One of our most popular events each season is the Poetry and Barbeque. This event combines poetry, music, barbeque, and great company for a downhome celebration of the literary arts!

15th Annual Poetry and BBQ

Tickets Now Available!

Interested in Sponsoring the BBQ or Offering an Item for the Door Prize?

We’d be very grateful! Questions? Call 772-569-6718 or email admin@lrjf.org

Sponsorship Form

Past BBQs

Past featured poets have included:

Naomi Shihab Nye, Tony Hoagland, Brian Turner, Ken Hart, Shane Seely, Claude Wilkinson, Enid Shomer, Judson Mitcham, Patricia Waters, Rick Campbell, Sylvia Curbelo, Carol Frost, Michael Hettich, Campbell McGrath, Peter Meinke, Lawrence Hetrick, Lynn Knight, Chelsea Rathburn, George Bilgere, Sean Sexton, and many others.


P.S. Do you have a copy of the Poetry and Barbeque celebratory anthology, Decade: Ten Years of Poetry and Barbeque?