Poets from around the world will be attending the Austin International Poetry Festival, which provides an inclusive, diverse, multi-generational environment that welcomes the broadest possible audience of poets and non-poets alike in appreciation of the spoken and written word.

The festival includes over twenty unique Austin venues, 30 diverse themed poetry readings, ten plus open mics, ten plus workshops, five music and poetry events, a complete anthology reading, all-night open mic, poet symposium and a printed poetry anthology competition featuring the winning submissions.