
4th National Baseball Poetry Festival
May 7-May 10, 2026 | Polar Park, Worcester, MA
Join Us!
at Polar Park in Worcester, Massachusetts
Home of the Worcester Red Sox and hometown of Ernest Thayer, author of “Casey at the Bat,” for the 4th national gathering of Baseball fans and Poetry lovers from all walks of life!
Baseball—the “National Pastime”—is the American sport most represented in the arts. The National Baseball Poetry Festival unites Baseball—one of our great cultural common denominators—and Poetry—the world’s oldest art form—in a unique and wonderful celebration of both. The Festival takes place the first weekend after National Poetry Month!
Highlights from the 2025 Festival. View more videos…
Featured Poets 2025
(2026 Poets TBA)
Poetry Contests

Baseball is Poetry!
“It reminds us of all that once was good…”
-Terence Mann (James Earl Jones), Field of Dreams










