Week 9 of the Medford Farmers Market will feature the spoken word, as four poets will take to the microphone: Max Heinegg from 3 to 3:45 p.m., Vijaya Sundaram from 4 to 4:45 p.m., Terry E. Carter from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and Julia Lisella from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Visit the market’s Facebook event page for more details on this week’s 18 vendors and other activities.

The Medford Farmers Market takes place from 3 to 7 p.m. each Thursday at the Condon Band Shell Park.