Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival 2022

 Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival 2022

por Xánath Caraza

 

The Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival (V.I.P.F.) is held annually in deep south Texas. The Director of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival is Edward Vidaurre.

With over 12 events the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival 2022 is a four-day event.  This year the VIPF 2022 Festival is hybrid. There will be In-person and Virtual Presentations: featured author readings, Boundless anthology release and reading, workshops, poets in schools, author presentations, and small press showcases.

The public is invited to the 15th Annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival from April 28—May 1, 2022. We will have the presence of various authors from across the U.S., Mexico, England, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, China, Mexico, Central America, and many other places where poetry thrives. Register here to be part of it all: http://www.valleypoetryfest.org/vipf-register  Register for $15 to be part of our festival events. $30 gets you in to all events, a t-shirt and Boundless 2022 Anthology.

This 2022 the Featured Poets to our Festival are: Wang Ping, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Denise Chávez, Benito Pastoriza Iyodo, and Xánath Caraza.

Boundless 2022 is the official anthology of the 15th Annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival. Boundless is an eclectic collection of poetry from around Texas and the U.S., with contributions by poets from around the world with an amazing introductory essay by Gary Snyder.

Visit us for more details at www.valleypoetryfest.org