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 Karen Kevorkian’s, MPC Youth Poet Laureate Elizabeth Foster, and Marin's former Poet Laureate Albert Flynn DeSilver.

By the end of the session, we will have the book signing and sales.

Karen Kevorkian’s fifth book of poems, The Body the Distance Traveled, comes out in February 2027 from University of New Mexico Press. Her other books of poems are Here in My Body It Feels Crowded, Quivira, Lizard Dream, and White Stucco Black Wing. Her poems have recently been published in New American Writing, Volt, Massachusetts Review, and Four Way Review. She was part of the creative writing faculty at UCLA and the University of Virginia and, before that, was an editor of exhibition catalogues at The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.  She’s won artist fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and the Djerassi, Millay, Ucross, and Wurlitzer foundations. https://karenkevorkian.com/

Albert Flynn DeSilver served as Marin County, California’s very first Poet Laureate from 2008-2010. He is the author of several books of poems, including Letters to Early Street, and his work has appeared in more than 100 literary journals worldwide. Albert is also the author of the memoir Beamish Boy, which

was named a “Best Book of 2012” by Kirkus Reviews. His latest nonfiction book, Writing as a Path to Awakening: A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer and Living an Awakened Life—based on his popular writing workshops by the same name—was published by Sounds True in 2017. Albert coaches writers and teaches writing online at www.albertflynndesilver.com. Latest book: SOME VOID: New & Selected Poems 1996-2026

Elizabeth Foster (Junior, St. Ignatius College Preparatory) is a passionate student leader for freedom of expression, educational access, and youth civic engagement. Elizabeth serves as a Student Advocate for Speech with the National Coalition Against Censorship, leading banned book clubs and workshops on anti-censorship action throughout the Bay Area. She also has several years of experience as a literacy and policy teacher, including with the Youth Policy Initiative of San Francisco. In her writing, Elizabeth explores the intersection of advocacy and self-expression. She is especially interested in using poetry and literature as tools of civic engagement and cultural change.