Upcoming Events

Help us reach our goal!

We are seeking donations to directly help us afford a venue large enough to host our growing festival week events in April. Every dollar counts! 

 

What We do

A lot of amazing poetry is being created in the Kalamazoo area. The Kalamazoo Poetry Festival was created to make sure everyone knows about it.  We hold a multi-day Poetry Festival every other year, which includes guest poets, workshops, readings, craft talks, and other activities. Everyone is invited and the events are free. 

Keynote Readers

We invite well-known poets from around the country to come read and give a craft a talk. Check out our past events to see who’s read before!

Workshops

We facilitate a number of writing workshops taught by local poets. The workshops are often developed around a central theme.

Celebration of Community Poets

Every year we hold a reading event that features many amazing poets from around the Kalamazoo area.

Much More

We’re always looking for ways to sponsor and support our local poetry community. If you’ve got an idea, tell us about it!

Thank you to our generous sponsors!