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…
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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…
Live Interview and Elixir Reading with Chus Pato, Winner of the 2024 Spanish National Poetry Prize
Nov. 14, 11am: Elixir Reading and Conversation with Chus Pato / Lectura de Elíxir y Conversación con Chus Pato: SDPA and Conversations with Poets present a special online live video interview with 2024 Spanish National Poetry Prize Winner, Chus Pato. Select readings from the 2023-24 Elixir SDPA, which features one of Chus Pato’s poems, will follow. Join Elixir Editors, Olga García and…
Poetry in Ocean Celebration with Hank Warner Surfboard Opportunity Drawing and More (Aug. 6)
August 6th: Poetry in OceanCelebrate the sunset, surf, and sea with a night of poetry! On Tuesday, August 6th at the Central Library Shiley Special Events Suite from 6-7:30PM, local artists and authors will come together for a panel, music, and refreshments, all hosted by SDPA’s Michael Klam. There will also be an ocean-themed open mic for all to join! Click to… Save your…
Poetic Legacy feat. Adam Greenfield (6/28), SDPA Veterans @ SDWI (6/29) w/ Veterans Billiekai Boughton + Jim Moreno
June 28, 3-5pm, Poetic Legacy hosted by Christophver R and Pat Andrus, featuring SDPA editor Adam Greenfield in person at The Senior Lounge, 1650 El Prado, Suite 105, (in the Casa Del Prado Building, next To The Reflection Pond). Poetic Legacy workshops focus on a single poet’s work, Adam Greenfield’s this time. After listening, reading, reciting… participants have…
SDPA Readings with Poets Underground (5/2) and Poets INC (5/5) + National Poetry Month (in review)
Our Poetry to the People outreach events over the 2023-24 year were made possible with generous support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org. We are grateful for their work on behalf of the local arts community! *Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily…
SDPA 2023-24 Events + Cover Art + Margarita Pintado Book Launch
Feb. 27, Tues., @ 4 pm in the Fermanian Conference Center at Point Loma Nazarene University: Margarita Pintado has published another beautiful book. Katie Manning and I have been invited to read a few poems from Ojo en Celo / Eye in Heat, University of Arizona Press, 2023. I’m honored to be part of the…
SDPA @ Spacebar w/ Jim Moreno + Imagine Bilingual SDPA Zoom w/ Olga Garcia
September 10, 3-5PM, Spacebar, *Poetry to the People Event*: SDPA Reading + Open Mic – with Jim Moreno, 7454 University Ave A, La Mesa, CA 91942. East County, here we come! FREE and open to all. Priority at the Mic for SDPA published poets. Thank you for your support, California Humanities! _______________________________ September 18, 7-9PM, Zoom, *Poetry to the People Event*: Imagine SDPA Bilingual Volume…
April Poetry in SD? Poets Laureate, Kowit Prize Winners + SDPA 2022-23
Friday, Apr 7 @ 6:30: Meet California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick and San Diego’s new Poet Laureate, Jason Magabo Perez. The poets laureate will be on hand at Central Library for The Steve Kowit Poetry Prize Ceremony. Register HERE. Details: Instagram @sdpoetryannual and SDPA website. Want to read? After-party poetry takeover open reading info: Poets…
San Diego Poetry Annual 2022-23 Out Now!
Join us for celebration readings and events, starting in March. SAVE THESE DATES! These gatherings will feature readings, prizes, and surprise guests of honor. Watch our socials (@sdpoetryannual) and read our newsletters for more information on how to sign up to read soon. Hope to see you there! All three volumes of the San Diego Poetry…
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