Friday
6-7:30 PM
Opening Reception/Reading with Richard Blanco at Gardiner Public Library
Bake Sale
Typewriter poetry–John Reinhart
Welcome from Gardiner Poet Laureate and Gardiner High School Poet Laureate
11:15–12:15 6th-12th Grade Poetry Contest Winners Reading
9-9:45 AM Found/Blackout Poetry–Spindleworks, run by Nick McMillan
10-11:00 AM Children’s Poetry–Public Library, run by Meghan Sterling
12:30 PM–1:30 PM Concrete Poetry–Stone Broke Bread & Books, run by owner Rachael M. Rollson
1:45–2:45 PM Poetry Slam–Allan Claude, run by Melissa Cheeseman
3-3:45 PM Open Mike–Green Park Gazebo, run by TBA
4-5—Table Bar Maine Poets Reading: Stuart Kestenbaum, Betsy Sholl, Julia Bouwsma, Arisa White, T Love Smith, Samaa Abduraqib
To donate money go to https://www.patronicity.com/project/gardiner_poetry_festival#!/
For more information, please email Meghan at meghansterling36@gmail.com