Austin International Poetry Festival 2009

Austin International Poetry Festival The 17th Annual Austin International Poetry Festival, featuring live readings, invited-poet workshops, awards competition, and poetry slams takes place in Austin, Texas at local venues including coffee-houses, bookstores, theaters, diners, and historical sites. "AIPF is the largest non-juried poetry festival in the U.S." Dates: April 23rd to April 26th, 2009. Average attendance: 250. Cost: $30-50, depending on level of registration. All poetry events are free and open to the public. Local, national, and international poets will be in attendance. (2008 featured poets included Afaa Weaver, Eran Tzelgov, Olga Samples Davis, John Row, Jericho Brown, Agnes Meadows, and Bob Mudd). Annual adult and youth anthology competitions are open to all registrants, who may submit poetry along with their registration for consideration. For more information, or to register, please visit the official AIPF website www.aipf.org Online registration ends February 1, 2009. Festival Director: Ashley S. Kim. Contact Information: [email protected] (512)731-5907 P.O. Box 41224, Austin, TX 78704.