Summer Poetry Festival: Gathering Voices

Poetry Society of Vermont’s Summer Festival 2026: Gathering Voices--a day of festive celebration for poets, poetry lovers, friends and family!All Day: Print using a roller-press and letterpress with Revolutionary Press; engage in a community poem and poetry games with The Paper Poet; mingle with poets from all over Vermont; shop the onsite poetry book table and take home fair-trade essentials from JustFood. Morning Program:10:00 Opening10:15-11:00 Voices from the Concrete Jungle: Free Verse Behind BarsPoetry from incarcerated Vermonters.11:10-11:40 Voices of New England: Uplifting Poets Across the RegionDave Miller of the NEPC and readings by regional poets.11:45-12:30 Voices of Vermont Open Mic. Poets from around Vermont share their work. Lunch:12:30-1:20 Voices in Song: Poetry in Music by O’hAnleighO’hAnleigh presents poetry in music to liven your lunch hour. The Kitchen at HCA will be open serving a truly fabulous lunch, including vegan and GF items. Register for your lunch ticket in advance; a limited number of of meals will be available for on-site purchase. Afternoon Program:1:30-2:00 Emerging Voices: Youth Poets LaureateReadings by the 2025 Vermont Youth Poet Laureate Emma Paris andthe 2025-2026 Connecticut Youth Poet Laureate Anna Capelle2:00-3:15 KEYNOTE: Ndakiitôgwzinna: The Voice of Our LandJoseph Bruchac and Jesse Bruchac share indigenous music with drum and flutes, storytelling and their own poetry in Abenaki and English.3:15-4:15 Voices of Vermont Open Mic: Poets from around Vermont share their work. Poetry Society of Vermont’s Summer Festival 2026: Gathering Voices--a day of festive celebration for poets, poetry lovers, friends and family!All Day: Print using a roller-press and letterpress with Revolutionary Press; engage in a community poem and poetry games with The Paper Poet; mingle with poets from all over Vermont; shop the onsite poetry book table and take home fair-trade essentials from JustFood. Morning Program:10:00 Opening10:15-11:00 Voices from the Concrete Jungle: Free Verse Behind BarsPoetry from incarcerated Vermonters.11:10-11:40 Voices of New England: Uplifting Poets Across the RegionDave Miller of the NEPC and readings by regional poets.11:45-12:30 Voices of Vermont Open Mic. Poets from around Vermont share their work. Lunch:12:30-1:20 Voices in Song: Poetry in Music by O’hAnleighO’hAnleigh presents poetry in music to liven your lunch hour. The Kitchen at HCA will be open serving a truly fabulous lunch, including vegan and GF items. Register for your lunch ticket in advance; a limited number of of meals will be available for on-site purchase. Afternoon Program:1:30-2:00 Emerging Voices: Youth Poets LaureateReadings by the 2025 Vermont Youth Poet Laureate Emma Paris andthe 2025-2026 Connecticut Youth Poet Laureate Anna Capelle2:00-3:15 KEYNOTE: Ndakiitôgwzinna: The Voice of Our LandJoseph Bruchac and Jesse Bruchac share indigenous music with drum and flutes, storytelling and their own poetry in Abenaki and English.3:15-4:15 Voices of Vermont Open Mic: Poets from around Vermont share their work. Show More