August 22, 10am–4pm @ USD: SDPA will have booth #20 at KPBS San Diego Book Festival @ USD, and we will have poets on the main stage, Blas Falconer, Katie Manning, Ana Carrete, and Michael Klam at 2:30 on the dot. Please see poet bios and links below. At 10:30am, Michael Klam will be in a…
Poetry In Ocean, KPBS San Diego Book Festival, Papalotl @ CECUT + La Jolla Library
August 15, 5pm: Papalotl Tijuana/San Diego reading of SDPA’s bilingual edition at CECUT with host Olga García. August 18, 2026, 6:00-8:00pm: The return of Poetry in Ocean at Central Library. Ocean verses, music, surfboards, nosh, books, excellent vibrations. Details coming soon! Registration here. Stay tuned. August. 22, 2:30pm – 3pm @ USD: SDPA will have booth…
June 21 City of Encinitas Ocean of Poetry Series Reading with Carly Marie DeMento + SDPA Community Open Mic + Books!
June 21, City of Encinitas’ Ocean of Poetry Series, 1pm – 3pm, @ Encinitas library: Carly + Michael + SDPA/Community Open Mic: Celebrate the summer solstice and Father’s Day with two ocean-loving poets—North County’s own Carly Marie DeMento and surfer Michael Klam. Join them for the release of two new books—the 2025-2026 San Diego Poetry…
Stay There, new book by Michael Klam, reviews, links… Get your copy now!
I finally made another book. It only took a few hundred years. Here are two reviews by CA Poet Laureate Lee Herrick and award-winning poet Jane Muschenetz; and you’ll find more reviews below. Please read and find the authors who’ve supported Stay There with a quote or two. I loved making this book and I…
Published! All 3 Volumes of San Diego Poetry Annual + Book Launch, Kowit + Upcoming Events
The SDPA 2025-26, the bilingual volume (Papalotl) 2025-26, and Kids! SDPA have cleared the digital platform and are published and available on amazon.com. All images are ready for socials/IG/marketing. Here are links to Amazon, free pdf, and how to order. Main Volume, San Diego Poetry Annual 2025-26 Papalotl, bilingual edition of SDPA 2025-26 Kids! SDPA 2025-26 HOW TO ORDER (THRU…
2026! Twenty Years of SDPA, Celebrating Jim Moreno, SDPL Authors Showcase
Call for Submissions to Celebrate the Life of Jim Moreno, Jan. 1 – Jan. 30: January 24, 2026, 12:00-4:00pm: 2025 Local Author Exhibit of Books and Celebration. April 13, 2026, 6:30-8:30pm: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS! San Diego Poetry Annual 2025-26 Book Launch at Point Loma Library hosted by Michael Klam and Jane Muschenetz. Featured anthology readers and open to the public. Sign up to…
Poetry @ MCASD, IMWA Poetry Winners, SDPA Book Launch 4-13-26, Kowit Ceremony 4-21-26
SDPA 2024-25 cover photography by Fernando Phillipi. OCTOBER 15: SUBMISSIONS CLOSED for 2025-26 edition, REVIEWING PERIOD FOR EDITORS. Poets will be notified by email up until March 15, 2026. November 7, 2025 at 6:00 pm, Ensnaring the Moment: Book Reading with Leah Ollman & Rae Armantrout @ MCASD: Dear San Diego Poetry Annual Community, Join us…
SDPA Partnering with @KPBS San Diego Book Festival, Aug 23 + Spacebar, Bilingual Zoom, SDWI
Sept 14, 3pm, San Diego Poetry Annual @ Spacebar with host Jim Moreno in person and on Zoom. (Sign up or get involved by email: sdpoetryannual@gmail.com) Instagram: @sdpoetryannual SDPA 2024-25 cover photography by Fernando Phillipi. Sept. 23, 7pm-8:30pm, SDPA Zoom, edición bilingüe: Todos invitados a participar en la lectura de su poema y traducción publicados en Cantos, Anuario de Poesía…
SDPA Submissions are open! Upcoming events…
July 1-August 15th (extended), Poetry Contest! SDPA is proud to partner with International Memoir Writers Association and SD Writers Festival to co-sponsor the new Poetry component of their acclaimed Memoir Showcase. $5/poem reading fee goes to subsidize production costs. Preciously published poems accepted – read the full submission guidelines here. Now in its 11th year, the 2026 showcase will be performed…
SDPA in Balboa Park (6/29) and La Jolla (7/19) and Cantos en Tijuana! (7/20)
SDPA 2024-25 cover photography by Fernando Phillipi. June 29, 2-4:00pm, Poets at the Grove/SDPA combination reading in Balboa Park (See map below). All poets are featured at The Grove. Readings at The Grove are open to all poets and is a safe place to share your work and enjoy a peaceful corner of our beloved Balboa…
San Diego Poetry Annual 2024-25, Cantos, Events
SDPA 2024-25 cover photography by Fernando Phillipi. April 19, 3:00pm-5:00pm: SDPA at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Branch Library with host Charlie Berigan. Sign up to read and get details at sdpoetryannual@gmail.com or SDPA Instagram: @sdpoetryannual. April 22, 6:00pm-8:30pm: Steve Kowit Poetry Prize at Central Library hosted by Bill Harding, Valarie Hastings and Michael Klam. Sign up to…
SDPA @ SDPF24 Coda, UCSD Cross-Cultural Center: Table and Readings
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