Marin Poetry Center

2025 High School Anthology Launch

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |  6:30 pm | Location: Guzman Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901 Join us for an evening of inspiration and celebration at the 2025 High School Anthology Launch. Come together to celebrate the power of poetry and support talented young poets! This year's anthology honored the themes […]

Rebecca Foust and Susan Browne: Reading Series

Thursday, May 22, 2025, |  6:30- 8:00 pm | Location: Mill Valley Public Libary (Creekside Room) | 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Registration Required Join us in celebrating MPC’s final reading of the season and two of the Bay Area’s finest poets! Let’s eat, drink, and fill up on poems before breaking for […]

Brenda Cárdenas and Judy Halebsky: Reading Series

Thursday, May 15, 2025, |  6:30- 8:00 pm | Location: Mill Valley Public Libary (Creekside Room) | 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Registration Required Don't miss our last event of the season, a reading rich in three languages, as we welcome Brenda Cárdenas who writes in English and Spanish, and Judy Halebsky who […]

LeeAnn Pickrell and Cathy Shea: Reading Series

Thursday, April 17, 2025 |  6:30- 8:00 pm | Location: Mill Valley Public Libary (Creekside Room) | 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Registration Required (Click Text to Register) The National Poetry Month party continues with readings from beloved Bay Area poets LeeAnn Pickrell and Cathryn Shea! Non-metaphorical nourishment will also be offered.   […]

Sam Sax and Geffrey Davis: Reading Series

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, |  6:30- 8:00 pm | Location: Mill Valley Public Libary (Creekside Room) | 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Registration Required (click text to register) Let's kick off National Poetry Month with the tender and ferocious poems of Sam Sax and Geffrey Davis! Plus, homemade strawberry shortcake with freshly whipped […]

Aracelis Girmay and Nancy Miller Gomez: Reading Series

Thursday, March 20, 2025, |  6:30- 8:00 pm | Location: Mill Valley Public Libary (Creekside Room) | 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Registration Required (click text to register) Join us on this first day of spring as we celebrate the new season with the delicious poetry of Aracelis Girmay and Nancy Miller Gomez! […]

David Koehn and Maw Shein Win: Reading Series

Thursday, February 20, 2024, |  6:30- 7:30 pm | Location: Mill Valley Public Libary | 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Registration required (click link to register) David Koehn won the May Sarton Poetry Prize with his first book, "Twine" (Bauhan Publishing, 2013). Judith Kitchen in the Georgia Review applauded it as “illuminated” and […]

High School Poetry Contest

At least 50 poems by high school poets will be selected for inclusion in the anthology, and those poets will be invited to participate in an awards ceremony and reading in May 2025. Submissions will be open November 18, 2024 - February 28, 2025. Standing together in solidarity with all immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees worldwide who are seeking […]

Poetry Reading Series 2025

Join us for unforgettable evenings of poetry, featuring amazing talent and vibrant minds. From January 2025 through May 2025, Immerse yourself in our series of poetic events, which showcase diverse voices and unique perspectives. We can’t wait to see you there! See all events https://marinpoetrycenter.org/events/  

Mic Drop

Thursday, November 7, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Location: Mill Valley Library (Creekside Room) |  375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Registration is required (click text to register) Bring three minutes of your best stuff and an appetite for poems, treats, and an awesome audience to this supportive and lively Open Mic […]

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