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. Yona Harvey has published two collection of poetry: Hemming the Water, for which she received the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and You Don’t Have to Go […]
The second workshop of MPC’s Craft Seminar Series will experiment with experiment with techniques for transforming your notebook into a generative poetic space. In this two-session class, we’ll experiment with techniques for using our poet’s notebooks as more than a place for writing poems, in order to transform them into generative spaces that focus our attention and […]
This Poetry Reading Series provides a unique opportunity to hear diverse and unusual sets of readers, pairing local Bay Area poets with visiting poets and writers. Rachel Richardson is the author of two books of poetry, Copperhead (2011) and Hundred-Year Wave (2016), both selections in the Carnegie Mellon Poetry Series. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment […]
This reading series, started during the pandemic and originally featuring poets and writers sheltering in place together, invites literary partners—a broad term that includes writers who work together, live together, or a combination of both—to chat, read favorites from their own and each others’ work, and tell us what collaboration offers their creative practice. Aimee […]
This Poetry Reading Series provides a unique opportunity to hear diverse and unusual sets of readers, pairing local Bay Area poets with visiting poets and writers. Rick Barot‘s fourth book, The Galleons (Milkweed Editions) was included on the NY Public Library’s 2020 Top Ten Poetry Books and longlisted for the National Book Award. He has […]
For writers at any stage in their writing life, the publishing process can feel daunting and opaque. Whether you’re just beginning to submit and struggling to find information, or you’ve been at it for a while but fight to stay motivated and organized, the road to publication is paved with obstacles. Often, the quirks of […]
A celebration of youth poets and their work in the Marin Poetry Center’s High School Anthology.
This year’s traveling show readings will take place online and feature an incredible line-up of MPC’s new and longtime members, including a guest reading by MPC’s Inaugural Youth Poet Ambassador, Harita Kalvai on Sunday, June 20. Episode 1 features MPC members Peggy Shimmelman, Gail Rudd Entrekin, Marshell Lane, Mary Jean Pramik, Jodi Hottel, and Susan […]
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 session. Interested in attending? Bring along a writing utensil and some paper! No registration required. In collaboration with the Mill Valley Library & The Spahr […]
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 session. Interested in attending? Bring along a writing utensil and some paper! No registration required. In collaboration with the Mill Valley Library & The Spahr […]
