8th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival January 16-21, 2012
Join us for evening readings and performances, afternoon talks and a panel discussion by some of America's most engaging and award-winning poets. Our readings and lectures are open to everyone.Click here to download a (pdf) ticket flyer to print, or scroll down this page for a complete listing of all ticketed events.
Purchase tickets online (subject to handling charge), or to order tickets, call or visit the Crest Theatre Box Office: 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444; 561-243-7922, extension 1. Tickets are on sale now.
Individual event ticket prices are $12 General Admission, $10 for seniors, $8 for students. Group discounts are available for groups of ten or more. Click here to Purchase tickets. Online ticket sales are subject to a $4 per ticket handling charge which does not go to the festival, but to the online sales service provider. You may avoid the fee by contacting the box office directly.
Directions to Old School Square and Parking Information
Afternoon Craft Talks:
Thomas Lux and Eleanor Wilner
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 2:00 p.m.
Kickoff Reading:
Kim Addonizio and Cornelius Eady
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 8:00 p.m.
Afternoon Craft Talks:
Claudia Emerson and David Kirby
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 2:00 p.m.
Festival Gala: The Gala is a fundraiser for the festival and tickets cost $250.00. Details to be advised. Cocktails & Dinner.
Event begins at 5:00 pm
Evening Reading:
Gala Reading: Special Guest, Charles Wright, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award Winner
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students
Begins at 8:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, January 19, 2012
Afternoon Craft Talks:
Kim Addonizio and Gregory Orr
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 2:00 p.m.
Mid-Week Reading
Thomas Lux and Chase Twichell
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 8:00 pm
FRIDAY, January 20, 2012
Afternoon Craft Talks:
Cornelius Eady and Chase Twichell
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 2:00 p.m.
Workshop Participants Reading II
- Free Event Free Event –
Begins at 3:30 pm
TGIF Reading: David Kirby and Eleanor Wilner
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students
Begins at 8:00 pm
SATURDAY, January 21, 2012
Panel Discussion: Beloved & Influential Poems
Eleanor Wilner, Chase Twichell, Gregory Orr, Thomas Lux, David Kirby, Claudia Emerson, Cornelius Eady, Kim Addonizio
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 2:00 p.m.
Finale Reading:
Claudia Emerson and Gregory Orr
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 7:00 p.m.
Late-Night Coffee House and Party - Performance Poetry
Vanessa Hidary and Jamaal May followed by DJ Dance Party
General Admission $12, $10 seniors, $8 students.
Begins at 9:00 p.m.
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