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September 24th, 26th + 27th 2026
Thursday Sept. 24th
6-9pm
OSU Urban Arts Space
The Poetry Festival Kick-off
- Featuring Ohio Poet Laureate Edward A. Julian Sr.
- Conversation, poetry performance, vendors, and DJ
- STRUCTURE visual poetry presentation
Saturday Sept. 26th
1-5pm
Thurber House
- Poetry performances and vendors
Sunday Sept. 27th
1-5pm
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
"Poetry Path" poetry performances, workshop, and vendors
*Free with registration
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September 27th + 28th 2025
Saturday Sept. 27th
1-5pm
Wild Goose Creative Gallery
- Poetry performances and vendors
Roy G Biv Gallery
- Workshops
Sunday Sept. 28th
1-5pm
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
- Featuring Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour
- Poetry performances, workshops, and vendors
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“The Poetry Festival” was created to provide inspiration, joy, and connectivity for the community through poetry. The event was proposed to the Greater Columbus Arts Council in 2024, by poet and artist Larry Robertson, where it was community reviewed and approved for funding. The festival took place over the course of two days in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art on Saturday, September the 28th, and in partnership with the Grange Insurance Audubon Center on Sunday, September the 29th. The two day event included poetry performances, workshops, vendors, and poetry-inspired art experiences featuring a workshop and performance Saturday by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour. On Sunday, Hanif Abdurraqib, Mac Arthur Fellow and New York Times best selling poet and author, brought the festival to a close. With almost two dozen featured poets performing in the heart of downtown Columbus, this event was one for the books.
This event was free with registration.
Saturday September 28th, 2024
Noon-4pm
Columbus Museum of Art
480 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Sunday September 29th, 2024
1-5pm
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
505 W Whittier St, Columbus OH 43215
2024 Sponsors
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus Museum of Art
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Dipped Custom Prints
Stump Plants
WIT Gallery
934 Gallery
Cobra Bar
Sea Smoothie
*THANK YOU*