CRESTONE Poetry Festival
OCTOBER 17-20 | 2024
2024 schedule
Thursday, October 17, 6-7:30pm
Opening Night Readings
Kick off the Crestone Poetry Festival with an inspiring evening of voices, both new and seasoned!
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Thursday, October 17, 6-6:30pm
Crestone Poets Open Mic
A celebration of local voices
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Thursday, October 17, 6:30-6:50pm
Student Readings and Awards
Winners of annual Carolyn Brown Awards Honoring student Poets
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Thursday, October 17, 6:50-7:00pm
Poemfest Posse
A welcome and an offering of poems from Poemfest’s poet-organizers
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Thursday, October 17, 7:00-7:30pm
Featured Reader: Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Don’t miss out on this reading by one of Colorado’s favorite poets and performers.
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Thursday, October 17, 7:45-10:00pm
Welcome Party
Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones...
A fun and festive evening full of good words and good cheer.
Venue: to be announced
Friday, October 18, 9:00-3:30pm
Workshops (details and registration links to come)
Poetic Explorations and Adventures
Venue: Crestone Charter School
Friday, October 18, 4:00-5:30pm
Afternoon Reading
Cool beverages and cool poets. Bryce Maiurro, Madison Gill, and Patrick Cryptozoa. Make some joyful noise with the Boredom Fighters.
Venue: T-Road Brewery
Friday, October 18, 6:00-7:30pm
Evening Reading
Invocation: Wendy Videlock, Poet Laureate of Western Colorado.
Laurie James: A Poetic Reminiscence by the River City Nomads.
Wayfinders: Paired performances by some of the poets who have helped to animate poetry and the poetry community in our region.
• Art Goodtimes and Judyth Hill
• Joe Hutchison and Seth
• Anne MacNaughton and Amalio Madueno
• Kate Kingston and Barbara Ford
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Friday, October 18, 8:00-10:00pm
Late Show
An open mic at T-Road Brewery featuring Art Compost and the Word Mechanics from Denver’s legendary Mercury Cafe
Venue: T-Road Brewery
Saturday, October 19, 8:30-11:45am
Workshops (details and registration links to come)
8:30 to 10: Ben Bentele, Madison Gill Silva
10:15 to 11:45: Julie Cummings, Danny Rosen
Venue: Crestone Charter School
Saturday, October 19, 12:00-1:15pm
Brown Bag Reading
Bring a brown bag lunch and listen to poets from around the region reading from their new books
Venue: to be announced
Saturday, October 19, 1:30- 2:30pm
Publishers Roundtable
Editors and publishers from around the region
discuss and answer questions about the publishing game.
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Saturday, October 19, 2:45-3:45pm
Wise to the West
Western Colorado Poet Laureate Wendy Videlock and Friends discuss the power of poetry and community.
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Saturday, October 19, 4:00-5:30pm
Afternoon Reading
Cool beverages and cool poets. Eric Fischman, Ben Bentele. Make some joyful noise with the Boredom Fighters.
Venue: T-Road Brewery
Saturday, October 19, 6:00-7:30pm
Evening Reading
Wayfinders: William Pit Root and Pam Uschuk with Jesse Tsinajinnie Maloney on electric guitar
Words Along the Way: Cristo Apache, Aaron Abeyta, Juliana Aragon Fatula, Writes Mesa Gang (Art Goodtimes, Elle
Metrick, and Daiva Cheshonis)
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Saturday, October 19, 8:00-10:00pm
Late Show
Enough Words, Already
(Shake it Out and Rip it Up w/Crestown Band)
Venue: T-Road Brewery
Sunday, October 20, 9:00-10:30am
Breakfast, Books, and Jazz
Get some good eats, buy some books, and jam with jazzman Al Sutherland
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room
Sunday, October 20, 10:30am-12:30pm
Talking Gourd Circle
Art Goodtimes gathers us all in a closing circle.
Bring some words to share
Venue: Crestone Charter School, Rainbow Room