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Sierra Poetry Festival’s mainstage event will take place on April 18, 2026 at The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley, CA, attended by some of our most exciting local, national, and international poets and performers. Keynotes Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman will be joined by Major Jackson, Jimmy Vega, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Boris Dralyuk, Francesca Bell, Daniel Bellm, José Hernandez Diaz, and Tess Taylor, among many others.Festivities commence on March 21st, World Poetry Day, and continue through the month of April with the SPF Fringe, a month-long fringe poetry festival happening in locations across Nevada County.
Sierra Poetry Festival marks National Poetry Month from the rolling foothills of California’s Gold Country to the rugged High Sierra, bringing a rich literary community together to celebrate the spoken word and reach out to new audiences in fresh ways. Through Sierra Poetry Festival we also celebrate California Arts, Culture & Creativity Month and we draw attention to our two coveted California Cultural Districts.
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Event Venue
The Center for the Arts, 314 W Main St, Grass Valley, CA 95945-6424, United States
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