2023 Events - Poets
Provided below is a list of all Collingswood Book Festival poetry events. Please note that the event schedule is subject to change as necessary.
Saturday, October 7
LOCATION: Poetry Tent on Washington Ave
RAIN DATE LOCATION: Collingswood High School. The Poetry Tent will be in the Middle School Cafeteria.
ALL DAY in the Poetry Tent: Wall of Haiku, Refrigerator Magnet Poetry, Interactive House of Usher, Town Poem, Book Signings, and Meet the Poets
10:00 am— Reading: Winners of the Walt Howat Youth Poetry Contest, hosted by Anna M. Evans
10:45 am—Haiku Wake-Up Call, hosted by Nick Virgilio Haiku Association
11:05 am—Reading: Bruce Niedt
11:20 am—Reading: Suzanne Gili Post
11:45 am—Spoken Word: Reet Starwind
12:00 pm—How to Get Published, hosted by Kathleen Volk Miller (Featuring editors from Painted Bride Quarterly/The Slush Pile; Murphy Writing, Mad Poets Review, The Night Heron Barks)
12:40 pm—Reading: Cole Eubanks
12:55 pm—Reading: Malik Abduh
1:10 pm—Words for a Warming World, hosted by Tammy Paolino with Peter Murphy, Rachel Bunting, Eileen D’Angelo, John Wojtowicz, Elinor Mattern, and BJ Swartz
1:50 pm—Reading: Dimitri Reyes
2:05 pm—Reading: Shawn R. Jones
2:20 pm—Reading: Liza Katz Duncan
2:35 pm—Poetry Duet: Featuring Patrick Rosal and BJ Ward
3:30 pm—Open Mic
View bios of our participating poets.