Galena LitFest: Poets in Dialogue

Adam Al-Sirgany, Rockford City Poet Laureate, and the TBA 2027-2029 Galena Poet Laureate will discuss their poetical journeys, how they make an impact with the written word, & perform their work.

This program will take place in-person at Miss Kitty’s Grape Escape. Attendees are encouraged to register at www.galenalibrary.org.

Adam al-Sirgany is an Arab-American writer born and raised in the Driftless Midwest. He’s the founder of Flyover Books, an instructor at the UCLA Extension Program in Writing, Editing, and Publishing, and the volunteer Executive Director of the non-profit 1-Week Critique. His collection More Hell is out on Whiskey Tit Books. He is the 2026-2027 Poet Laureate of Rockford, Illinois.

Galena LitFest is the thirteenth annual literary festival organized and funded by the Galena Public Library with support from the Friends of the Galena Public Library and in partnership with Miss Kitty’s Grape Escape and Fritz & Frites Bistro. Events will take place throughout January 2027 in-person and virtually.