The festival kicks off with a Beat Poet Summit on Thursday night featuring ten minutes of podium time awarded to all past and present Beat Poet Laureates who get “On the Road ” like Kerouac, and travel to the Sunshine State. A community open mic will follow. The sign-up sheet is available at 6 p.m. and open to the first 10 people. Please limit your time at the podium to five minutes.

The celebration of Creative writing and reciting continues during the day on Friday and Saturday with author discussions, seminars, and a keynote presentation by New York poet George Wallace at the historic downtown campus of Flagler College. On Friday evening, the English Department hosts an off-campus open mic and the weekend concludes on Saturday afternoon with an awards ceremony for the winners of the St. Johns Cultural Council Haiku Contest, followed by a reception.
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Beat Poet Summit followed by community open mic hour

Free open to the public event at the Waterworks.
Door open 6:00 pm | Showtime 7:00 pm

more info about the National Beat Poetry Foundation
https://nationalbeatpoetryfoundation.org/

To learn more about April 11-13 festival events go to St. Augustine PoetFest