This year’s Kick-Off Faculty Reading features Kim Addonizio, Chard deNiord and Matthew Olzmann. Kim and Matthew recently published new poetry collections, so prepare to be wowed. Lorna Knowles Blake will introduce the poets. Join us to meet the poets and purchase their books at our in-house Festival Bookstore, Murder On The Beach, following this event. Read more >
Yusef Komunyakaa, 2022 Special Guest Poet, will discuss his life, and his poetry in an interview conducted by Laure-Anne Bosselaar, poet and consummate interviewer. Expect to be surprised and delighted. Q and A will follow the interview. Join us to meet the poets and purchase their books at our Festival Bookstore, Murder On The Beach, following this event. Read more >
Sentimentality (Risks and Pleasures) with Mark Doty: With a focus on poems by Robinson Jeffers, James Wright, James Merrill and Alicia Ostriker that center on dogs, Doty will explore the risks and pleasures of sentimentality with fresh eyes. News from the Middle Way with Kwame Dawes: Grounded in a close reading of a passage from T.S. Eliot’s “East Coker”, Dawes ekes out hidden and exposed lessons about the life and practice of poetry and art as a poet might encounter it in the peculiar moment in history that we have come upon. Q & A will follow the craft talks. … Read more >
A Free Event! Don’t miss the literary prowess of our Conference Faculty Poets: Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs, Lorna Knowles Blake, and Angela Narciso Torres. One of the highlights of last year’s festival. This reading is free, but you must still register for a ticket for admission. Join us to meet the poets and purchase their books at our in-house Festival Bookstore, Murder On The Beach, following this event. Read more >
All workshops meet in designated virtual classrooms for a one-hour organization and introductions session. Read more >
This 18th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival $100 All 2022 Festival Events Package includes admission to six readings, four craft talks, one interview, and one panel discussion, all at a reduced cost during the Festival week, January 10-15, 2022. Visit the full 2022 Schedule for reading description, individual dates, and times. If you would like to purchase individual event tickets for admission, please return to the 2022 Schedule to select events one-by-one. Read more >
This 18th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival $40 All Readings Package includes admission to each of the six evening readings during the Festival week, January 10-15, 2022. Visit the Full 2022 Schedule for reading description, individual dates, and times. If you would like to purchase individual event tickets for admission, please return to the 2022 Schedule to select events one-by-one. Read more >
This 18th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival $30 All Craft Talks Package includes admission to each of the four afternoon Craft Talks during the Festival week, January 10-15, 2022. Visit the Full 2022 Schedule for event dates, descriptions, and featured poets. All Craft Talks begin at 2:00 pm EST. If you would like to purchase individual event tickets for admission, please return to the 2022 Schedule to select events one-by-one. Read more >
BOOKS, BREAKOUT ROOMS AND MEET THE POETS Oh my! Our in-house bookseller, Delray Beach’s independent bookstore, Murder on the Beach, is managing our virtual bookstore offering books by by our featured poets this year. The Bookstore will be open following reading events for book purchase and brief visits by the featured poets in breakout rooms. A LIST OF BOOKS FOR SALE is provided as well as a secure means to make your purchase. Join us at the Bookstore! MURDER ON THE BEACH VIRTUAL hours: Eastern Time (US and Canada) Monday, Jan 10, 2022 9:30-11:00 PM (meet Lorna Knowles Blake, Sally … Read more >
Tim Seibles, Martha Rhodes, Kevin Prufer, Vievee Francis, Eduardo C. Corral, Traci Brimhall, Laure-Anne Bosselaar and David Baker read and discuss poems they love and how they’ve influenced them, followed by a Q & A with the audience. Nickole Brown will facilitate. Read more >
