I will be there

I am posting a letter I got a few weeks ago from the head of Palm Beach (sorry it took so long Miles) I am planning on going especially because it doesn’t seem like anyone wants me to go to AWP at the moment. Oh well drinks at the bar with my friends isn’t a bad trade.

PALM BEACH POETRY FESTIVAL

January 19-22, 2006 www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.com

(516) 868-2063

JANE HIRSHFIELD TONY HOAGLAND GALWAY KINNELL

THOMAS LUX MARILYN NELSON SHARON OLDS

LAURE ANNE BOSSELAAR KURT BROWN

SUSAN MITCHELL CAMPBELL MCGRATH

Hi Theresa,

Thanks for the publicity you provided the first Palm Beach Poetry Festival on "early hours of sky"! Posting those photos and all your positive comments is very much appreciated.
As you can see from the letterhead, we have put together a spectacular line up of poets for the 2nd festival, and this time it will be held at Old School Square (oldschool.org) in Delray Beach which is a lovely, lively town with restaurants, art galleries, the new public library, beaches and bars all within easy walking distance of the festival. The Crest Theatre will house the readings and craft talks providing a much better experience for the audience. And the Vintage Gymnasium will serve as our central hospitality center for social events including the gala dinner on Friday evening (now included in the price of a workshop) and a special Saturday Night Coffee House featuring Slam Competition between our poets and Delray Beach Poets.
As you can see we've doubled the number of workshops: six advanced plus two intermediate. And each of them is ten hours, twice as long as the first festival. We'll still require applications to insure good solid discussions and well executed poems in all the workshops. And we've added a Florida Poets reading as well.
I'll be sending out an e-mail to all of the participants in last January's festival, but I couldn't wait to get in touch with you to thank you for your blog!
I hope I'll see you again in January. Winter isn't Winter in Palm Beach County!
Best, Miles