstone
Karin Gertsch
Barbara Boudreau
Sandra Williams
William and Susan Waller
Robert Ellis
Kate McCann
David Tory
Sharon Chace
Mike Cangemi
Christopher Leahy
Suellen Wedmore
Ruth Maassen
Bob Whelan
Carl Carlsen
Linda Finigan
Heidi Wakeman
Taylor Ann Bradford
Sharon Love Cook
Kate Ranta
Lily Narbonne
Justin Genna
Howard Frisch
Carla Grillo
William Russell Webster
Bonnie Hurd Smith
Beth Pocock
Courtney Richardson
JoeAnn Hart
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Terry Weber Mangos
Judith Frieze Wright
Martin Ray
JoeAnn Hart
Bruce Tobey
Wayne Soini
Martha Fox
Laura Plummer
Ken Riaf
William Waller
Andrea Holbrook
Poetry Without Paper School Poets
Antonietta Calabrese
Suellen Wedmore
Mary Flaherty
Robert Bliss
Lenore Balliro
JoeAnn Hart
Morgan Faulds Pike
Michael Glenn
Karin Gertsch
William Scannell
Wayne Soini
Karen Koretsky
Kristin Czarnecki
Bradford Chase