Curated by the 2017 & 2018 Dutchess County Poet Laureate - Poet Gold, PoughETRY Fest is a one-day festival, free, and open to the public highlighting the art of poetry both written and spoken, as well as poets of the Hudson Valley and beyond. In 2022, its celebrating its 5th year as a HYBRID event offering programming both online and in-person at the Cunneen-Hackett Theatre (12 Vassar St. Poughkeepsie, NY).

You're invited to Women Writers Bloom Poetry Salon + PoughETRYFEST Open Mic by salon poets and co-hosts JP Howard and Cynthia Manick. Register via zoom if you want to share your poetry during the open mic and we’ll try to accommodate as many poets as possible during the hour-long celebration!