• Son of The White Mare Film Screening

    Doormouse Theatre 1030 Portage Street, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

    Thanks to Kalamazoo Poetry Festival for sponsoring this film! Arrive when doors open for a pre-show that mixes poetry and film, just like Son of the White Mare! Thanks to our collaboration with Kalamazoo Poetry Festival, we'll have a celebration of both art forms, including live performances and collaborative writing of poems by attendees. Purchase tickets […]

    $5.00
  • Celebration of Community Poets

    Crawlspace Theatre 315 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

    The Kalamazoo Poetry Festival Celebration of Community Poets is back for 2026! We are excited to welcome the public to this FREE event. Doors open at 6pm, and show starts promptly at 6:30pm. Come hear local poets and musicians perform their own work at The Crawlspace Theatre, located inside the KNAC in downtown Kalamazoo. There […]

  • Your Turn Open Mic

    Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative 1249 Portage Street, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

    Emcee Dane joins us again for the Your Turn Open Mic at Fire on Portage Road. We are splitting the open mic up into two weeks this year, because of how popular it was last year! Sign up will be in person at the event, and we welcome all poetry, acoustic music, micro fiction, and […]

    FREE
  • Finale Poetry Reading and Reception

    Epic Center 359 S Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

    RSVP IS NOT REQUIRED BUT IT IS APPRECIATED! RSVP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finale-reception-kalamazoo-poetry-festival-tickets-1981453153722?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE FACEBOOK EVENT HERE: https://www.facebook.com/share/17sdo9JWH2/ Help the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival welcome our 2026 featured poets jessica Care moore and Alen Hamza. This year, we will be hosted by the wonderful folks at the Wellspring Dance Company, in their Cori Terry […]