Marin Poetry Center

Poetry as a Way of Looking at Life

Poetry as a Way of Looking at Life

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th | 6:30-8:00 PM MILL VALLEY LIBRARY (CREEKSIDE ROOM) SIGN UP HERE: https://millvalleylibrary.libcal.com/event/11074356 Host: Francesca Bell Perhaps you’ve always wondered what people see in poetry. Maybe you’re already […]

Life, Death & Poetry: A Workshop

Marin Poetry Center’s Youth Ambassador Program, in collaboration with the Problem Library, presents… Life, Death & Poetry: A Workshop Sunday, August 20, 1-2pm 1288 15th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122 […]

Gathering Stones: Writing Poetry by the River with Emilie Lygren

August 14th -  18th SF State Sierra Nevada Field Campus Host: Emilie Lygren Join Emilie for a supportive, generative workshop focused on writing poetry at the beautiful Sierra Nevada Field […]

The Poetry Submission Tea Party

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH | 6:30-8PM Mill Valley Public Library | Creekside Room Have you been curious about, pondering, or procrastinating submitting your poetry to literary journals and magazines? Let’s do […]

Youth Poetry Reading & Workshop

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 | 5PM Mill Valley Public Library | Creekside Room Join MPC’s 2022-2023 Youth Ambassadors Jackson Bramlette & Tashi Manchip in celebrating the poetry of younger generations. This […]

Extraordinary Seeing: A Poetry Workshop with Diana Goetsch

Often the act of writing poetry is regarded as “lofty,” an endeavor requiring profound insight, else why even attempt it? But insight is not what goes into writing a poem, rather, it […]

Workshop with Dorianne Laux: What makes a poem memorable?

Dave Smith says it’s “A sharp, memorable, confident use of language which releases feeling, and keeps releasing it with repeated readings.” Naomi Shihab Nye says for her it is “Love […]

Workshops & Readings at Dominican University

Marin Poetry Center is cosponsoring the public workshops and readings that are part of Dominican University’s low-residency MFA summer program. Readers include Ellery Akers, Ellen Bass, Rebecca Foust, Judy Halebsky […]

Amy Holman Workshop: Where to Publish Your Work

Amy Holman, formerly on the staff of Poets & Writers, is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, essayist, and fiction writer, and the author of poetry collections and a writer’s guide. She has been […]

Pride Poetry Workshop

Join us for an afternoon of Poetry and Prose! Our Pride Poetry Workshop spotlights the writing of queer poets of all ages through a poetry reading, workshop, and open mic […]

Marin Poetry Center Upcoming Events

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