Third Place: Do Not Pass Go, by Naomi Ko

Second Place: butterflies, by Clark Shutz

We are delighted to announce the selection of the newest Marin County Poet Laureate for 2023-2025: Francesca Bell!

MPC Members’ Anthology for 2023 opens up May 1st, accepting submissions until June 30th, 2023.

First Place: equipoise, by Sophia DeMoe

Emma Olds

This summer, MPC members will perform their own work in venues all over the Bay Area.

This poetry reading series provides a unique opportunity to hear diverse and unusual sets of readers, in this case pairing long-time friends who rarely have the opportunity to appear together.

A celebration and reading of student work selected by judge Joan Baranow, founder and teacher at the Low-Residency MFA program in Creative Writing at Dominican University.

First Place: Vredenburgh, by Elsa Schutt