Join local poets and celebrities as we try to answer this question. KPL, Van Deusen Room Wednesday, October 29th, 6pm
Celery City Winners Chosen!
Thank you to all the poets who submitted manuscripts this year. We look forward to working with these poets to publish their chapbooks and host a reading.
Celery City Chapbook Contest
August 15 Submission Deadline
50th Anniversary Celebration!
Come celebrate 50 years of poetry and community! June 18th at 5:30 pm Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts
Poetry Carnival!
Enjoy a night of poetry activities for all ages! Thursday, June 116:00pm - 7:30pm Portage District Library Registration Required Come to the Poetry Carnival and enjoy a range of poetry activities brought to you by the Friends of Poetry! This event will consist of poetry games, activities, and workshops such as: Poetry poker, individual challenges, … Continue reading Poetry Carnival!
Celery City Chapbook Reading
March 21st, 3pm Van Dusen Room, KPL
Poetry That Ate Our Ears: Children’s Poetry Contest
Deadline: April 1, 2026
Celery City Winners Chosen
Thank you to all the poets who submitted manuscripts this year. We look forward to working with these poets to publish their chapbooks and host a reading. Local Winners Kalamazoo Has Decided She Likes Her Name by Susan Blackwell Ramsey Three Lies and a Truth by Gail Martin State Winners poemlessness; an incompletion by Joshua … Continue reading Celery City Winners Chosen
Poetry That Ate Our Ears: Poetry Reading
Saturday, September 28th 1pm
Happy Poetry Month!
Now is a wonderful time to start putting together your submission for the Celery City Chapbook Contest! The contest is opening June 1, 2025!