• A gathering of poetry enthusiasts and poets as artists in community with each other
• A place to further craft, to be mutually inspired while connecting, and to celebrate all forms and iterations of the art we love

*Presented by PDX Poetry Fest co-founders Cosper Onstott and Pamela K. Santos, with support from Regional Arts & Culture Council and Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing, and community partner Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC)*

We believe poetry is accessible, exciting, and relevant. With a theme around nests and nurturing, we intentionally curated our program to include:

• Main stage performances with panel discussions, craft talks, video poem screenings, and karaoke
• Poets’ market for books, broadsides, artworks featuring wordplay, and ephemera
• Sensory-sensitive reading and decompression room
• Interactive stations for drop-in poetic experiments
• Workshops for generating new writing, reconsidering poetry forms, and learning how to live and work as a poet
• Exhibitor tables from partners supporting our mission of celebrating art in community

Poets and Presenters include:

Cadence: Video Poetry Festival (Rana San, Chelsea Werner-Jatzke) * George Abraham * Regie Cabico * Darius Kazemi * Janice Lee * Raina León * Palmarin Merges * Mike Firm * Jennifer Perrine * Anna Vo