Valley International Poetry Festival

Be part of the audience at readings in Mission, McAllen, Edinburg, Elsa, Pharr, Weslaco, Harlingen, Brownsville, San Benito, South Padre Island, and Matamoros, Tamaulpas, (Mexico) in the Rio Grande Valley of deep South Texas!!

VIPF is the only known poetry festival with concurrent readings in two countries!

Paragraphs is proud to be the South Padre Island venue for this international event. I hope some of you can stop by and hear some wonderful poetry read by some talented performers.


Saturday, April 27, Afternoon Workshop: 2:45 to 3:45 p.m.

Workshop by: Katie Hoerth
Topic: Prepping your work for publication—an editor's advice
Note: Open to the public as space allows.


Saturday, April 27, Poetry Readings 3:45—4:45 p.m.

M.C.: Linda Romero
Readers: Lupe Méndez, MaryAnn Escamilla, Katie Hoerth, Linda Romero, Rachel Udow, Edward Vidaurre, José Chapa, Daniel García Ordaz, James (Grizzy) Griswold, Rudy García, Bryan Nichols

Welcome Bikers!!

10th annual Beach N Biker Fest

April 19-21, 2013

South Padre Island, Texas

Start the summer off right with a concert and a good beach read.  Bring in your ticket from any of the Summer Kick-Off Concerts for 25% any purchase at Parargraphs.