Happy New Year, and congratulations to our Pushcart Prize nominees from San Diego Poetry Annual! __________________________ I’m headed up to Escondido for the final reading of Summation 14 on Jan. 8 (details below). I’m over the moon to have a poem in the collection and to participate alongside the anthology’s extraordinary artists and poets. Robt…
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San Diego Poetry Annual + San Diego Writers, Ink @ Inspirations Gallery
Sunday, November 20: SDPA reading and tribute to Seretta Martin from 5-7 pm at Inspirations Gallery • Liberty Station Barracks 16, Suite 204. Here are the details from from Judy Reeves: From 5-7 pm at Inspirations Gallery • Liberty Station Barracks 16, Suite 204, San Diego Writers, Ink and the San Diego Poetry Annual invite…
Author Jon Wesick, Artist Perry Vazquez + Nov. Events: Wandering Words, Poetry Karaoke, Year In Ink, Summation 14
I love Jon Wesick! He is a regional editor of the San Diego Poetry Annual. He has published hundreds of poems and stories in journals such as the Atlanta Review, Berkeley Fiction Review, New Verse News, Paterson Literary Review, Pearl, Pirene’s Fountain, Slipstream, Space and Time, and Tales of the Talisman. Jon is the author of the poetry collections Words of…
SDPA Open Reading @ Encinitas Library: Poetry Takeover! Oct. 22
Oct. 22 from 1-4 p.m. (SDPA open reading from 2-4 p.m.): The POETRY TAKEOVER! at Encinitas Library features a San Diego Poetry Annual reading in the Community Room hosted by the legendary Marit Anderson, a KIDS! San Diego Poetry Annual workshop and much more. Check out the flyer above, and hope to see you in the afternoon on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at…
Jimmy Jazz: New Book, CWP Audio Interview + Reading @ Twiggs
Jimmy Jazz is a writer from San Diego. Jimmy Jazz has written several books. Pirate Enclave Books is releasing his complete works. M-Theory (PE 2020) is a short story collection. His novels include The Sub (incommunicado 1996), House of the Unwed Mother, The Cadillac Tramps, Rube Goldberg Suicide Machine & Where Life is Inappropriate. His “magnum opus” The Book…
Poetry in Ocean, Author Panel + Open Reading @ Central Library, Oct. 14 Rescheduled!
From Central Library: Dear Supporter of the Library, As we celebrate the Padres going to the Division championship against our rival Los Angeles Dodgers, we recognize the logistical and personal challenges our guests would encounter by attempting to attend Poetry in Ocean which is happening at the same time and place for parking as the…
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…
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,…
Olga García Interview and Reg E Gaines Audio Poem!
Olga García is a bilingual poet, physicist, mathematician, and editor of San Diego Poetry Annual’s Spanish/English edition. In this episode of Central Library’s Conversations with Poets (CWP), Olga and I discuss her extraordinary life. We talk about everything from the inspiration and influence of her unparalleled grandmothers to her resolute determination to become both physicist…
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,…
SDPA 2021-22 in person @ Point Loma Library, April 11
Register here to participate or watch and celebrate this year’s SDPA authors in person: SDPA at Point Loma Library Registration (Registration says “virtual,” but this reading will be in person only.) Monday · April 11, 2022 · 6:30pmMarla Haas Community Room, Point Loma Library, 3701 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107 You can register (SDPA…
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