Tickets are on sale now for the 2022 poetry festival!
The Monterey Poetry Festival brings together local and national poets for a weekend of readings, workshops, and parties. Tickets on sale now.
Friday 8 April – Sunday 10 April
Friday April 8th, 7pm
Opening Night
with Josiah Luis Alderete, Chris Siders, Angel Dominguez, Hannah Kezema, Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta, and Turista!
$10 presale, $15 at door (Old Capitol Books)
Friday April 8th, 9:30pm
Brooklyn Wildlife Afterparty: hip hop art surprise experimental synths
With Chris Carr, Chris Siders and others.
$10 presale, $15 at door (Venue provided after ticket purchase)
Saturday April 9th, 7pm
Nepotism6: poetry and our own inflated egos
with Brian Sheffield, Heather Flescher, Hafiz Kheir, Chris Carr, Jonathan Gomez, and Claire Durand-Gasselin
$10 presale, $15 at door (Old Capitol Books)
Saturday April 9th, 9:30pm
Nepotism afterparty and open mic
house show and open mic in New Monterey featuring Chris Carr, Ekene Music, John Garry, and No Existo
$10 presale (address given after booking)
Sunday April 10th, 6pm
CSU Monterey Bay Poets
hosted by Daniel Summerhill, with Kenny Garcia, Zoe Atlas, Kent Leatham, Dauphiene Parks, Christian Vega, and Roopa Bala Singh
$10 presale, $15 at door, free for CSUMB students with ID (Old Capitol Books)
Sunday April 10th, 9pm
Back Lot Poetry: a poetry open mic
hosted by Brian Sheffield
Free and open to everyone. Dress for the cold night.
Old Capitol Books 