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Announcing the 2025 Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival

Join Us for an Inspiring Celebration! We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Plunkett Poetry Festival is scheduled forRead More

The Annual Student Poetry Contest is Open for Submissions

Calling all poets! We invite all Maine high school students and University of Maine System students to submit their poemsRead More

2024 Plunkett Poetry Festival a rousing success

This year we moved the festival to Saturday afternoon, which seems to work for many Maine poets and community members.Read More

22nd Annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival | Saturday April 27

The Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, an annual celebration of emerging and established poets and poetry, will be held on Saturday,Read More

21st Annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival

Featuring Keynote Poet Molly McCully Brown, Award Winning Poet and Essayist April 28, 2023 at 7:30 P.M. Bennett D. Katz Library,Read More

New Venue for 20th Annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival

This year’s festival will offer a variety of events throughout April, including a panel discussion on April 22, and culminatesRead More

20th Annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival

Featuring Keynote Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts April 29, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Fireside Lounge in Randall Student Center, UMA AugustaRead More

Exploring Race and Social Justice Series

This event series explores the academic theme of race and social justice through a variety of topics. Each event isRead More

Baron Wormser to provide keynote and reading at Plunkett Poetry Festival | April 30

Annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival presents a hybrid event of visual and literary arts on April 30, 2021 Baron WormserRead More

Plunkett Breaks Out

Annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival calls on makers and writers to contribute works for hybrid event of visual and literaryRead More