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
- A Night of Poetry with Swamini B., Chaucer’s, June 30A book release by Swamini B., a poet, survivor, and contemporary monk.
- Poetry Reading, Hannah Turner, “The Clarity of Chaos,” Chaucer’s June 22Chaucer’s Books hosts Hannah Turner for a reading and signing of her book of poetry, “The Clarity of Chaos.”
- Santa Barbara Writers Conference Poetry Panel, June 21A discussion of the state of poetry with seven Santa Barbara Poets Laureate.
- Pride on the Page, June 11Pride on the Page: Queer Lit & Poetry Night, at Seven Bar on Thursday, June 11th from 6-9PM.
- Lowstate Writing Salon, June 9Writing community w/ big focus on play & sparking something weird. We’re about word games & praise kinks. Tues., June 9, 7pm, at Blue Owl.
- Speaker Series: A Feast for Santa Barbara at Clementine Carter Wines, June 5A reading, discussion, and book signing–plus great wine–celebrating the anthology “A Feast for Santa Barbara.”