West End Poetry Festival

The West End Poetry Festival welcomes all poets and all people curious about or interested in poetry. There are opportunities to meet people, hang out, listen to poetry, share poetry, and celebrate poetry and those who love it.

Schedule:

1:00 p.m. -  Welcome from Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee, youth poets read Farmer's Market poems, Area Youth Poet Laureates, Carrboro Poet Laureate Liza Wolff-Francis Liza Wolff-Francis
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - Book poets reading
- John Hoppenthaler
- Fred Joiner
- Debra Kaufman
- Ashley Lumpkin
- Ralph Earle
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Coffee and snacks, publishers and tables, books for sale
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Poetry reading and workshop with Emilia Phillips
5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Dinner from Carrburritos
6:00 p.m. - Carrboro Poet Laureate Liza Wolff-Francis reads
6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - North Carolina Hall of Fame poets reading and conversation
- Joseph Bathanti
- Lenard Moore

Location: Carrboro Century Center at 100 N. Greensboro Street, Carrboro

8:00 p.m. - Poetry Slam hosted by Josephus Thompson III
Location: Steel String Brewery at 106A S. Greensboro Street, Carrboro