Thank you to our poets and presenters, our audience, sponsors, social media specialists, videographers, photographers, caterers, our small staff and many volunteers, and our youth and their families, for your support of our 2024 mainstage festival! SPF Fringe, our festival of poetry pop-ups continues. Info here!

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Sierra Poetry Festival 2024

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Support the art of poetry! Your donation goes directly toward poets and poetry.

All Day, Saturday, April 13, 2024
The Center for the Arts
314 W Main St Grass Valley, CA 95945

PLUS, more than a month of pop-up poetry events, free and open to the public, from March 21 - May 6.

Sierra Poetry Festival is a project of Nevada County Arts Council. We hosted our 8th Annual SIERRA POETRY FESTIVAL on April 13, 2024 at The Center for the Arts, in Grass Valley, CA, attended by some of our most exciting local, national, and international poets and performers, in the midst of a month-long POP-UP POETRY FESTIVAL, taking place in venues across Nevada County and beyond.

Sierra Poetry Festival marks National Poetry Month from the rolling foothills of California’s Gold Country to the rugged High Sierra, bringing a rich literary community together to celebrate the spoken word and reach out to new audiences in fresh ways. Through Sierra Poetry Festival we also celebrate California Arts, Culture & Creativity Month and we draw attention to our two coveted California Cultural Districts.

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Why Poetry?

Like communities across the world, we believe that poetry has the power to inspire, heal and build bridges. We believe that it is a healthy way to share experiences, teach patience and joy, and bring communities together.

Access at Sierra Poetry Festival

We strive to host an inclusive, accessible festival so that all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, can engage fully. To request an accommodation, or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Eliza Tudor at director@sierrapoetryfestival.org, or by phone at 530-718-0727

Youth Participation

A key priority for Nevada County Arts Council at Sierra Poetry Festival is local youth. We want to offer them an opportunity to grow and thrive – either through poetry recitation or through the simple enjoyment of listening to poetry read by some of our most eminent poets. Our youth can enjoy main stage readings, attend workshops, and participate in the free fringe festival poetry pop-up events that take place all the way through National Poetry Month in April. Our student festival tickets are offered free of charge – and your sponsorship will help us cover the costs for this.

Celebrating National Poetry Month

Sierra Poetry Festival marks National Poetry Month from the rolling foothills of California’s Gold Country to the rugged High Sierra, bringing our rich literary community together to celebrate the spoken word and reach out to brand new audiences in fresh ways.

Join the Sierra Poetry Festival family

Our Sierra Poetry Festival family is more than our presenter line-up. It is you, our audience members, sponsors, social media specialists, our videographers, photographers, caterers, and our many volunteers. You support Sierra Poetry Festival in many different ways, and we thank you.

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