Again this year, OPA will partner with the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Program and the Ohio Arts Council to coordinate the Ohio Poetry Showcase. For our third-annual showcase, in addition to some of Ohio's Poetry Out Loud winning students, we will feature as many of Ohio's poets laureate as possible. Our keynote poet will be U.S. Beat Poet Laureate John Burroughs! Numerous other county, city, and regional poets laureate will join us as well.
The State Fair opens at 9 AM. Get complete State Fair information at ohiostatefair.com.
AGENDA
1:00–2:00 PM, Poetry Out Loud student reading
2:00–6:00 PM, Ohio Poetry Showcase
6:00–7:00 PM, U.S Beat Poet Laureate Reading w/Q&A
LOCATION
Ohio Expo Center & State Fair - Cox Fine Arts Building
717 East 17th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211
Parking is free to all fairgoers. Join us for this terrific showcase of Ohio's poetic talent!