The Sixth Annual Taos Poetry Festival (formerly known as the Verse/Converse Festival — good work on the name change) kicks off today at the Harwood Museum — in just a few minutes.
There’s a big line-up of workshops, performances, slams, and more, at venues all over town. Here’s the full breakdown:
Thursday, May 30:
Youth Poetry, Harwood Museum (except Poet’s Living Room)
12-1:00: Gather, Check-in, Connect. Harwood Museum
1:00-3:00: Workshop by Suzi Q – Free Admission. Harwood Museum
3:00-4:00: Open Art Time – Free Admission. Harwood Museum
4:00-5:30: Poets’ Living Room hosted by Annie McNaughton – Free Admission. At SOMOS
6:30-7:00: Team check in for evening Evening Poetry Slam. Harwood Museum
6:00-9:30 Evening Poetry Slam: Youth Poetry Slam – $5.00. Harwood Museum
Friday May 31
9:30-10:30: Poetry Salon – Free Admission. Geraint Smith Gallery
1:00-2:00: Poetry Workshop – $10.00, Free admission for youth. Taos Mesa Brewery
2:00-4:30: Independent Student Slam: Taos Mesa Brewery
4:30-6:30: Poets’ Living Room hosted by Annie McNaughton – Free Admission Taos Mesa Brewery
7:00-10:00: Adult Poetry Slam – $10.00, Taos Mesa Brewery
Saturday, June 1
9:30-10:30: Poetry Salon – Free Admission. Geraint Smith Gallery
12:30-3:30: Workshop with Carlos Andrés Gómez – $15.00, Free Admission for youth. Taos Center for the Arts
4:00-5:30: Poets’ Living Room hosted by Annie McNaughton – Free Admission. Taos Center for the Arts
7:00-9:30: Evening Show Featuring Dora E McQuaid and Carlos Andrés Gómez. Taos Center for the Arts