Winners and Honorable Mentions of the San Diego Poetry Annual’s Steve Kowit Poetry Prize will be invited to read at the annual awards reception each April. Winning and Honorable Mention poems will be published in the San Diego Poetry Annual each March.

VOP is a weekly variety showcase of; Poets, Comics, Fashion, Vocalists and Musicians... an urban explosion of artistic creation.

Celebrate National Poetry Month by attending a poetry reading hosted by local poet Charlie Berigan and sponsored by the San Diego Poetry Annual. Read your own poem or just enjoy hearing others’ poetry.

Glassless Minds Open Mic & Writing Workshop is a safe space for teenagers and adults to express themselves, be part of a supportive arts community, and be inspired by amazing spoken word poetry, music, comedy, and other expressive arts.

Lynne Thompson will read from her latest collection of poetry, Blue on a Blue Palette. Thompson has been celebrated as “…an outspoken force who uses words to tell stories, bring communities together, and open up new avenues of art and thinking.”

Join us for an electrifying evening of spoken word poetry at Queen Bee's Art and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA, USA. Get ready to be blown away by the raw talent and powerful words of local poets.The "Gladiator Slam" is a series of poetry competitions. The top 2 competitors from each monthly slam will qualify for the "Gladiator Slam Finals", which will be a head to head poetry competition on July 14th. The winner will receive $500

Come join us for a fun-filled evening of music, poetry, comedy, and more at our Open Mic event! Whether you're a seasoned performer or just looking to showcase your talents for the first time, this is the perfect opportunity to take the stage and share your creativity with a supportive community and audience. Grab your friends, bring your instruments, and get ready for a memorable night of entertainment.

This National Poetry Month, let's celebrate the legacy and impact of Latine poets in the U.S. and around the world. Newly appointed San Diego Poet Laureate Paola Capó-García will share poems in English and Spanish from her favorite Latine poets of the 20th and 21st centuries in an effort to remind us of their cultural, political, and aesthetic influence. Bring your own favorite poem by a Latine author to share with the group or just come to listen and discuss.

This is a cozy evening of creative inspiration!

Leave with your creative cup filled in a welcoming and safe community.

The Women First Open Mic Show, hosted by @Womenthingspodcast will be a night filled with creativity, culture, community, and fun as we celebrate talented women from a variety of backgrounds!

Join San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez, who explores the poetics of memory as an act of anticolonial future-making.

A free, family-friendly event celebrating poetry composed in different languages. Guest Poets will present their poem in English and then in their native language, such as Spanish, Russian, French, Chinese, Japanese and even the language of Mathematics! Come learn how poetry of different languages is guided by different forms and rules, such as rhyming, meter, syllables, and/or subject matter.

Join Here & There to learn the art of letterpress in a 3-hour workshop on Saturday, April 5th, 4-7pm. Led by Athenaeum Art Center's director Chris Padilla, the workshop is an opportunity to dive into Athenaeum's print studio at Bread & Salt in Barrio Logan, which houses an incredible array of vintage and antique presses and type.

April 5, 9am-6pm: Featured Poets Reading and SDPA Open Mic at San Diego Writers Festival! Join us for two inspiring events hosted by Michael Klam and Carly DeMento. Plan to meet us in the community room at 3:30pm. This year’s Featured Poets Reading will include 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry winner, Brandon Som, Kumeyaay Nation and American Book Award winner, Tommy Pico, outgoing and incoming San Diego Poet Laureates, Jason Magabo Perez and Paola Capó-García, and acclaimed poets Katie Manning and Shadab Zeest Hashmi.

We welcome all poets, bands, singers, rappers, comedians, instrumentalists!
Sign up book opens at 5:30 pm
Performances are from 6-9pm

San Diego Poetry Annual 2024-25 Book Launch at Point Loma Library hosted by Michael Klam and Jane Muschenetz. Featured anthology readers and open to the public. Sign up to read and get details at sdpoetryannual@gmail.com or SDPA Instagram: @sdpoetryannual.

Join us for Open Mic Night at Rival Coffee in Murrieta, hosted by Poetry with Purpose! 🎤✨ Share your poetry, comedy, or music in a warm and vibrant space.

Glassless Minds Open Mic & Writing Workshop is a safe space for teenagers and adults to express themselves, be part of a supportive arts community, and be inspired by amazing spoken word poetry, music, comedy, and other expressive arts.

Matthew Zapruder will read from his most recent collection of poetry, I Love Hearing Your Dreams, which has been lauded as “… a work of remarkable wit and disciplined emotional attentiveness.” This event is co-sponsored by the Instructionally Related Activities Fund.

2nd Sunday Jihmye Poetry Open Mic will gather on Sunday, March 9th at the Spacebar in La Mesa and on Zoom from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM.

Join us for a groovy music & poetry jam, where talented wordsmiths and melodious souls come together to create an unforgettable night of art

The Lindsay J. Cropper Center for Creative Writing and the USD English Department cordially invite you to the next of our 2024-2025 events, a reading by scholar and poet Kimberly Johnson. The reading will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 6 p.m., in Manchester Hall Auditorium. The reading will be followed by a dessert reception and book signing.

Join us for a poetry reading by local writers in the spirit of heritage, language and community.

The Writer's Symposium by the Sea and Warwick's present The Evening Interview with Sandra Cisneros. Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist.

Palabra!

7p Thursday, February 27th

at Bread & Salt
1955 Julian Ave
San Diego, CA 92113

Hosted by Ted Washington and Julie Corrales

Featured Artist: Arwen J

Jim Miller will read from his recent publications including his poetry collection, Into the Bardo, which has been described as “full of wonder and wisdom.”

Don't miss this month's Every Prose Has Its Thorn reading (held at @sdwritersink) with two captivating authors, Jim Foley and Bear Wolf, and an open-mic poetry reading to follow.

SPREAD THE WORD. WE’RE BACK!! FREE Black History Month Celebration. SPOKEN WORD, SOUL, COMEDY, LIVE BAND…did I mention FREE! Seats are limited but no RSVP necessary. Just show up early. We are in one of their best theatre’s in the venue. Oh and my lineup… @rudyfrancisco @jonnaethequeen @artistjoemac @shawnchrismusic @dina.maeva @mysterkeyz @sojournalist @fre3sty13 @xegaesmusic