Poetry Tent! Readings and Workshops

Schedule

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

771 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108-3714, United States | Collingswood, NJ

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FREE! (Haddon & Washington Aves.)
10am - Walt Howat Youth Poetry Contest: Hosted by Anna Evans
10:40am - Hadassah Broughton, state champion, New Jersey Poetry Out Loud
10:55am - Poetry Tempest: Group reading hosted by Kendall Bell, featuring Chad Frame, Miriam Kramer, Shannon Frost Greenstein
11:35am - Whitman Aloud: Hosted by BJ Ward
Group reading by invited regional poets TBD
12:15pm - Midnight Poetry @ Noon: Hosted by Reet Starwind
12:45pm - Winner, Meditation Gardens of Collingswood poetry winner
1pm - Nick Virgilio Haiku Association: Hosted by Robin Palley and Henry Brann
1:30pm - Elle Vintage
1:50pm - Lauren Hilger
2:10pm - CavanKerry Press: Hosted by Dimitri Reyes
Group reading by Lennox Warner, Marina Carreira, Basia Wilson
2:50pm - Martin Wiley
3:10pm - Dimitri Reyes
3:30pm - Open Mic: Hosted by Painted Bride Quarterly & Slush Pile podcast
ALL DAY: Book signings, poet meet-and-greets, Town Poem, Wall of Haiku, Refrigerator Magnet Poetry
Poetry Workshop
(Haddon Ave. across main poetry tent)
10 a.m. - Healing through Writing, with Kathleen Volk Miller
11 a.m. - Youth Poetry Workshop, with Suzanne Gili Post
12 p.m. - Conversation with/reading by poet Peter Murphy, "A Tipsy Fairy Tale'' memoir
1 p.m. - How to Get Published, hosted by Kathleen Volk Miller; Panelists: Kendall Bell, Marcia LeBeau, Marina Carreira
2 p.m. - Poetry Workshop, hosted by Elinor Mattern
3 p.m. TBA

Visit the website for the full schedule and festival details.
https://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com
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771 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108-3714, United States

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