Wonder in Wickford

June 21–23, 2024

Wickford, Rhode Island

Experience the work of award-winning poets, authors, and artists. Interact with a community of creative folks. Learn from world-renowned keynote speakers. Celebrate the imagination.

Wonder is the

annual literary festival

of EcoTheo Collective.


In previous years, Wonder Festival has traveled to the mountainous West in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the hill country of Austin, Texas, in the South. Now in its fourth year, Wonder Festival is heading to the East Coast, where we will gather in Wickford, Rhode Island.

Between readings, outdoor meals, and a nature walk, participants will have the opportunity to breathe in the fresh salty air of the Atlantic Ocean at this picturesque shoreline location.

Each festival welcomes a gifted keynote speaker to share with us about their work. Wonder culminates in a celebratory reading with the Starshine and Clay Fellows of that year. Register below to join us!


Featuring

  • aracelis girmay

    JUDGE OF 2023 STARSHINE AND CLAY FELLOWS

  • Willie James Jennings

    ECOTHEOLOGIAN-IN-RESIDENCE

  • heidi andrea restrepo rhodes

    WINNER OF 2022 LORCA LATINX POETRY PRIZE

  • Richard Blanco

    5th PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL POET

  • Spencer Reece

    AWARD-WINNING POET

  • Nicholas Samaras

    AWARD-WINNING POET

Schedule & Locations

  • 6 PM — LOGOS Gathering
    North Kingston Free Library
    Featuring Richard Blanco + Spencer Reece + heidi andrea restrepo Rhodes

    Reception to follow

  • 11 AM — Keynote Lecture
    Dr. Willie James Jennings
    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

    1:30–3:30 PM — Nature Walk
    Location TBD


    4–5:30 PM — Red Door Poetry Readings
    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

  • 12 PM — Picnic Lunch
    Outside St. Paul’s Parish Hall


    1 PM — Starshine & Clay Reading
    Featuring aracelis girmay + fellows
    Outside St. Paul’s Parish Hall

 

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
55 Main Street
North Kingston, RI 02852

North Kingston Free Library
100 Boone Street
North Kingston, RI 02852