Miles Coon, President, and Chairman of the Board resides in Palm Beach, Florida with Mimi, his wife of more than fifty years. He received an M.F.A. in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College in 2002 after having spent thirty years in a manufacturing
business. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, class of 1962 and the University of Virginia, with highest honors, class of 1959, where he studied Philosophy and
Economics. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in many journals and anthologies. And a chapbook, Homeland Security, was published by Jeanne Duval Editions, 2005. He serves on the Board of the Foundation for Growth and Endocrinology, New York, NY and is a supporter of many non-profit poetry organizations and independent presses. Miles is a self-described “workshop junkie” having participated in well over 50 of them. Mr. Coon founded the festival in 2005.
Miles Coon
Happening Now at the Palm Beach Poetry Festival:
The Palm Beach Poetry Festival is pleased to announce a record-number of workshop fellowships and scholarships for the 17th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival. Fellowships included the Langston Hughes Fellowships for African-American Poets; Kundiman Fellowships ... Read more >
The Palm Beach Poetry Festival believes in nurturing the creativity of the community’s young writers. Listening to their voices could not come at a better time for all of us. Click on their poems to ... Read more >
The 17th Palm Beach Poetry Festival will take place January 18-23, 2021 and will be held virtually. Workshop and featured faculty poets include David Baker, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Traci Brimhall, Eduardo C. Corral, Vievee Francis, Kevin ... Read more >
Focus on your work with America’s most engaging and award-winning poets in a virtual workshop! Workshop faculty includes: David Baker, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Traci Brimhall, Eduardo C. Corral, Vievee Francis, Kevin Prufer, Martha Rhodes, and Tim ... Read more >
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 >
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 >