Roxbury Poetry Festival
of national and local writers
Join us June 27, 2026 - registration now open!
Festival Headliners
See the ScheduleKwame Dawes
5:30pm - 6:30pm | Keynote Address & Conversation
Kwame Dawes is the author of numerous books of poetry, fiction, criticism, and essays. His most recent collection is Sturge Town. Dawes is Professor of Literary Arts at Brown University, Series Editor of the African Poetry Book Series, Director of the African Poetry Book Fund, and Artistic Director of the Calabash International Literary Festival. He is the Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2024-2027.
Lunch Time Craft Talk
1:00pm - 2:15pm | Craft talk with Keith S. Wilson
Keith S. Wilson is a poet, game designer, and multimedia artist living in Chicago. He is an Affrilachian Poet and a Cave Canem fellow whose books include Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love and Games for Children.