You’ve already seen all of my delightful purchases from the 2023 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
I wanted to take a moment to share some photographs from the Edgar Allan Poe tent full of poets and the High School Poetry Contest awards ceremony.
Poets Miguel Mitchell, Patricia Davis-Mufferr, Sarah Katz, Rebecca Bishophall, and Dwayne Lawson-Brown
Sarah Katz, Rebecca Bishophall, Dwayne Lawson-Brown
Poets Rebecca Bishophall and Dwayne Lawson-Brown
Poets Rebecca Bishophall and Dwayne Lawson-Brown
Poet Patricia Davis-Muffett
Skippy John Jones Character
Poet Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
Poet Matthew Thorburn
Poet Hajar Hussaini
Audience questions
Poets Jessica Simon, Sara Cahill Marron, Tonee Moll, and Dan Brady
Poets Jessica Simon, Sara Cahill Marron, Tonee Moll, and Dan Brady
Poet Matthew Thorburn asks questions at another panel
Poets Kwame Sound Daniels and Suzanne Frischkorn
Poet Suzanne Frischkorn
Poet Shelley Puhak
Poet Sara R. Burnett
Poets Sara R. Burnett, Melissa Crowe
Poet Melissa Crowe
Poet Maggie Queeney
Poets Naomi Thiers, Sara R. Burnett, Melissa Crowe, and Maggie Queeney
High School Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony
Poets Greg Luce, Courtney LeBlanc, Le Hinton
Poet Le Hinton
Poet Melissa Studdard
If you attended the book festival, I’d love to hear about your experience and what books you purchased!