Welcome to Poemfest! We will have snacks, information and poets to welcome you to Crestone and the festival.

Poetry Playground with Art Goodtimes

Poetry as Portal with Lawton Eddy

You are invited to join us Friday evening for dinner at People's Pub & Kitchen for our Welcome Dinner and Mixer. It's a great opportunity to meet fellow poets, reconnect with friends, and kick off the weekend together. Meals are not included in your festival ticket, so dinner is pay-your-own-way.

Live music by Nathan Brown and Featured Readings by Lawton Eddy, Rachel Kellum, Art Goodtimes, Wendy Videlock, and Jessica Helen Lopez

A lively party with you and your favorite poets on the open mic!

The Open Window: Discovering the Power of
Curiosity, Voice, Drum and Poetry with Wendy Videlock
9:00-10:30 AM

Soul Collage with Judith Oakland (offsite)
9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Enlarging the Temple: Time, Memory, and the Use
of Materials in Poetry with Mark Irwin
9:30- 11:45 AM

The Power of Persona Poems with Jessica Helen Lopez

Writing Through Challenging Times with Darci Meyers

The Living Language of Landscapes with Aspen Everett

Our friends at the People's Pub & Kitchen will be on campus with lunch options available for purchase.

Worn Open Places: Writing Landscape and Place into Your Poems with Craig Nielson

Writing the Burn: Poetry as Pathway of Healing, Resilience and
Resistance with Rachel Kellum

From Inspiration to Publication: Clarifying Your Path as a Poet with Catherine Gregory

Fielding Calls: A guided walk and personal writing time through the outdoor art spaces (facilitated by Leslie Henslee and Allison Wonderland)

Think big, stretch long, walk it out, and write for 2045 with Adrian Molina

Poetry as Insurgent Art with Kathleen Willard

Poets reading from their newly published books, facilitated by Darci
Meyers

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Featured Readings by Craig Nielson, Kathleen Willard, Aspen Everett, Lyric Haworth and Adrian Molina

A lively party with live music by SETH & Art Compost and you and your favorite poets on the open mic!

Come enjoy coffee and snacks on us and listen to Al Sutherland's jazz piano

Art Goodtimes gathers us all in a closing circle.
Bring some words to share.