FOUR VIRTUES, A Talk on Craft with Carl Dennis CONVEYING EMOTION THROUGH IMAGERY, ADDRESS, PERSONIFICATION AND PATHETIC FALLACY (A CLOSE READ OF “TWO TREES” BY LARRY LEVIS, A Talk on Craft with Laure-Anne Bosselaar Each poet will give a 1/2 hour talk on an element of poetic craft. Readers of poetry will walk away with a greater appreciation of what goes into the making of a poem; writers will leave with tools to improve their craft. Event will take place in the Crest Theatre followed by a Q & A. Read more >
Readings with Denise Duhamel, Thomas Lux & Alan Shapiro, followed by book signing in the Festival Book Store, Ocean Breeze Room in the Crest Theatre Building. Read more >
In his tenure as United States Poet Laureate (1995-1997), Hass spent two years battling American illiteracy, armed with the mantra, “imagination makes communities. ”His deep commitment to environmental issues led him to found River of Words (ROW), an organization that promotes environmental and arts education in affiliation with the Library of Congress Center for the Book. A poet of great eloquence, clarity, and force, whose work is rooted in the landscapes of his native Northern California and brings the kind of energy in his poetry to his work as an essayist, translator, and activist on behalf of poetry, literacy, and … Read more >
REPETITION & RESONANCE, A Talk on Craft with Mary Szybist THROW YOUR VOICE, A Talk on Craft with Kevin Young Each poet will give a 1/2 hour talk on an element of poetic craft. Readers of poetry will walk away with a greater appreciation of what goes into the making of a poem; writers will leave with tools to improve their craft. Event will take place in the Crest Theatre followed by a Q & A. Read more >
Additional focus on your work is available in individual one-hour conferences on up to 10 pages of poetry. Conference Faculty: Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, and Ginger Murchison. Applicants may request a conference with their application. Appointments will be confirmed upon acceptance to a workshop, first-come-first served. Requests for conferences will be accepted until December 1st. Manuscripts are due to faculty for review by December 10th. The cost is $95, payable upon confirmation. A great opportunity! You may submit an application between now and November 9, 2015. Conferences are available to accepted participants and auditors, … Read more >
Join us for the High School Poetry Contest Award Ceremony in the Crest Theatre to honor this year’s award-winning poets and hear them read the winning poems. Read more >
The festival invites you to visit the WILD Exhibit in the Old School Square’s Cornell Art Museum to be inspired to submit a poem to the WILD EKPHRASTIC POETRY CONTEST, January 18-April 17, 2016. Poets are invited to submit one poem maximum 30 lines, inspired by one of the selected works by Plein Air Palm Beach artists in the Exhibit. For Complete Guidelines, visit: https://www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org/news/wild-contest/ Read more >
HAIKU UNIVERSITY AT MORIKAMI MUSEUM & GARDENS with YADDYRA PERALTA In this workshop, participants will learn about the history and structure of Japanese haiku with a direct focus on the translations of Robert Hass, former United States Poet Laureate and Special Guest Poet at the 12th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival. After discussing his translations of the three haiku masters, and their influence on Hass’s poetry, participants will take a short walk around the beautiful gardens at Morikami Museum where they will generate their own haiku or haiku-inspired image rich poems. Participants are encouraged to share at the end of the session. … Read more >
