Saturday, Aug.6 from 1-2:30 p.m.: San Diego Poetry Annual reading, hosted by author Curran Jeffery and sponsored by SDPA and Bluestocking Books. All authors, fans of lit arts, and poets looking to publish are welcome. Come to watch, share, and celebrate. Sign up to read by email at mkklam@gmail.com or text (619) 957-3264. Please indicate in your message whether or not you’ve previously…
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Conversations with Poets: Ying Wu and Ameerah Holliday (videos), and Jane Muschenetz (audio)
In this episode of Conversations with Poets (CWP), I chat with Ying Wu, poet and cognitive neuroscientist at UC San Diego. Ying edits Kids! San Diego Poetry Annual with fellow editor, literary agent, and poet Ameerah Holliday. Ying’s CWP interview took place in the Children’s section at Central Library. Click here for Ying and here…
New SDPA Website + Readings Trifecta: The Grove (6/26), SDWI (6/27), SDPA (6/28) @ Poets Underground
Submissions are open for the San Diego Poetry Annual. Submit your best, original, previously unpublished work on the new website here. Sunday, June 26, 2 – 3:30 pm.: Poets at the Grove‘s first reading of the summer goes down in the Cypress Grove Picnic Area on Balboa Drive, near the intersection of Quince and 6th Avenue (see map…
Two Poems by Local Ukrainian Author Jane Muschenetz, Featuring on June 7 in the Acid Vault
Don’t miss local Ukrainian author Jane Muschenetz at Poets Underground on June 7 at 7 p.m. in the Acid Vault, Amplified Ale Works East Village, 1429 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Here are two of Jane’s poems and some author info. Click images to view: “All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents” was first…
Spacebar on Sunday, Acid Vault on Tuesday, Katie Manning on CWP!
On Sunday, May 8 from 3 to 5:30 p.m., I’m delighted to read again with author Joe Milosch at Spacebar Cafe & Wine Bistro, 7454 University Ave, Suite A, La Mesa, CA 91942: 2nd Sunday–Jihmye Poetry-Open Mic in person and on Zoom. Jim Moreno hosts, and Alfred Williams provides tech support for Zoom. Meeting ID: 990 814 5215 and Password: poetvoices _________________________________________________ Then on Tuesday,…
End of April Reading with Joe Milosch!
I’ve been invited to read with author Joe Milosch at Mission Hills Library on Saturday, April 30, at 3:30 p.m. I’m honored to share the stage with Joe, a poet who I’ve admired for many years. Joe has published a beautifully crafted book of love poems for his late wife Patsy called A Walk with…
Conversations with Poets: Jeff Walt! and More National Poetry Month Events
Conversations with Poets at Downtown Library! Watch to learn about the lives of San Diego’s most celebrated poets. These are 30-minute video interviews with questions ranging from writer’s craft to inspirations to performance and publishing. Four interviews have posted so far: Ron Salisbury, Rudy Francisco, Ted Washington, and Jeff Walt. Coming up next: Sharon Elise,…
In Vino Veritas! Kicking Off National Poetry Month with Panel and Open Mic, Apr 3 @ Spacebar Cafe and Wine Bistro
I got a call from author and organizer, Bethel Swift! I’m honored (and possibly way out of my league) to sit on a poetry panel with the likes of JohnnieRenee Nia Nelson and Karla Cordero at Spacebar Cafe and Wine Bistro. Bethel will moderate the panel and host the open mic. Bethel describes the event…
Poetry of Resilience–From Haiku to Free Verse at Downtown Library
Details and registration here: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/events/poetry-resilience-haiku-free-verse Join us on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 from 4-6 p.m. for a star-studded poetry event at the downtown San Diego Public Library (SDPL). This program, featuring San Diego’s most recognized poets, is part of SDPL’s quarter-long project, The Rebellious Miss Breed: San Diego Public Library and the Japanese American Incarceration. This…
Perry Vasquez
Interdisciplinary artist focusing on the U.S./Mexico border region
Sunny Rey
Poet
Ted Washington
Artist, poet, writer, performance artist and founder of Puna Press
Poetry & Art San Diego 