On the Lawn Schedule
Wednesday, April 2nd
DFW Poetry Showcase
A showcase featuring prominent local poets including Dr. Stephanie Amsel, Lauren Brazeak Garza, Dr. R. Flowers Rivera, and April Sojourner Truth Walker. Each poet will share brief excerpts from their work.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
QMajor Performance
A unique musical performance featuring QMajor, a violinist who blends classical technique with popular music styles.
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Bookish Caricatures by Liston Morris
Literary-themed caricature artwork created by artist Liston Morris. Festival attendees can get personalized caricatures that incorporate the titles of their favorite books from the festival. Located at the vendor table area.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM,
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Typewriter Poetry by The Party Poet, Shae Shaw
On-the-spot poetry creation by Shae Shaw, known as The Party Poet. Visitors can request custom poems typed on vintage typewriters around themes of their choosing.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM,
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Exquisite Corpse Hour
Student poetry readings with fun, funky music.
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Yokochi Bare Performance
Energetic surf pop music from SMU alumni band Yokochi Bare. Introducing Trevor Yokochi and Dylan Bare, leading the indie surf rock group hailing from Dallas, TX.
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
The Literary Half Hour Showcase
A showcase featuring selected performers and presenters from the community.
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Kenny & Gabrielle Performance
A musical duo featuring Kenny Martin (SMU alum) on keyboard and Gabrielle on vocals.
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
SMU Undergraduate CW Showcase
A platform for promising undergraduate creative writers from Southern Methodist University. Selected writers will present their original work.
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Performance of Alice Randall's Music
A special performance by Dacia Kings, with additional songs by Alice Randall. This presentation blends literary and musical arts.
6:00 PM
Thursday, April 3rd
Exquisite Corpse Hour II
Student poetry readings with fun, funky music. An exquisite corpse is a collaborative poetry writing game. Each person writes a word on a sheet of paper, folds the paper to conceal it, and passes it on to the next player for their contribution. Each sentence in the poem could be structured "Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Noun." Articles and verb tenses may be added later or adjusted after the poem has been written.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Leoncarlo Performance
A musical performance by Leoncarlo. As a solo performer, he uses live looping to capture living pieces of music that create vivid symphonic soundscapes.
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM