Frost Farm Poetry Conference Overview
Massebesic Audubon Center, Auburn, NH
Mark Your Calendars!
The 2026 Frost Farm Conference will take place Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16, 2026 at the New Hamsphire Audubon Massebesic Center, Auburn, N.H.
Let your inspiration take form...
From Friday, August 14 through Sunday, August 16, 2026, join a small community of people learning, reading and writing formal poetry with contemporary award-winning poets in an intimate workshop environment. Choose your focus from a series of offerings designed to provide tools for beginning poets as well as perfect the mastery of published poets.
Conference registration includes:
A choice of one of five workshops on various aspects of metrical poetry, including a Master class
One-on-one meeting with your instructor, who will provide personalized input on your poems (submitted in advance)
Keynote speaker: Ryan Wilson
The Poet in Residence will be available for individual critiques throughout the conference
Readings by Frost Farm Prize winner and award-winning conference instructors
Opportunity to read your work during our participant readings
Delicious Friday night Welcome Reception on the grounds of the Audubon Center
Breakfast and lunch (Saturday and Sunday) and Saturday night dinner at the Cask & Vine
Networking and encouragement in a convivial setting with other poetry lovers
Access to the Massebesic Center facilities, including indoor rooms in case of inclement weather, fully accessible, spacious bathrooms
About the Massebesic Center
The 5,000 square foot Massabesic Center is located on a historic farm site. The Center is just minutes from downtown Manchester and is bordered by 130 acres of rolling fields and mature deciduous forest with woodland wetlands, a pond, streams, and marshes. The site has been preserved as a wildlife sanctuary that encompasses a diverse array of upland habitats. There are more than five miles of trails that lead to scenic Lake Massabesic, and the property is adjacent to thousands of undeveloped acres of Manchester Water Works land. Visit their website to learn more about the New Hampshire Audubon Massebesic Center.
