Poetry Downtown 2025

For its 5th edition, the Poetry Downtown Festival shines a spotlight on American Indian poetry—celebrating the rich traditions, vibrant voices, and visionary perspectives Indigenous poets bring to our stages!

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Theme:
In 2025 the theme of Poetry Downtown will be

Gaze Upon Us

This is the title of ‘Warrior Poet’ (February 15, 1946 Omaha, Nebraska – December 8, 2015 Santa Clara County, California) poem ‘Gaze Upon us’. Listen him reading this poem from 4:40 in the video below.

Poetry Train

The Poetry Train 2025 will takes 48 hours and 41 minutes and it will depart at Omaha (OMA) and arrive at San Jose (SJC). Just 5 miles away from Santa Clara County.