Sun & Moon Poetry Festival
Schedule
Fri May 24 2024 at 11:00 am to Sun May 26 2024 at 05:30 pm
Location
Glen Helen Nature Preserve | Yellow Springs, OH
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The fourth annual Sun & moon Poetry Festival will be held May 24-26 in beautiful Yellow Springs, Ohio. Join us as we celebrate nature and the cosmos through the art of poetry. The weekend will feature a number of workshops, a poetry walk around downtown Yellow Springs, stargazing, and more. There also will be an exclusive workshop led by David Baker. Event schedule below. NOTE: Programs, locations, and performers are subject to change. Full festival details on the Ohio Poetry Association website: https://www.ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-festival.
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11:00 AM–1:00 PM Geology Hike w/Mohammad Fakhari & Michelle Comer, Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve, presented by the Ohio Geological Survey
5:00–8:00 PM Registration & reception, Glen Helen atrium*
8:30–9:00 PM Land acknowledgment & engagment, John Bryan Observatory**
9:00–10:00 PM Guided stargazing w/Dean Regas, John Bryan Observatory**
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9:00 AM–12:00 PM Registration check-in, Glen Helen atrium
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Exclusive poetry workshop w/David Baker, Yellow Springs Public Library
10:30–12:00 PM Poetry workshop w/Amanda Hayden, "Saunter, Not Hike: Nature-Inspired Poetry," Glen Helen auditorium
12:00–1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30–3:00 PM Poetry workshop w/Jason Harris, "Writing Epistolary Ecopoems," Glen Helen auditorium
3:30–5:00 PM Special performance by LP & Dancers, “Clap – Scan – Pulse,” Glen Helen patio
5:30–7:00 PM DINNER BREAK
7:30–8:30 PM David Baker reading, Glen Helen auditorium
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9:30–11:00 AM Poetry workshop w/Ruth Awad, "Ecopoetics & the Possible World," Glen Helen auditorium
11:00 AM–12:30 PM Poetry walk featuring Matt Birdsall, Ed Davis, Terry Hermsen, Paula Lambert, & Anne Randolph, downtown Yellow Springs
12:30–2:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:00–3:30 PM Poetry workshop w/Sara Moore Wagner, "Girlhood Landscape: Exploring Generational Trauma through Landscape Poems," Glen Helen auditorium
4:00–5:30 PM Poetry open mic emceed by Link Schreiber, Glen Helen patio**
NOTES
*Registration closes @ 6:30 PM
**In case of inclement weather, this program will move to the Glen Helen auditorium
The Sun & Moon Poetry Festival is sponosored by the Ohio Arts Council, Literary Clevelend, Lit Youngstown, and Full/Crescent Press. We are grateful to our event partners: Miami Valley Astronomical Society and the Ohio Geological Survey.
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Where is it happening?
Glen Helen Nature Preserve, 461 Corry St, Yellow Springs, OH 45387-1843, United States,Yellow Springs, OhioEvent Location & Nearby Stays: