Buddy Hannah, Elizabeth Kerlikowske, and Beth Bullmer
2024 Festival
Sally Wen Mao
2019 Festival
Diane Seuss
2017 Festival
Destiny Hughes
2017 Festival
Kathy Jennings & Margaret DeRitter
2015 Festival
Aracelis Girmay & Ilya Kaminsky
2014 Festival
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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!
Help us reach our goal!
Every dollar you donate helps bring world-class poets to Kalamazoo, facilitate workshops, and sponsor poetry events around the city.
