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SODA CITY POETRY FESTIVAL
Soda City Poetry Festival is a two day celebration of poetry.
Open to all, this intergenerational and racially-diverse festival brings together new and experienced poets from around the city, state, and region for poetry workshops and panels that promote the reading, writing, and discussion of poetry.
This program is made possible by the generous support of the Academy of American Poets and the Mellon Foundation. Visit the Latest page for a video recap of the 2024 festival. The 2025 Festival will be June 27th-28th. Stay tuned for details.
FREE!
June
27th-28th
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FESTIVAL FOUNDER
City of Columbia Poet Laureate | Educator | Future Librarian | Bluefield Girl
Born and raised in Bluefield, South Carolina, Jennifer Bartell Boykin is the Poet Laureate of the City of Columbia. An alumna of Agnes Scott College with an MFA in Poetry from the University of South Carolina, Boykin has fellowships from Callaloo and The Watering Hole. She is a 2023 Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate Fellow.
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