Each year, we honor Columbus' reputation as a national leader for spoken word and poetry with our Poetry Corner stage. You won't want to miss the high impact, high energy performances from some of the city's best, including the participants in our annual Columbus Arts Festival Poetry Slam and the national Poetry Out Loud competition.
Located near the corner of Gay Street and Cleveland Avenue.
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| Day | Time | Name |
| Friday, June 5 | 7:00-7:30 p.m. | Flip the Page from Thurber House |
| Friday, June 5 | 7:40 p.m. | Yvette Higgins |
| Friday, June 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Ivan Gilbert |
| Friday, June 5 | 8:20 p.m. | Paul Rowley |
| Friday, June 5 | 8:40 p.m. | Jennifer Schomburg Kanke |
| Saturday, June 6 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Thurber House (Young Docents) |
| Saturday, June 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Betty Bleen-Montgomery |
| Saturday, June 6 | 1:20 p.m. | Pamela Wurster |
| Saturday, June 6 | 1:40 p.m. | Donna Hunt |
| Saturday, June 6 | 2:00 p.m. | J.R. Simons |
| Saturday, June 6 | 2:20 p.m. | Elizabeth Schmidt |
| Saturday, June 6 | 2:40 p.m. | Nicole Nicholson |
| Saturday, June 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Susann Moeller |
| Saturday, June 6 | 3:20 p.m. | Sarah Wells |
| Saturday, June 6 | 3:40 p.m. | Deborah Strozier |
| Saturday, June 6 | 4:00 p.m. | D.M. Emigh |
| Saturday, June 6 | 4:20 p.m. | Anna Soter |
| Saturday, June 6 | 4:40 p.m. | Barbara Fant |
| Saturday, June 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Mark Hersman |
| Saturday, June 6 | 5:20 p.m. | Douglas Gray |
| Saturday, June 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Ed Plunkett |
| Saturday, June 6 | 6:30 p.m. | Mikelle Hickman-Romine |
| Saturday, June 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Louise Robertson |
| Saturday, June 6 | 8:00-10:00 p.m. | Columbus Arts Festival Poetry Slam |
| Sunday, June 7 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Thurber House (Young Docents) |
| Sunday, June 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Elizabeth McDonald |
| Sunday, June 7 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Poetry Out Loud |
| Sunday, June 7 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Art in the House & TRANSIT ARTS |
| Sunday, June 7 | 3:00-5:00 p.m. | Student Poets |