October 19, 2023 - October 21, 2023
2023-10-19T17:45:00
West End Poetry Festival
Thursday, October 19, 2023
2023 West End Poetry Festival: Community
Thursday, October 19 - Luna (307 E. Main St. Carrboro, NC 27510)
5:45-8:00 p.m. Carrboro Poets Council Feature and Open Mic
-Fred Joiner, Former Carrboro Poet Laureate
-Gideon Young
-Chad Knuth
-Susan Spalt
-Liza Wolff-Francis, Carrboro Poet Laureate, as MC
Friday, October 20 - The ArtsCenter (400 Roberson St. Carrboro, NC 27510)
4:30-5:30 p.m. Youth Workshop with Jaki Shelton Green
7:00-8:00 p.m. Carrboro Poet Laureate, Liza Wolff-Francis in poetic conversation with Ina Cariño and Len Lawson
8:00-8:30 p.m. Open Mic
8:30-9:30 p.m. Wine Reception (cash bar)
Saturday, October 21 - Carrboro Century Center (100 N. Greensboro St. Carrboro, NC 27510)
10:00-11:15 a.m. Coffee, biscuits and Poetry in the Round
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Break for lunch. Go explore the many delicious restaurants around downtown Carrboro!
12:45 p.m. Welcome from Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils
1:00 p.m. Poets Laureate Reading
Carrboro Poet Laureate Liza Wolff-Francis
Chapel Hill Poet Laureate Cortland Gilliam
Piedmont Poet Laureate Dasan Ahanu
Durham Poet Laureate DJ Rogers
Charlotte Poet Laureate Jay Ward
North Carolina Poet Laureate: Jaki Shelton Green
2:45-3:45 p.m. Poetry Writing Generative Workshop with Ross White
3:45-4:30 p.m. Coffee and snacks provided
4:30-5:30 p.m. New Book Poets Reading
Corrie Lynn White
Ross White
Len Lawson
Ina Cariño
Jan Harington
5:45 p.m. Light dinner fare provided by Carrburritos
Saturday, October 21 - Steel String Brewery (106A S. Greensboro St. Carrboro, NC 27510)
7:00-9:00 p.m. Poetry Slam hosted by Dasan Ahanu
