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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SDPA Reading (La Jolla 7/23) & Poetry by Ameya Pandit
Saturday, July 23, 2-5 p.m.: San Diego Poetry Annual reading with special guest Jack Webb, founder and director of the Border Voices Poetry Program. Join us at the La Jolla/Riford Library, located at 7555 Draper Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037. Hosted by Seretta Martin, Managing Editor, SDPA. All authors, fans of lit arts, and poets looking to publish are…
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…
SDPA Anthology Open Reading + Special Guests Kazim Ali, Ant Black, Susan J. Farese, and Alana Contreras-Rodríguez
Join us on Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m., for the 2021-22 Poets Underground/San Diego Poetry Annual (SDPA) open reading. All authors, fans of lit arts, and poets looking to publish are welcome. Come eat, drink, watch, read, and celebrate at Amplified Ale Works, East Village. Mark your calendars! Sign up to read by email at mkklam@gmail.com or…
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,…
CWP with Karla Cordero, Ying Wu at Palabra, Milosch/Klam in Hillcrest and Spacebar, and Jeeyoon Kim in the News!
Surrounded by rare books, manuscripts and artifacts, Professor Karla Cordero and I sat down in the Wangenheim Room at Central Library to talk about poetry, teaching, and ways to create effective spaces for students and budding writers. Check out the new episode of Central Library’s Conversations with Poets (CWP) below and here: _____________________________________________________- Don’t miss…
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…
Poets Underground Back in Person at Amplified!
Poets Underground open mic is officially back and in person beginning this Tuesday, March 15 at 6 p.m.! I’m over the moon to get back to Amplified Ale Works in East Village and be in the same room again with founder and poet, Sunny Rey! This first event, open to all poets and aficionados, is…
2021-22 SDPA Anthologies Now in Print and Online!
Look what just arrived! The 2021-22 San Diego Poetry Annual, Pozol (the bilingual edition of SDPA in English and Spanish), and Kids! SDPA are hot off the presses and now available at every college and university library in the San Diego region. Each edition is also donated to all San Diego public libraries. The books…
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