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

• View the YouTube Playlist
• Find out more about the poets

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.