Upcoming Events:
Out this week: Episode 18- Tenderest selves and hardest selves: a reading with Julia Bouwsma, Maine Poet Laureate
Open Mic Celebrating National Poetry Day! (March 21, 2025 @ 12pm) Leaves Book and Tea Shop– 1251 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104 ***Bring a poem to share***
Quicksilver Annual Conference (March 29, 2025) Grapevine Public Library – *** This event is free and open to the public*** Special Appearances and presentations from Mike Guinn, Dr. Ann Beebe, Cade Huie, Rebecca Balcárcel, Shakespeare Dallas and more!
Recurring Events:
FWPS Monthly meeting: 4th Tuesday @ 6:30pm (all months except Dec and May)
Regional Events:
*more information to come*
Past Events:
March 19, 2025– Episode 17 of Poetry Medicine for the Soul-Letting a poem have its way with me: a conversation with Angela Dribben and Caren Stuart
March 12, 2025– Episode 16: Who does a memory belong to?: a conversation with Kathryn Petruccelli and Paola Bruni
March 5, 2025- Episode 15: Three basements in Miami: a conversation with P. Scott Cunningham and Sarah Trudgeon
February 26, 2025- Episode 14: Not an it gets better kind of poem: a conversation with James Davis and Jessica Hammack
February 6, 2025– Podcast 13: Reponses to Tender Buttons Food: a reading and conversation with Karren Alenier, Tara Betts, Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Bernadette Geyer and Fred Marchant
January 27, 2025- Episode 12 of Poetry Medicine for the Soul: I’m a fighter and I’m gonna fight: a conversation with Suzanne Frischkorn and Georgia Popoff.
January 22, 2025- Episode 11 of Poetry Medicine for the Soul: The poems are better people than I am: a poetry reading with Annie Lighthart
January 15, 2025– Episode 10 of Poetry Medicine for the Soul: A lost history if you want to encounter it: a poetry reading with Dane Cervine
January 8, 2025– Episode 9 of Poetry Medicine for the Soul: I really wanted to be a believer: a poetry reading with Jennifer Martelli
December 18, 2024- Episode 8: of Poetry Medicine for the Soul Poems are everywhere: a conversation with Meg Weston and Margaret A. Haberman
FWPS Christmas Pot Luck and Read-Around: December 14, 2024
December 11, 2024– Poetry Medicine for the Soul Episode 7: Looking through both ends of a telescope: a conversation with Lisken Van Pelt Dus and Robin Scofield
December 3, 2024– Podcast 6: A tapestry of gaps and the role of the body with Megan McDermott and Millie Tullis; hosted and produced by John Gillespie
November 20, 2024- Podcast 5: You’re not supposed to talk about this: a conversation with Amanda Russell and Susan Ayres ; hosted and produced by John Gillespie
November 16, 2024– Book Release Party for Red Cardinal, White Snow by Susan Ayres and Processing by Amanda Russell
November 13, 2024 – Podcast 4 (Poetry Medicine for the Soul) “Two Poems – Two Poets” with Emily Pérez and Sasha West: Keeping the beast from beasting, hosted and produced by John Gillespie
November 6, 2023 – Podcast 3, “Two Poems- Two Poets” with Malachi Black and George David Clark: Incandescence and temporary beauty, hosted and produced by John Gillespie
November 6, 2024 – Riff Ram Poetry Slam, TCU BLUU Ballroom
October 30, 2024– Podcast 2 (Poetry – Medicine for the Soul) The poetry of lists and pencil stubs: a conversation with Holly Iglesias and Landon Godfrey
October 29, 2024– Halloween Haiku Read Around
October 23, 2024– Podcast 1 (Poetry – Medicine for the Soul) “Two Poems – Two Poets” with Andrea Deeken and Darla Himeles
October 19, 2024– ArtsGoggle 2024, Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX
The First Annual Quicksilver Poetry Festival, Grapevine Public Library (May 15, 2024)
Please reach out to us via email (fwpoets at gmail dot com) or our Facebook page to inquire about future collaborations.
General Overview of Annual Events:
Throughout the year we promote poetry through various events such as ArtsGoggle, the Waco Word Fest, Winnsboro Festival of Books, and our annual Quicksilver Poetry Festival!
Please reach out to us via email (fwpoets at gmail dot com) or our Facebook page to obtain more information on any of these events!
