Join us for an afternoon of verse, voice, and community on July 13 at 2 p.m. in the Woody Guthrie Center theater, as we welcome the return of the annual Woody Poets Reading. This event is the finale of the three-night tour across Oklahoma, beginning in Oklahoma City, continuing through Okemah and culminating in Tulsa. This year’s reading features Rilla Askew, Paul Austin, Cody Baggerly, Nathan Brown, Durell Carter, Margaret Dornaus, Sharon Fyre, Ken Hada, Paul Juhasz, Quaraysh Ali Lansana, Sharon Martin, Linda Neal Reising, Cassie Premo Stelle and Robin Wheeling.
Each poet brings their unique voice to this showcase, which is sure to resonate with longtime lovers of Woody Guthrie poetry or someone simply curious about spoken word.
Event admission is free with paid entry to the Woody Guthrie Center. Theater seating will be first-come, first-served on the day of the performance. No advance ticketing is available.
About Woody Poets
First convened in 2005 at the invitation of the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, the Woody Poets come together each year during the festival to celebrate and carry on the legacy of Woody Guthrie through words of wisdom, collective liberation, and rebellion.
In 2025, the Woody Poets reconvene to reflect on the lines “We’re all born to work and to fight, and to win or go down in our grave!” from Woody’s song “Born to Win” in verse, highlighting the need to cultivate community and raise our voices to resist fascist leadership in the United States and around the world.
