Gardiner Poetry Festival

Friday May 29th-Saturday May 30th

Friday

6-7:30 PM

Opening Reception/Reading with Richard Blanco at Gardiner Public Library

Saturday

Typewriter poetry–John Reinhart

Gardiner Library:

Welcome from Gardiner Poet Laureate and Gardiner High School Poet Laureate

11:15–12:00 6th-12th Grade Poetry Contest Winners Reading

FREE Workshops ALL DAY!

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, Dawn Potter

For more information, please email Meghan at meghansterling36@gmail.com