NFSPS Convention: Advocacy! Activism! Community! Schedule of all events
NFSPS, Inc and Sunflower Poetry Society of Kansas
Co-Hosted Annual Convention
Doubletree Hilton Overland Park, KS
Wednesday, July through Sunday, July
All times Central Time Zone
Schedule subject to change prior to event
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
Happy Hour gathering for those who would like to participate
THURSDAY, JULY 23
| 9:00 - 12:00 pm | Book Room Check in |
| 9:00 – 9:00 pm | Registration table opens |
| 9:30 – 11:00 pm | NFSPS Inc Contest Awards |
| 11:00- 12:00 pm | Open Mic |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm | SLAM Orientation |
| 2:00 - 3:15 pm | Another View: Ekphrastic Poetry and the Art of Interpretation with M. Palowski Moore |
| 3:30 – 5:30 pm | BBP SLAM Bouts A and B |
| 4:00 – 8:00 pm | Cash Bar and Announcements |
| 5:30 - 6:30 pm | Opening Dinner |
| 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm | BBP SLAM Bouts C and D |
| 9:00 – 11:00 pm | BBP SLAM Bouts E and F |
| 11:00 pm-Midnight | Advocacy and Awareness open mic (protest poetry) * |
FRIDAY, JULY 24
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Open Mic Poetry Reading* |
| 8:30 – 10:00 am | NFSPS Inc Contest Awards |
| 9:00 - 5:30 pm | Book Room Open |
| 10:00 - 10:50 am | Poetry Workshop |
| 11:00 - 11:50 am | “Protest Poetry: Activism in Poetic Form” by Huascar Medina Kansas Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2022 |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Luncheon: Youth and Adults |
| 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | CUP Winners Sarah Gill and Jonelle Penin |
| 1:15 pm - 3:15 pm | Poetic Jeopardy with Dargan Ware |
| 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm | BBP SLAM Bouts G and H |
| 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Cash Bar |
| 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Dinner |
| 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm | BBP SLAM Bouts I and J |
| 9:00 – 11:00 pm | BBP SLAM Bouts K and L |
| 11:00 pm – 12:00 am | Open Mic Poetry Reading* Identity poetry Open mic for LGBTQ+ and allies (poems about identity, however you identify, advocacy, and action in the life of the poet/community) |
SATURDAY, JULY 25
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Open Mic Poetry Reading* |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | NFSPS Inc Contest Awards |
| 9:00 - 5:30 pm | Book Room Open |
| 9:45 – 11:00 am | State President’s Meeting |
| 10:00 – 11:00 am | Youth Workshop |
| 11:15 – 12:15 pm | Youth Workshop |
| 12:15- 1:15 pm | Youth lunch |
| 11:00 - 1:00 pm | Plenary Session (in memoriam, elections, reports) |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:45 – 2:00 pm | Manningham Winners |
| 1:30 - 2:45 pm | Youth Community Building Activity |
| 3:00 - 4:30 pm | Youth Workshop |
| 4:30 - 6:00 pm | Youth Slam and Open Mic for all |
| Kansas Showcase | |
| 2:00 - 2:50 pm | SHARING WORDS: Poetry and Publishing with Maureen Carroll |
| 3:00 - 3:50 pm | Let's Make a Book: Advocacy & Activism through the Diverse Voices Literacy Program with Linzi Garcia |
| 4:00 - 4:50 pm | Poetry Universe Creation Workshop with Sheri Purpose Hall |
| 5:00 - 8 pm | cash bar |
| 6:30 - 7:30 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 – 7:30 pm | Barbara Stevens Manuscript Winner Rebecca Biber |
| 7:45 – 11:00 pm | Haiku Slam |
| BlackBerry Peach SLAM Finals |
SUNDAY, JULY 26
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Open Mic Poetry Reading* |
| 9:30 – 4:00 pm | Book Room Open |
| 9:15 - 11:15 am | Form SLAM competition |
| 11:30 - 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 – 1:00 pm | Blackberry Peach Spoken and Written Poetry Winners |
| 1:15 – 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion |
| 2:45 - 4:15 pm | Meeting All of It: Embracing Paradox and Opposition in Poetry Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer |
| 4:00 to 5:00 pm | Bookroom-pick up all books (no sales) |
| 5:00 – 8:00 pm | Cash Bar |
| 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Gala Dinner |
| 7:00 -8:00 pm | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer |
| 8:00 - 8:30 pm | Autograph signing for keynote |
| 8:30 pm to finish | NFSPS Inc Contest Awards |
| Open Mic Poetry Reading to follow until 11:00 pm |
****Are you attending convention and want to sell books in the bookroom? The guidelines and forms will be available Mid-April on the convention website at nfsps.net