Forrest Fest 2009 Expands to Austin

April 30, 2009

by Neil Kahn

This Saturday, May 2, Forrest Fest arrives in Austin where an all-day poetry and cultural celebration will be held at the Austin Baha’i Center (2215 E.M. Frankline Avenue). Our own award-winning poet Ric Williams is highlighted as a featured artist and will read his poetry aloud on Saturday night.

Founded in West Texas, and now in its ninth year, Forrest Fest is an annual poetry, music, and art festival held in the city of Lamesa each year, until now. The festivities begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday with an early bird Round Robin reading, followed by a half dozen featured poets sharing their work in a reading hosted by Robin Cravey. Everyone is invited to share in a potluck feast, then participate in poetry workshops and other ongoing activites, such as scrapbooking and creating an instant anthology. Saturday evening promises music from Chris Van Loan and at 7 p.m. popular Texas poets will perform their original work aloud. Sharing the bill with Ric Williams are well-knowns in the poetry community like Herman Nelson, Dr. Chuck Taylor of Texas A&M University, Connie Williams, John Levacy, Kathleen Romana, and Thom the World Poet, as well as less known, emerging poets. The day long event comes to a close with a Round Robin Open Mic session.

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