2027 schedule

Thursday April 15: Opening Night Reading

Organized as a kind of motley sonnet and/or teaser trailer, 14 poets present their work at Saturn Bar.

Friday April 16-18: Programming and Small Press Fair

From 10 AM until 5:30 PM each day, an array of readings, panels, and workshops take place in and around the New Orleans Healing Center in the Marigny-Bywater neighborhood. In the grand hall of the New Orleans Healing Center, over 60 small presses will be selling books.

Friday April 16: International Feature—Scandinavia / Small Press Fair Happy Hour

Every year NOPF hosts poets and translators from a particular country/region outside the U.S. for numerous readings and panels. This year we’re happy to feature some of the most groundbreaking Scandinavian writers and their translators: Aase Berg translated by Johannes Göransson (Sweden), Ursula Andkjær Olsen translated by Katrine Øgaard Jensen (Denmark), and Gunnar Wærness translated by Gabriel Gudding (Norway). They will be reading their work as the Friday evening showcase at Café Istanbul.

In the afternoon, NOPF throws a “happy hour” in the book fair wherein purchasing a book gets you a shiny new ice-cold beverage of your choice. The thirst for poetry is real.

Saturday April 17: Headliner Night

Two poets (to be named later) perform their work at Café Istanbul. Headliners from our most recent years include Ariana Reines, Carolina Ebeid, Courtney Bush, Jerome Ellis, Latasha N. Nevada Diggs, and Tongo Eisen-Martin.

Sunday April 18: Closing Pool Party

After the last full day of the book fair, panels, readings, etc., NOPF hosts a wholesome rager to say our goodbyes, until next years.