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.