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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.

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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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SODA CITY POETRY FESTIVAL

Friday June 27, 2025

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Richland Library (Main)

1431 Assembly Street

Columbia, SC 29201
info@sodacitypoetry.org

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