Events

We are thrilled to welcome you to our third annual Ekphrastic Art Event, presented in partnership with Move With Joy! This is a relaxed, come-as-you-please gathering, with doors open for […]

SIGN UP USING THE EVENTBRITE LINK BELOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roots-wings-stories-of-survival-and-soaring-tickets-1980840583508?aff=oddtdtcreator Paint + write poems on “Beyond Resilience,” creating a split-canvas of roots (strength) and wings (future growth). This 2-part workshop series meets twice- March 5 […]

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 […]

CHECK OUT THE FLYER FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATOIN ON THE READER THIS MONTH! About the Series The Gwen Frostic Reading Series brings acclaimed authors of poetry, prose, and drama from […]

Overview- RSVP REQUIRED Breath-guided poetry workshop exploring renewal, release, and the courage to transform and begin again through generative writing prompts. Begin Again: Breath as Becoming with Dr. Tasleem What […]

Rambling Read is truly rambling this month! We are headed to Heirloom Arts near the Maple Street YMCA for this months open mic. Join us to hear local poets Shanna […]

Poets in Print sponsored by Kalamazoo Poetry Festival Katy Didden and Samyak Shertok Saturday, March 28, 2026 In person at the KBAC Gallery 7:00 p.m. Katy Didden is the author […]

Kalamazoo Poetry Festival sponsors a magazine! Come support local artists, musicians, and poets at The Void Zine drop! Featuring local poet and Fire Executive Director, Destine Price. There will be […]

JOIN EGYPTRINITY AND HOST QUINCY ELLIS for the Fire First Friday Open Mic, which is the Part One open mic for the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival Week! Doors Open at 5:30pm, […]

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 […]

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 […]

REGISTRATION REQUIRED- LINK BELOW Let the World Suggest the Poem: Use everyday language and surroundings as inspiration to spark poems through curiosity, play, and openness. Let the World Suggest the […]