Welcome to the Utah monthly edition of Poetry Happens, brought to you by Rock Canyon Poets. Each edition includes poetry happenings, calls, and other announcements coming up in Utah, with highlights specifically for Utah county. And tune in on KRCL RadioActive the first Monday of every month for announcements and feature poet reading!
UPCOMING EVENTS for Utah County
Rock Canyon Poets poetry reading & open mic every 2nd Tuesday from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at Pioneer Book in Provo, this month on March 10 featuring Natasha Sajé!
Every Thursday – Speak for Yourself spoken word open mic at Enliten Cafe in Provo, at 7:30 pm
Saturday Night Slam Series, check their Facebook page for monthly dates, from 7 – 9 PM at the BYU Wilkinson Student Center in Provo
UPCOMING EVENTS for Utah
Poetry Reading with Utah Poet Laureate – Paisley Rekdal – Wed Mar 11 2020 at 05:30 pm at The Rio Theatre, 210 S Main St, Helper, UT
Alen Hamza and Ceridwen Hall – The University of Utah Guest Writers Series presents an evening of poetry with authors Alen Hamza and Ceridwen Hall at Finch Lane Gallery at the Art Barn, Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 07:00 pm – 08:00 pm.
City Art Reading Series, typically the first three Wednesdays of every month at the Salt Lake City Downtown Library. Check their Facebook Events page for updates.
Bountiful Open Mic is a music/poetry open mic held the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month at 8 pm; 55 North Main in Bountiful.
Sugar Slam at Wasatch Theater Co. in Salt Lake City at 8 PM. Check Facebook page for current dates.
Poetry in the Park Registration Deadline: Feb. 20, 2020. The 11th annual Poetry In the Park (PIP) workshop will be held Friday March 6th in Zion Park. Rob Carney, Utah Valley University English Department, will conduct the workshop. See PIP for workshop details. For PIP registration, go to the Zion Park Workshop Registration site.
Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous – 3 Stages Western Music & Cowboy Poetry – Open Mic Stage March 6 – 8, 2020 at Mountain Crest High School in Hyrum, Utah.
Haikus, Modernism and Stanton MacDonald-Wright – “Haiga Portfolio” (1965-1966) blends Eastern and Western influences, pairing vibrant modernist paintings with haikus written by some of Japan’s most influential poets. Presented by Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan UT, exhibit runs from August 24 – June 30, 2020.
CALLS FOR POEMS (Utah-based)
2020 Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry – Manuscripts must be in English and should be between 48 and 100 typed pages. Fee: $25. Deadline: April 15.
Provo Poetry POEMBALL Machine – Send in up to 10 short poems to be included in the POEMBALL Machines in Provo and Salt Lake City.
Utah Life call for poems: May/June 2020 issue will be poems on the theme of “Butterflies and Flowers.” Deadline March 1.
Western Humanities Review – open to submissions year round.
For more national submission calls, visit https://trishhopkinson.com.
If you have an event or announcement related to poetry in Utah, please contact us here and we will include it in our next edition.
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