2023 Boston Poetry Marathon Schedule
Many thanks to all our participants. We have over 100 poets reading at this year’s Boston Poetry Marathon. We are close to our fundraising goal, to cover the costs of this all-volunteer effort. Please donate today!
Please note this schedule is subject to change. No readers will be moved out of their hour without notice, but they may be moved around within their designated hour without notice. View the PDF version here.
Thank you for your interest in the Boston Poetry Marathon! We look forward to seeing you on August 5 & 6!
| Saturday Day | Community Church of Boston, Copley Square, doors at 10:30am | |
| 1100 | – | Emily Dickinson* |
| 1107 | – | Mina Loy* |
| 1114 | – | June Jordan* |
| 1121 | – | Joyce Mansour* |
| 1128 | – | Thomas DeFreitas |
| 1135 | – | Mary Buchinger |
| 1142 | – | Hilary Sallick |
| 1200 | – | Edna St Vincent Millay* |
| 1207 | – | Lorine Niedecker* |
| 1214 | – | Lucille Clifton* |
| 1221 | – | Anna Ross |
| 1228 | – | Steven Karl |
| 1235 | – | Karen Henry |
| 1242 | – | Adam Grabowski |
| 100 | – | jojo Lazar |
| 107 | – | Dorian Kotsiopoulos |
| 114 | – | Gail Slater |
| 121 | – | Ariella Ruth |
| 128 | – | Jason Wright |
| 135 | – | Julia Story |
| 142 | – | U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo |
| 200 | – | Evan Dalton Smith |
| 207 | – | Elizabeth Guthrie |
| 214 | – | Dan Wuenschel |
| 221 | – | Tom Daley |
| 228 | – | Elizabeth Bishop* |
| 235 | – | Gale Batchelder |
| 242 | – | Joey Gould |
| 300 | – | Chad Parenteau |
| 307 | – | Ruth Lepson |
| 314 | – | Suzanne Mercury |
| 321 | – | Trace Peterson |
| 328 | – | Heather Hughes |
| 335 | – | Carol Weston |
| 342 | – | Jenny Grassl |
| 400 | – | Elisabeth Weiss |
| 407 | – | Gloria Monaghan |
| 414 | – | David Miller |
| 421 | – | Jennifer Markell |
| 428 | – | Simeon Berry |
| 435 | – | Ruby Poltorak |
| 442 | – | Willie Wildman Pleasants |
| Dinner Break | venue locked at c5:15pm | |
| Saturday Night | Doors at c6:45pm | |
| 700 | – | Octavio Paz* |
| 707 | – | Parmit Crassa |
| 714 | – | Hannah Larrabee |
| 721 | – | Joe Elliot |
| 728 | – | Michael Steffen |
| 735 | – | Cheryl Clark Vermeulen |
| 742 | – | Annie Won |
| 800 | – | John Wieners* |
| 807 | – | Jean Dany Joachim |
| 814 | – | Mitch Highfill |
| 821 | – | Andrew K. Peterson |
| 828 | – | Christopher Hughes |
| 835 | – | David Blair |
| 842 | – | Timothy Gager |
| 900 | – | Peter F. Crowley |
| 907 | – | Willie Ramirez |
| 914 | – | Christina Strong |
| 921 | – | Michael Gottlieb |
| 928 | – | Jonathan Bennett Bonilla |
| 935 | – | Pedro Poitevin |
| 942 | – | Joshua Nguyen |
| Sunday Day | Community Church of Boston, Copley Square, doors at 10:30am | |
| 1100 | – | Clarise Annette Brooks |
| 1107 | – | Susanna Kittredge |
| 1114 | – | Pampi |
| 1121 | – | Kali Lightfoot |
| 1128 | – | Greg Lawless |
| 1135 | – | Pam Matz |
| 1142 | – | Darren Black |
| 1200 | – | Jordan Davis |
| 1207 | – | Jack Miller |
| 1214 | – | Mark Lipman |
| 1221 | – | Petaluma Vale |
| 1228 | – | Steven Riel |
| 1235 | – | Anthony Cueller |
| 1242 | – | Bridget Eileen |
| 100 | – | Sarah Pearlstein |
| 107 | – | Carla Schwartz |
| 114 | – | Philip Hasouris |
| 121 | – | Emma Malbon |
| 128 | – | Ellen Steinbaum |
| 135 | – | Jon Woodward |
| 142 | – | Meg Tyler |
| 200 | – | Keith Jones |
| 207 | – | Marcia Karp |
| 214 | – | Samanthe Sheffer |
| 221 | – | Christina Liu |
| 228 | – | Judson Evans |
| 235 | – | Colleen Michaels |
| 242 | – | Mary Elizabeth Birnbaum |
| 300 | – | January O’Neil |
| 307 | – | Mattie Deed |
| 314 | – | Kenning JP Garcia |
| 321 | – | Lloyd Schwartz |
| 328 | – | Jason Wright |
| 335 | – | Angelo D’Amato |
| 342 | – | March Penn |
| 400 | – | Audre Lorde* |
| 407 | – | Clay Ventre |
| 414 | – | Kevin Carey |
| 421 | – | Hamdi Mohamed |
| 428 | – | Stevie Subrizi |
| 435 | – | Elizabeth Marie Young |
| 442 | – | Heather Treseler |
| FINISH LINE *deceased poets do not actually read but are placeholders for cancelations 😉 |
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