Past Event
Friday, October 4, 2019, 2:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Wordstock Festival of Oral Glory
2144 Pan American Road West, San Diego, 92101
Cost: Free
Our fifth annual Wordstock Festival of Oral Glory will be Friday October 4th at The Santa Fe Room in Balboa Park. This year will feature the celebrated Beat Poet Laureate of America 2018-2019, Chris Vannoy. Chris is finishing his two year reign as "The Spokesperson for Beat". He will be joined by the performance poetry group, The Mightier P.E.N.S. (Poetic Expeditionary Nation of Semanticists) All poets are invited to perform. Open Mic signups will begin at 5:30pm with a reception. The entire event will be proceeded by the monthly meeting of The Poetry Party, The Poetical Party of Choice, which begins at 2:30pm. This will be followed by the Open Mic, and the honoring of Chris Vannoy at 7:00pm by The City of San Diego.