The Porch Poets are a small group of local poets dedicated to providing a safe, supportive environment for poets to share work and receive constructive feedback in order to develop and refine individual voices and craft. We create opportunities for poets to:
- Read their work in the broader community
- Publish their work
- Participate in special poetry projects and events
Every spring, the Porch Poets take part in the Laura Riding Jackson Foundation’s Poetry & BBQ, by taking the stage and reading our poems. We have also, for the past two years, produced a chapbook of our poems, which we sell at various poetry events, including the Poetry & BBQ fundraiser.
The Porch Poets meet:
- The second Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm on the porch of Laura’s historic home*
- The fourth Thursday of every month from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the writing center*
*Due to COVID-19, all meetings are being held underneath the Pole Barn for social distancing purposes.
If you are interested in finding out more about our group, please call us at 772-569-6718 or email admin@lrjf.org.
See our Porch Poets in action!
Photo credits go to Michael Jackson at ChileJam and to Bill Conway.
