The festival returns May 13-16 with more than 50 events and will bring to light reflections on resilience and elegies that reckon with social injustice.
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The Massachusetts Poetry Festival returns to Salem (and virtually) May 13-16, 2021! This year s festival marks its return to Salem since its 10-year anniversary event in 2018, and following next month s events the festival will return biennially.
This year, a limited number of in-person events are taking place in Salem, with most events being available virtually. Events are open to the public and virtual events are viewable by suggested donation (or free to students) at festival.masspoetry.org.
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In addition to the more than 100 poets featured across the festival s 50+ events, headline poets include: Naomi Shihab Nye, Tyehimba Jess, Lang Leav, Martin Espada, Victoria Chang, Jos Charles, Khadijah Queen, Patricia Spears Jones, Ariana Reines, Dara Wier, and more.