Poetry Happens Here
Santa Barbara is a thriving creative community which includes poets and poetry lovers of all kinds. Santa Barbara even has its own poetry press, Gunpowder Press, which includes local poets in its Shoreline Voices series.
Upcoming & Recent Poetry Events
- Work sought for MLK Day youth poetry and essay contest, deadline October 30Youth 6-18 are invited to submit poems inspired by MLK Jr. and the theme of justice.
- Lowstate Writing Salon, October 13Writing community w/ big focus on play & sparking something weird. We’re about word games & praise kinks. Tues., Oct. 13, 7pm, at Blue Owl.
- Halloween Season edition, “Spirits in the Air: Potent Potable Poetry,” Oct. 13, The Good LionTen invited poets will read their work, and the work of others, about libations, The Good Lion, 1212 State St., 4:30-5:30 Poetic Happy Hour, 5:30-6:30 pm, Poetry Reading.
- Tell the Truth: Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, October 1A salon about grief, beauty, poetry with Rosemerry Trommer led by Dr. Diana Hill, October 1.