Event
March 18, 2023
5:30PM – 6:30PM
Local writers converge at Rapunzel’s Cafe and Bookstore for a fun night of poetry and prose, as well as creative writing prompts.
Event
March 23, 2023
1PM – 2PM
Acclaimed Virginia-based poets Janine Joseph, Gregory Orr, and Kiki Petrosino take a look back at their lives and works.
Event
March 24, 2023
4PM – 5PM
Join past and present members of JMU’s Furious Flower Poetry Center for poetry readings and discussion.
Event
March 25, 2023
2PM – 3PM
Ticketed Event
We’re pleased to share that our 2023 Same Page featured book is Ross Gay’s “The Book of Delights.” Gay will be in conversation about this book and his most recent work, “Inciting Joy.”
Event
March 25, 2023
4PM – 5PM
John Keene (“Punks: New & Selected Poems”) and Robert Samuels & Toluse Olorunnipa (“His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice”) discuss how singular stories collectively shape history.
Event
March 26, 2023
2PM – 3PM
In this panel, poets Quan Barry, Thorpe Moeckel, and Lisa Russ Spaar discuss their forays into prose.
Event
March 26, 2023
6PM – 7PM
Hear poets Celeste Lipkes (“Radium Girl”) and Samantha Thornhill (“The Animated Universe”) read their recent works.
Event
March 26, 2023
7PM – 8:30PM
To cap off the 2023 Virginia Festival of the Book, enjoy a drink with us at Decipher Brewing!