Literary and other arts & cultural circles intersect during the Second Annual SunLit Festival, a springtime celebration of the written word. SunLit 2016 is co-produced by St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, Keep St. Pete Lit and the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, with funding support for family events from The DeBartolo Family Foundation, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and St. Petersburg Arts Alliance.Poetry Live! Original Poetry Readings – Sat March 5, 7-9 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church
of St Pete, 100 Mirror Lake Drive N, St. Petersburg
This is a celebration of original poems written by Tampa Bay poetry writers. Poetry Nuts is sponsoring this event with a microphone and appreciative audience. Each reader will have up to 5 minutes to read their poems.
 Please send me original poems that you’ve written and would like to read by March 4
Producer: Paul Burnore, Poetry Nuts.
Contact: plburnore@gmail.com 678.521.7891. Free Admission.

How Poems Become Songs – Sun March 6, 3-5 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
of St Pete, 100 Mirror Lake Drive N, St. Petersburg
Learn about the close connection between poetry and songs through a discussion with poets, actors and songwriters. See a demonstration by professional actors of how different readings can change the meaning of a poem; and how instrumental and/or vocal music can be added to a poem to transform it into a song, which again can color the meaning. Then, working with actors and songwriters, transform a poem into a song yourself!
Producer: Paul Burnore, Poetry Nuts.
Actor Becca McCoy and Songwriting Teacher Jamie Hughes.
Contact: plburnore@gmail.com 678-521-7891. Free Admission.