Today marks the beginning of the Kentucky Poetry Festival, sponsored by the University of Kentucky’s MFA in Creative Writing. The festival includes a variety of events, including an ekphrastic poetry contest, a poetry slam, and various readings.

You can view the full list of events by clicking here while links to the Facebook Event pages are below.

• Off the Ground Featuring Bianca Lynne Spriggs
• KFP College Showcase
• A Reading by Louisvillian Poets, feat. Jeremy Clark, Adam Day, Lynnell Edwards, Michael Estes, and Martha Greenwald
• Verse in Type
• UK Libraries King Library Spring Seminar
• Waxing Gastronomic: Food Poetry Open Mic
• Holler, featuring Normandi Ellis, Roger Bonair-Agard, AlexanderSings
• Write or Die Poetry Slam (Presented by Bianca Spriggs/Hosted by the Raven House)
• Roger Bonair-Agard Interview
• Ekphrastic Poetry Prize
• Poetry in the Greenhouses