We hope you join us.
Your Guide to Events at the 2025 Camden Festival of Poetry
Festival Highlights
-
Tuesday May 13 • Public Reading at the Camden Public Library
6:00 - 8:00pm. Limited seating, get there early!
-
Thursday May 15 • The Sonic Café hosted by Rory McBride
7:00 - 9:00pm Singer-Songwriter open mic, in the Pilgrim Room, First Congregational Church of Camden, 55 Elm Street • FREE and open to the public!
-
Friday May 16 • Jane Hirshfield Craft Talk
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Sign up for tickets, there are 65 seats available. -
Friday May 16 • Poetry Open Mic
7:00 - 9:00pm. 30 slots available. See sign up below.
-
Saturday May 17 • Workshops
7 Workshops will be held between 2:15 - 3:10pm. Sign up will be in-person on Saturday.
-
Saturday May 17 • Keynote Address
by Jane Hirshfield 4:15 - 5:15pm
Book Tables at the Festival
Do you have a book you’d like to sell? Do you have a small (or medium-sized) press with books to sell? Click on the button below to get your name on the list! Limited to 20 Book Sellers!
Volunteer for the Festival
Are you local and interested in helping out befure and during the Festival? Click on the button below to get your name on the list!
Poetry Open Mic 2025
We have slots for 30 people at our Friday evening Open Mic event. If you’re interested, get on our mailing list and you’ll receive the call for applicants when we open that up!