Each autumn, the village of Sharon Springs gathers to celebrate the written word. The Sharon Springs Poetry Festival returns in 2026 with three remarkable poets, a series of public readings, workshops, and conversations, and a continued commitment to bringing poetry directly into the community.
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October 17-18, 2025 • Timothy Donnelly, Jana Prikryl, and Nicole Sealey.
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October 18-19, 2024 Peter Balakian, Sophie Cabot Black, and Maya C. Popa
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“OK, it’s not actually a picnic but a music & literature extravaganza”
-Time Out New York
October 13 – 14, 2023
Ilya Kaminsky, Katie Farris, and Maggie Millner
Celebrating Oscar Wilde’s August 11, 1882 visit to Sharon Springs, NY
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October 14 – 15, 2022
Joyce Carol Oates, Jennifer Grotz, and Terrance Hayes
Celebrating Oscar Wilde’s August 11, 1882 lecture in Sharon Springs, NY
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“OK, it’s not actually a picnic but a music & literature extravaganza”
– Time Out New York
A Fundraiser for the Sharon Springs Poetry Festival
Thursday, October 14, 2021
with
Stephanie Burt, Dora Malech, and Paul Muldoon
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The 2020 Sharon Springs Poetry Festival will take place October 15 – 17, 2020.
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All events taking place online October 15-17, 2020
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with
Billy Collins, Tracy K. Smith, and Anne Waldman
with
Ellen Bass, Michael Dickman, and Erica Jong
with
Major Jackson, Robert Pinsky, and Monica Youn
Klinkhart Hall Arts Center’s programs are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Most of our events are free to attend, but they are not cost-free to produce.
You can help the nonprofit Klinkhart Hall Arts Center continue to bring the Sharon Springs Poetry Festival and other quality events to our community by making a donation.
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