The Plough and Stars
The Plough and Stars is a bar located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1969, and named after the play by Sean O’Casey, the bar has a rich literary history and is today a popular music venue. Ploughshares, the literary journal, was founded here and named after the bar.
Past and Current Patrons
- Philip Roth, author
- DeWitt Henry, author and founder of Ploughshares
- Dana Colley, musician
- Mark Sandman, musician
- Bonnie Raitt, musician
- Margo Lockwood, poet
- Kenneth Reeves, politician
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
- David Mamet, writer and director
- Seamus Heaney, poet
- John Hume, politician
- Jarrett Barrios, politician and former employee
- Mickey Bones, musician
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