{"id":46429,"date":"2026-03-05T05:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=46429"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:02:39","slug":"enjoy-the-2026-camden-festival-of-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46429\/enjoy-the-2026-camden-festival-of-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy The 2026 Camden Festival Of Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-46431 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CFOP\u20132025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"580\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-46430 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pink.nezhukumatathil_750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"910\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aimee Nezhukumatathil<br \/>\nKeynote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nThe 2026 Camden Festival Of Poetry Is Coming!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It\u2019s free and open to the public.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy all the pre-festival events!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--event-time\"><span class=\"event-time-localized\"><strong>Pre-Festival Workshops<\/strong><\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 7 \u2013 2:00\u202fPM \u2013 4:00\u202fpm<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/world-of-wonders-events\/event-one-rg2bh-mx2wm-3ea3j-2mns6-5t2r6-ykgdz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World of Wonders with Kristen Lindquist<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 7 \u2013 2:00\u202fPM \u2013 4:00\u202fpm<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/world-of-wonders-events\/event-one-rg2bh-mx2wm-3ea3j-2mns6-5t2r6-ykgdz-pf6xs-2a75s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World of Wonders with Ann van Buren<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 28 \u2013 1:00\u202fPM \u2013 3:00 pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/world-of-wonders-events\/event-one-rg2bh-mx2wm-3ea3j-2mns6-5t2r6-ykgdz-pf6xs-9rawl-t2f9a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World of Wonders with Brandon Keim<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 4 \u2013 1:00\u202fPM \u2013 3:00\u202fpm<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/world-of-wonders-events\/event-one-rg2bh-mx2wm-3ea3j-2mns6-5t2r6-ykgdz-pf6xs-9rawl-jfg8d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World of Wonders with Mihku Paul<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Festival Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Tuesday, May 12 &gt; 6:00 &#8211; 7:15 pm<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Public Reading<\/strong><br \/>\nCamden Public Library 55 Main St.<br \/>\nLimited seating, get there early!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Thursday, May 14 &gt; 7:00 &#8211; 9:00<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/2026-festival-schedule#sonic-cafe-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sonic Cafe<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Singer-Songwriter Open Mic hosted by John and Rachel Nicholas<br \/>\nPascal Hall, 86 Pascal Ave in Rockport \u2022 FREE and Open to the Public.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/2026-festival-schedule#sonic-cafe-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the line-up here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Friday, May 15 &gt; 2:00 &#8211; 4:00 pm<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>\u201cHow to Fall Down Into the Grass: Writing from the Natural World\u201d<\/strong>, a Craft Talk with Aimee Nezhukumatathil<br \/>\nCamden Public Library 55 Main St. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/workshops-craft-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reserve your tickets!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Poetry Open Mic<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nSign up in person the night of the event, first-come, first-served.<\/span><br \/>\n7:00 &#8211; 9:00 pm Pascal Hall 86 Pascal Ave in Rockport<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 16 \u2013 Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>The Poetry Walk 10:00 &#8211; 11:00 am <\/strong>Meet at the Town Hall at 29 Elm Street at 10 am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">All other events on Saturday will take place at the Congregational Church at 55 Elm Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>10:00 &#8211; 12:00 Workshops<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/workshops-craft-talk#saturday-workshops\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up ONLINE<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1:30 Welcome<\/strong> by Festival Chairs<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>1:40 Maine Poets &amp; Musicians <\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/2026-festival-schedule#maine-poets-performers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more<\/a> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/2026-festival-schedule#maine-poets-performers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>2:40 Stretch Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>2:45 Two Ponds Press Presentation:<\/strong> Words &amp; Images. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/2026-festival-schedule#two-ponds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>3:15 Book Fair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>3:45 Award Presentations<\/strong> for Zimpritch Poet of Promise and 2026 Chapbook winner<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>4:00 Notes from a Night Owl Aimee Nezhukumatathil\u2019s Keynote\u00a0Live<\/strong> also available over <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/2026-keynote-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>5:00<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Book signing<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It\u2019s free and open to the public!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camdenfestivalofpoetry.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44802 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Logo-OneLine-750.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Logo-OneLine-750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Logo-OneLine-750-425x75.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Logo-OneLine-750-700x124.jpg 700w\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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