You are cordially invited to attend
Kentucky Writers' Day
and the induction of Silas House,
Kentucky Poet Laureate 2023-2024

Monday, April 24, 2023
Kentucky State Capitol
700 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
(all times Eastern)

10:30 a.m. | Kentucky Writers' Day Ceremony, Rotunda
Mingle and meet Silas House, former poets laureate including Richard Taylor, Joe Survant, Sena Jeter Naslund, Maureen Morehead, Frank X Walker, George Ella Lyon, Jeff Worley and Crystal Wilkinson and writers and readers from across the commonwealth.

11:30 a.m. | Public Reception, Mezzanine
Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and conversation with Kentucky writers.

2:30 p.m. | Kentucky Poets Laureate Readings
Presented at and by Paul Sawyier Public Library
River Room, 319 Wapping Street, Frankfort

Kentucky Writers’ Day celebrates the commonwealth’s strong literary tradition and the birthday of Robert Penn Warren of Guthrie, Kentucky, the first poet laureate of the United States and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes.

Kentucky Writers’ Day activities are free and open to the public.

For ideas on organizing your own Kentucky Writers’ Day event, check out the Kentucky Writers’ Day Planning Guide.