WE’RE GOING VIRTUAL!
The West End Poetry Festival has changed formats for 2020 to help keep both poetry alive and our poets safe.
Join us online October 16 & 17, for interactive and asynchronous events celebrating “Poetry for a Change.”
Friday 10/16 7-8:30pm ET
The Sound of my Voice: Poetry and the Power of Performance
A poetry Workshop with Chapel Hill Poet Laureate, CJ Suitt
In this interactive workshop, we explored voice as a technology for conveying meaning through passion, volume, cadence and tone, and how the voice can bring the written word to life in new and expressive ways.
Thank you for participating!
VIEW THE WORKSHOP VIDEO
Group poem: Why Do I Write? ~ Group chat
Saturday 10/17, noon ET
Virtual Open Mic
Saturday 10/17, 3 pm ET
Community Poem debuts on Festival Website
- Read the Festival version of the community poem
- Help us create the final version! Here is how to participate
Saturday 10/17, 4pm – 6pm ET
Featured Poets Reading
- Watch the full video, including poets’ introductions
- View the Featured Poets Playlist
We hope you will join us with your poetry again, as we explore new ways to share art and keep our community vibrant.
