Passing the Torch
Former Carrboro Poet Laureate, Gary Phillips, shares his thoughts on Fred Joiner becoming the new Poet Laureate. As members of the Carrboro Poets Council, these […]
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Get to know Fatima Abdullah
The West End Poetry festival had the wonderful opportunity to interview Fatima Abdullah, one of the featured poets who will be sharing her work on […]
2018 West End Poetry Festival
-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- October 17th-20th, 2018 will mark the 13th anniversary of the annual West End Poetry Festival in Carrboro, NC. Four days of poetry […]
Gary Phillips on intersections: Theme of this year’s festival
Intersections Gary Phillips, Carrboro Poet Laureate Intersectionality is a strong literary term often used to describe overlapping and interconnected webs of discrimination based on gender, […]
Carrboro’s 2017 Poetry Festival to Expand
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Town of Carrboro, North Carolina will be bursting with poetry from Wednesday October 18th to the 21st, 2017. The West End […]