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Welcome reading with the Poemfest Posse and readings by and presentation of awards to local student poets. 

What poets do best: party with exquisite corpse

Workshops or experiences or collaborations! 

Join us for lunch at the poet cafe! Bring your work and your stories and have lunch with us. 

Workshops or experiences or collaborations! 

Join us for dinner and drinks!

Let the watershed readers wash over you. 

SETH with the famous Art Compost & The Word Mechanics ready to back you up on the open mic at the only bar in town.

Workshops or experiences or collaborations! 

Join us for lunch at the poet cafe! Bring your work and your stories and have lunch with us. 

Workshops or experiences or collaborations! 

Poets read from and celebrate recently published books. 

Chris Ransick was a force of nature in the Colorado poetry scene for decades. He was a brilliant poet, master teacher of poetry, poetry advocate and selfless mentor to many Colorado poets. Friends and students of Chris Ransick will share their favorite poem from his posthumously published books, Temporary House and Joe the Ghost and share personal memories of Chris Ransick. We will learn how he nourished friends and poets and hear his haunting and beautiful poems.

Join us for dinner and drinks!

Let the watershed readers wash over you.

Punketry is the profane math of punk+poetry being improvised psychpunk by Black Market Translation in collaboration with featured readers occurring every second Wednesday at Denver's Mutiny Information Cafe since 2017 and on special occasions. Hosted by Sarah Rodriguez.

It's not a poetry festival if you don't buy some books by your new favorite poets! Poets and presses, bring your books to sell and get your pens ready to sign. 

Honoring dear departed Laurie James and Carolina Brown with sharing and reading.

Let's jam.

Art Goodtimes closes out the fest with his famous Talking Gourd Circle. Bring a cool hat and some words to share.