Appalachian Writers Forum Missouri Poetry Festival

FYI

News Release
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Re: Submission deadline for Montserrat Poetry Festival
Sub. Deadline: January 31, 2009
Event Date: May 3, 2009

Area poets will have until the end of this month to apply for one of the presentation slots at the Montserrat Poetry Festival to be held later this year. Organizers are seeking poets to present original works that would help comprise an entertaining and varied program for the general audience.

Mark Pearce, event organizer, has asked that each applicant submit 10 poems –
6 of which may ultimately be presented at the event. Pearce suggests that each entrant submit works that are audibly accessible and that will illustrate a variety of themes and styles within the body of work.

The poems should be sent to:

Mark Pearce
174 SE 500 Road
Warrensburg, MO. 64093

Submission deadline is January 31st, 2009. The presentation line-up for the festival will be announced in mid-February.

Around 100 people attended the first Poetry Festival last summer. Pearce said he expects at least twice that number to attend this year’s event.

This year’s Poetry Festival is being sponsored by KMOS-TV – Missouri’s Public Television Station and by Montserrat Vineyards, which will once again be hosting.

The Poetry Festival will take place Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2009 at Montserrat Vineyards, Montserrat, Missouri. Those wanting to learn more, or who want to be placed on the festival’s e-mail announcements list, can access the web site

Thanks for posting word of my poetry festival, Emily.  Here's the updated skinny.

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I am happy to introduce the presentation line-up for the 2009 Montserrat Poetry Festival, to be held at Montserrat Vineyards, Montserrat, Missouri on Sunday afternoon, May 3rd.


2:00 pm Deborah Mann / Sedalia

2:20 pm Doug Kiburz / Sedalia

2:40 pm Alex Wales / Warrensburg

3:00 pm Mary Kim Schreck / Osage Beach

3:20 pm Mark Pearce / Warrensburg

3:40 pm K Michael Moore / Coralville, Iowa

4:00 pm Christina Pacosz / Kansas City

4:30 pm Neal Torrey / Bolivar

5:00 pm Alec Bell / London, England

5:30 pm Deb Noland / Sedalia

6:00 pm Walter Bargen / Ashland

6:30 pm Hubert Neth / Lee’s Summit

7:00 pm Linda O’Connell / Wellesley, Massachusetts

7:20 pm John Hardesty / Rapid City, South Dakota

7:40 pm Mabel Fowler / Sedalia

8:00 pm Russell Christianson / Clinton

Aficionados may recognize a few names on the list, including Missouri poet laureate Walter Bargen, dA writers Alec Bell, John Hardesty and K Michael Moore, and a number of other familiar names from the region.

The slate is comprised of published and unpublished writers, cowboy poets, refined stylists, realists and rhymists...you name it. It’s going to be fun.

If you are in the vicinty I hope you will consider joining us for this special event. It’s a come-and-go affair, so you can stay for 30 minutes or four hours – you get to choose. If you’d like to register your interest in attending, skip over to the Montserrat Poetry Festival Meet-Up web page at

I hope to see you there!

Special thanks to public television station KMOS-TV and Montserrat Vineyards, which are both helping to underwrite this year’s event.


Mark Pearce