Welcome to Santa Barbara’s new Poet Laureate, Laure-Anne Bosselaar!
Thanks to outgoing Poet Laureate Enid Osborn for her service and for organizing this calendar.
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION/ HOST/ ORGANIZER |
| Apr 1 – Apr 30 | Window display: Poems written by SB Elementary Students | Chaucer’s Books Loreto Plaza 3321 State St. By Carol DeCanio Abeles & Chaucer’s Books |
| Mon Apr 1 7:00 | Virginia Mariposa Dale reads and signs her chapbook American Narcissist: A Selection of Poems, Volume 1 | Chaucer’s Books Loreto Plaza 3321 State St. Host: Mary Hershey |
| Tue Apr 2 6:30-7:30 | Spirits in the Air: Potent Potable Poetry Featuring Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Susan Chiavelli, Natalie D-Napoleon, Amy Michelson, Diana Raab, Linda Saccoccio, David Starkey, Emma Trelles, George Yatchisin & Chryss Yost | The Good Lion 1212 State St. Host: George Yatchisin |
| Wed Apr 3 4:30-6:00 | Exquisite Corpse Poetry for Teens: Collective, collaborative poems created on vintage typewriters | Central Library Tech Lab 40 E. Anapamu Host: Simon Kiefer In partnership with SB Public Library |
| Thu Apr 4 3:30-5:00 | Montecito Poetry Club presents Studied Poet: Rudyard Kipling | Montecito Library 1469 E. Valley Rd. Host: Carole Baral |
| Thu Apr 4 5:00-7:00 | Reception for On the Blue Shore of Silence: Poems of the Sea by Pablo Neruda—a Fine Art Book by Mary Heebner + poetry reading surprise! | City Hall Gallery 735 Anacapa at De La Guerra Plaza Host: SB Office of Arts & Culture |
| Thu Apr 4 5:00-8:00 | Eric Kelley celebrates 40 years as Book Den owner! Thank you, Eric! | |
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Thu Apr 4 6:00-8:00 | Haiku 4 U – receive a free Haiku poem created for you on the spot by young, emerging poets, using vintage typewriters OR type one out for yourself | Youth Interactive 2219 State St. Host: Simon Kiefer in partnership with Youth Interactive |
| Sat Apr 6 3:00-4:00 | Mary Freericks reads and signs her new book, Cheer for Freedom! Glenn Dallas Gallery 1927 State St. | |
| Sun Apr 7 7:00 | Santa Barbara Poetry Series: SB Poet Laureate Laure-Anne Bosselaar + Emma Trelles + student poet Taylor Tejada | Central Library Faulkner Gallery 40 E. Anapamu George Yatchisin & Chryss Yost in partnership with SB Public Library |
| Wed Apr 10 7:00-9:30 Poet sign-up 6:30-7:00 $10 General/ Students $5 $ goes to poet prizes | Poetry Slam Santa Barbara! | Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant 18 E. Ortega St. Host: Sid Zagri Sponsor: Paul Dargan |
| Wed Apr 10 7:00 | Westmont Reading Series Featured Poet: Kristin George Bagdanov | Kerrwood Hall Westmont College 955 La Paz Rd. Host: Paul Willis |
| Sat Apr 13 1:00 | Mission Poetry Series Gudrun Bortman, Francisco Aragon & Lory Bedikian | Central Library Faulkner Gallery 40 E. Anapamu Hosts: Emma Trelles & Mark Zolezzi in partnership with SB Public Library |
| Sun Apr 14 1:00-3:00 | California Poets in the Schools Annual Student Reading | SB Museum of Art -Auditorium 1130 State St. – Lower Level Host: Christine Kravetz |
| Sun Apr 14 2:00-3:30 | Poetry Zone: Linda Saccoccio + Michelle Detorie + OPEN MIC | Karpeles Manuscript Library 21 W. Anapamu Host: Virginia Mariposa Dale |
| Tue Apr 16 5:15-6:30 | Favorite Poem Reading -“FAVES” OPEN MIC—read a poem, not your own | Central Library 2nd Floor 40 E. Anapamu Host: Lois Klein |
| Tue Apr 16 6:00 | Social Justice Book Club reads Life on Mars by U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith | Central Library 40 E. Anapamu Host: Jace Turner |
| Wed Apr 17 7:00 | New Books: Paul Willis reads and signs Little Rhymes for Lowly Plants + Laure-Anne Bosselaar reads and signs These Many Rooms | Chaucer’s Books Loreto Plaza 3321 State Street Host: Mary Hershey |
| Sat Apr 20 3:00-4:30 $5 Donation appreciated CHANGE OF DATE | Blue Whale Poetry Series: Lee Rossi + Florence Weinberger + OPEN MIC | Jefferson Hall SB Unitarian Society 1535 Santa Barbara St. (located on the sunken lawn South) Host: Ron Alexander |
| Wed Apr 24 6:30-7:30 | Book release party: George Yatchisin reads and signs his new book The First Night We Thought the World Would End book sales + no host food and drink | Café Ana 1201 Anacapa |
| Fri Apr 26 5:30 | Winners of the 4th Annual Luschei Family Poetry Contest—one adult, one teen and one child—will read! Judges will also read! | NEW Carpinteria Arts Center 855 Linden Ave. Sponsored by Glenna Luschei & Carpinteria Arts Center |
| Sat Apr 27 1:00-3:00 | Earth Day Poets & Authors read + sign books: Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Doyle Hollister, Cynthia Carbone Ward, Rick Sawyer + drinks, food, local honey, mead tasting | Tecolote Book Shop Courtyard Upper Village, Montecito Host: Rick Sawyer |
| Sun Apr 28 2:00-3:30 Authors check in at 1:45 | Book Sampler: Authors of poetry books released May 2018-Apr 2019 will read 2 poems each + sell books! Advance sign up: enidosborn.greenpoet@gmail.com | Carrillo Rec Center The Founders’ Room 100 E. Carrillo Street Host: Enid Osborn |