Pikes Peak Poetry Summit 2023

The 2023 Pikes Peak Poetry Summit theme is "Art is a Bridge to New Perspectives." This year we are celebrating poetry across Colorado with features from all over the state.

Join our summit and open up yourself to new ideas through powerful artistry. April is National Poetry Month and this summit will be the perfect way to celebrate whether you are a seasoned poet, exploring the art form, or just a lover of poetry. Get inspired, improve your craft, share your words, and learn more about poetry locally and across the state. Engage with our poetry workshops, share your work on the open mic, and experience amazing poetry and music performances.

Workshops including How to Rhyme?: Songwriting 101 with Dominique Robbins, Poetry, Pop Culture, and Social Justice with Michael Ferguson, Building Community, Building a poem with Poetry Heals, and Becoming Poetry writing workshop. 

Shop our art market to support local poets, authors, and artists. The poetic experience in the Pikes Peak Region is phenomenal and we can't wait to celebrate with the community.  Be curious about the bridge poetry will create for you. All ages are welcome!

The workshops are provided at no cost. All workshops are 45 minutes in duration. Please prepare change for the metered parking.

Registration is now open for the workshops below

Poetry, Pop Culture, and Social Justice with Michael Ferguson

What To Do With Blue—A List-Poem Workshop/Creative Writing Experience with Susan M. Peiffer.

3 Minutes Left— A Spoken-Work Workshop/Creative Writing with Susan M. Peiffer.

Earth Day Workshop with Ali Cavitt

The Meaning & The Music Writing Workshop with Becoming // Poetry

How You Rhyming? : Songwriting 101 Workshop with Dominque Robbins aka DMINQ

Building Community, Building a poem with Poetry Heals

EVENT SCHEDULE 

8:30 a.m.      Breakfast

9 a.m.           Welcome, intro, and housekeeping

9:10 a.m.      State of Poetry & Performance by Ashley Cornelius

9:20 a.m.      Performances from Colorado Poets
     9:20 - Ahja Fox, Aurora
     9:30 - Franklin Cruz, Denver
     9:40 - Juan Morales, Pueblo
     9:50 - Joe Johnson, Manitou Springs
     10 a.m. - Chris Beasley, Colorado Springs

10 a.m.        What To Do With Blue — A List-Poem Workshop/Creative Writing Experience with Susan M. Peiffer

10:15 a.m.   Poetry, Pop Culture, and Social Justice with Michael Ferguson

11 a.m.        3 Minutes Left — A Spoken-Work Workshop/Creative Writing with Susan M. Peiffer

11 a.m.        Earth Day workshop with Ali Cavitt

11:45 a.m.   Lunch, Art and Poetry Market

1 p.m.          How to Rhyme?: Songwriting 101 with Dominque DMINQ Robbins

2 p.m.          The Meaning & The Music Writing Workshop with Becoming Poetry

3 p.m.          Building Community, Building a Poem with Poetry Heals

3:45 p.m.     Sun Mountain Taiko, Community Open mic, Opening poems from poetry contest winners.

4:30 p.m.     Close

Come celebrate Poetry Month with PPLD.