Come out for the poetry, the sparkling company, or the delectable snacks, but don't miss this warm and moving event featuring the work of three poets with deep ties to Marin County: Catharine Clark-Sayles, Gerald Fleming, and David Watts! (And chocolate. We promise there will still be chocolate hearts.) Sign Up Here Catharine Clark-Sayles is […]
TUESDAY, February 13th | 4:00 PM LARKSPUR LIBRARY "Bewitched, Bothered and Besotted" 20th Annual Event Valentine's Day Poetry Reading Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 at 4:00 pm. A community event celebrating all kinds of love at the Larkspur Library Hosted Reading by Women Who Write: Ella Eytan, Laurel Feigenbaum, Melanie Maier, Angelika Quirk, and Gabrielle Rilleau […]
MONDAY, MARCH 18th | 6:30-7:30 PM MILL VALLEY LIBRARY (CONFERENCE ROOM) SIGN UP HERE Read and discuss a book of poems with others who appreciate poetry and like to take a closer look at form, structure, and craft. Discussions will be lively and interactive, and participants will have a chance to share thoughts and ask […]
Teen Workshop Thursday, February 8, 2024 | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Belvedere Tiburon Library 1501 Tiburon Blvd Belvedere, 1501 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, CA 94920 REGISTER HERE Just in time for Valentine's Day! Become a published poet when you participate in this new fun workshop. Marin Poetry Center Youth Ambassadors Cade Palmer and Naomi Ko will […]
Come on out and celebrate this bright, new year with some poetry, refreshments, and witty banter! Marin Poetry Center and Mill Valley Public Library are proud to present James Cagney, Cheryl Dumesnil, and Connie Post—a trio of fabulous, Bay Area poets! Registration required. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm at MILL VALLEY PUBLIC […]
TUESDAY, APRIL 9 6:30PM - 8:00PM | MILL VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY REGISTER HERE Perhaps you’ve always wondered what people see in poetry. Maybe you’re already a practicing poet in need of camaraderie and outside inspiration. Either way, this free, generative, welcoming poetry workshop is for you. Each session, we will read and examine some poems. We will discuss what the poems are […]
Are you a poet with a vision and creative mind? The Marin County Youth Poet Laureate Program Seeks to support arts leadership in younger generations of poets by providing them with platforms that allow them to use their art as an active way of building social change in their community. The Youth Poet Laureate and […]
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20th | 6:30-7:30 PM MILL VALLEY LIBRARY (CONFERENCE ROOM) SIGN UP HERE Read and discuss a book of poems with others who appreciate poetry and like to take a closer look at form, structure, and craft. Discussions will be lively and interactive, and participants will have a chance to share thoughts and ask […]
SUNDAY, DECEMBER, 3rd | 2:00 - 4:45 pm MILL VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY - CREEKSIDE ROOM SIGN UP HERE Join us to celebrate the release of the Marin Poetry Center’s twenty-sixth members’ anthology. The poets will read from this year’s volume, Con/Form—which showcases an array of responses and voices. Enjoy the array: established poetic forms, inventive use of shape and space on […]
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 2023. Additionally, our judge will select 3 winning poems and at least 3 honorable mentions. There are monetary prizes for the winners: 1st […]
