O'Hanlon Center for the Arts | 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley CA 94941 | Wednesday, September 30th | 2-4 pm https://www.ohanloncenter.org/events/month/2026-09/ ABOUT THIS EVENT Join us for the 2026 Distinguished Visiting Poet Reading Series (Fall Edition) featuring Leslie Ullman, MPC Youth Poet Laureate Elizabeth Foster, and Marin's former Poet Laureate Albert Flynn DeSilver. Leslie will […]
The Marin Art and Garden Center | 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA 94957 | Friday, August 7th | 3-5 pm https://maringarden.org/ ABOUT THIS EVENT Haiku in the Garden - Hosted by Jayne McPherson, offered quarterly, this is a community gathering to stroll and write Japanese-inspired 3-line poems at The Marin Art & Garden, […]
Book Passage Corte Madera | 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, CA 94925 | Saturday, September 26th | 6-8 pm https://bookpassage.com/event/marin-poetry-center-revolution To revolve, evolve, devolve, or just spin like a spinning top around an axis while forever offering the possibility of a new beginning… "The end of rebellion is liberation, while the end of revolution is the […]
San Rafael, CA | August 29, 2026, at 6:00 PM | The Marin LGBTQ Center | 709 5th Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 “Queerly Spoken.” Poets, allies, and community members join together during this event to celebrate LGBTQ poetry. The featured poets include 2026-2027 Marin Poetry Center Youth Poet Laureate Ambassadors Ezra Buell and Frances […]
Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 10 am - 4:30 pm | Location: Dominican University of CA 75 Magnolia Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901(Edgehill Mansion) Click text to register Join us for our Spring Creative Writing Retreat. Dominican MFA writing mentors will lead workshops in fiction, essay, memoir, and poetry. This retreat features a new format […]
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 6:30 - 8 pm | Location: Mill Valley Library (Creekside Room) | 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Click text to register We invite you to celebrate the inauguration of Marin's 2026-2027 Youth Poet Laureate and Poet Laureate Ambassadors! The role of art and language in young people’s lives […]
Friday, May 8th, 2026 | 3- 5 pm | Location: Marin Art & Garden Center | Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, CA Join our seasonal haiku gathering where we share words and inspiration from the garden. All welcome! We will write together and keep our fingers warm for this gathering, with time to venture outside […]
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 6 - 7 pm | Location: Fairfax Library | 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, CA 94930 Join us for a night of original poetry written and read by local middle and high school students! To sign up for the reading, email Emily Strempek at emily.strempek@marincounty.gov This program is being […]
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 | 3- 5 pm | Location: Marin Art & Garden Center | Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, CA For the Event registration, RSVP BY CLICKING THE TEXT Join our seasonal haiku gathering where we share words and inspiration from the garden. All welcome! We will write together and keep our fingers […]
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 | 3- 5 pm | Location: O'Hanlon Center for the Arts (Gallery and Loft) | 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 For the event registration, RSVP at MPC FORMS Join us 2026 Distinguished Visiting Poet Reading Series (Spring Edition) featuring Richie Hofmann, MPC Youth Poet Laureate Anaya Ertz, and Marin's former Poet […]
