National Poetry Month (April) 2021

St. Johns Cultural Council and Ancient City Poets Celebrate National Poetry Month

Free Events throughout April, 2021

Enjoy free events and activities as the St. Johns Cultural Council and Ancient City Poets collaborate with local arts organizations to celebrate Poetry Month in St. Johns County.

This programming is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Friday, April 2:  
National Poetry Month at First Friday Art Walk
Art Studio of Saint Augustine Beach, Cultural Arts Center, St. Johns County Pier
5 pm to 8 pm
Meet local poets, enjoy poetry writing activities and browse an old-fashioned book fair featuring local authors during April's First Friday Art Walk.

Tuesday, April 6:
Poetry Month Proclamation
County Administration Building, 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine Florida
9 am. 
​The Board of County Commissioners proclaim Poetry Month in St. Johns County

Thursday, April 8:
Poetry in Motion Film Screenings at Light Box
Art Box, 137 King Street, St. Augustine Florida
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Enjoy an evening of spoken word documentaries and poetry videos, curated by filmmaker James Scott, followed by discussion.
Meet local authors with books available for purchase.

Saturday, April 17:  
Poetry Activities at Airstream Row Artisan Market
190 Vilano Road, St. Augustine, Florida
10 am to 3 pm
Enjoy poetry activities and meet local poets during April's Vilano Beach Artisans Market.

Sunday, April 25:  
Ancient City Poets Open Mic
Outdoor Art Patio at 137 King Street in the San Sebastian Art District
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Experience the spoken word scene at St. Johns County's longest running monthly poetry reading series.
Sign up starts at 2:30 pm and emcee Chris Bodor calls up 15 readers beginning at 3:00 pm.

ALL MONTH
"Writers Do Their P.Art" Exhibition
Art Studio of Saint Augustine Beach, Cultural Arts Center, St. Johns County Pier
Throughout the month of April. Experimental art show featuring ten Ancient City Poets on display during the entire month of April.  
Gallery hours are posted at www.beachartstudio.org  

ALL MONTH
St. Johns Cultural Council Haiku Contest
Prizes awarded for poems in three categories: Middle School, High School, and Adult.
Learn more at www.stjohnsculture.com

The St. Johns County Cultural Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the designated local arts agency for St. Johns County, Florida.  
For more information about the Cultural Council, visit www.stjohnsculture.com 

DONATIONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL POETRY
Please support Poet Plant Press and Ancient City Poets. Buy them a coffee, or two, or ten. Any ammount of coffee money donated here goes towards poetry projects such as open mic events and published print books. Thank you Antonette Libro, our March 2021 sponsor, for the ten coffees.

DONATE HERE:
​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/poetplantpress/c/1107032

​ANCIENT CITY POETS ON YOUTUBE
Three years ago, for National Poetry Month, Ancient City Poets launched a YouTube Channel to preserve our past. We always encourage video students and volunteers with cameras to help us document the Saint Augustine poetry scene.

Subscribe to our channel so you can get notified whenever new footage is added. Zoom is amazing. You can record the meetings, so we have been getting great recordings on our online event. It is a game changer. Here is the recording of Joel Lipman zooming in for the February 2021 open mic.

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