If you know of any free, public poetry events in Kentucky (or easily accessible local venues), please contact us and we’ll add them to our events calendar.

• Thursday, October 9

  • Teen Howl #35 featuring Aidan Ziliak

    Starts: 6:00 pm
    Location: The Morris Book Shop, East High Street, Lexington, KY, United States

    (Facebook Event page)
    The monthly event features the best of Lexington’s young poets (including an open mic), and headlines an under 20-year-old featured poet as well as an accomplished guest in the poetry community. Founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Beck and Jay McCoy, the name is based off of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”, which the group read in pieces during their initial meetings.
    This week’s featured guest is Aidan Ziliak.

  • Poezia

    Starts: 7:00 pm
    Location: Common Grounds Coffee House, East High Street, Lexington, KY, United States

    (Click for more info)
    Started in 2007 by Colin Watkins and Katerina Stoykova-Klemer, Poezia is open to anyone committed to improving their craft.
    They meet every Thursday at Common Grounds, and the prose group meets every Tuesday at the same time.

• Friday, October 10, 2014

  • Off the Ground! with Adam Day

    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Location: Common Grounds Coffee House, 343 E High St, Lexington, KY, United States
    (from the Facebook Event page:)
    The third seasonal Off the Ground! reading series will feature Louisville-born poet and Director of the Baltic Writing Residency Adam Day.
    As a part of the University of Kentucky’s English department, Off the Ground! is hosted by Limestone (UK’s premier literary journal), Graphite, and Shale Literary Journal.