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Happening Now at the Palm Beach Poetry Festival:
The Palm Beach Poetry Festival is presented in partnership with Old School Square and is generously sponsored by Art Works of the National Endowment for the Arts, Morgan Stanley, The Legacy Group of Atlanta, GA, ... Read more >
Tickets to public events during our 16th Annual Festival, January 20-25, 2020–all craft talks, poetry readings, Special Guest Poet interview, and Beloved Poems panel discussion are on sale now. Visit our 2020 Schedule and click ... Read more >
Every year we work to bring poetry, in its every aspect, to our audiences, and fill a whole week with poetry events that feature America’s most extraordinary poets–at the festival. As we celebrate 16 years ... Read more >
The Festival congratulates Joy Harjo, our Special Guest Poet at the 16th annual festival, for her being named the 23rd United States Poet Laureate. We announced earlier that Harjo would be Special Guest Poet at ... Read more >
HAIKU U: SENRYU, HAIKU'S COUSIN with YADDYRA PERALTA -- SO SORRY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
1/9/2020 11:00am - 1:00pm
Participants will learn the basics of the Japanese literary form of senryu, the lighthearted cousin of haiku. Consisting of three lines of approximately 17 syllables, the senryu focuses on humans and human emotions, the good ... Read more >
The festival, through its program of Community Outreach, offers special events and 1-day workshops throughout the year. We welcome the community to join us for informal round-robin readings at Green Cay Nature Center;Â readings with the ... Read more >
Deadline to Submit is February 28, 2020. Winners will be announced in April. The Palm Beach Poetry Festival invites you to submit an original poem inspired by the Art Couture Exhibition at the Cornell Art ... Read more >