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Alignment, Conversations with Poets, Event, Michael Klam, News, Twitter

SDPA Subs Close Oct. 15, SDPA Book Launch 4-13-26, Kowit Ceremony 4-21-26

Posted on October 10, 2025 at 4:07 pm by
SDPA 2024-25 cover photography by Fernando Phillipi. OCTOBER 15: SUBMISSIONS CLOSED for 2025-26 edition, REVIEWING PERIOD FOR EDITORS. Poets will be notified by email up until March 15, 2026. Apr. 13, 2026, 6:30-8:30pm, CELEBRATING 20 YEARS! San Diego Poetry Annual 2025-26 Book Launch at Point Loma Library hosted by Michael Klam and Jane Muschenetz. Featured anthology readers and open to the public. Sign… Read More
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Submissions are open! Upcoming events…

Posted on July 31, 2025 at 6:48 pm by
July 1-August 15th (extended), Poetry Contest! SDPA is proud to partner with International Memoir Writers Association and SD Writers Festival to co-sponsor the new Poetry component of their acclaimed Memoir Showcase. $5/poem reading fee goes to subsidize production costs. Preciously published poems accepted – read the full submission guidelines here. Now in its 11th year, the 2026 showcase will be performed… Read More
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San Diego Poetry Annual 2024-25, Cantos, Events

Posted on March 2, 2025 at 2:57 pm by
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… Read More
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Verbatim Books Poetry Harvest + Craxioms Not to Miss, Bob Kaufman SDPF24

Posted on September 7, 2024 at 5:19 pm by
Sat, Sept 21, 7:15 pm, Verbatim Books because… well, Verbatim and Daniela Sow, The Jane, Amelia Rodriguez. Carly Marie DeMento?! Where’s my sea foam? @verbatim.books, @sdpoetryannual —————————- Past Extraordinary Event. Klam fell ill.  Tues, Sept. 10, 6-8 pm, SDPL University Branch, 4155 Governor Drive, poetry and a movie about Bob because… Bob Kaufmanpromised and JMP‘s San Diego Poetry Futures promises. With Kassy Lee, Adrian Aracibia, Jason Magabo Perez… @sdpoetryfutures, @sdpoetryannual Read More
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San Diego Writers, Ink: Prose & Poetry at the Park

Posted on August 22, 2024 at 8:10 pm by
Prose & Poetry at the Park August 25, 2-4pm, last Sunday, Prose & Poetry at the Park, Poets at the Grove / SDWI in Balboa Park, SDPA‘s Karla Cordero and Michael Klam co-host Prose + Poetry community open reading with host Deborah Ramos. (Sign up or get involved by email: sdpoetryannual@gmail.com) Instagram: @sdpoetryannual Read More
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Poetry in Ocean SDPA Featured Poets Panel, Open Mic, and Hank Warner Surfboard Opportunity Drawing and More (Aug. 6)

Posted on July 31, 2024 at 12:29 pm by
August 6th: Poetry in OceanCelebrate the sunset, surf, and sea with a night of poetry! On Tuesday, August 6th at the Central Library Shiley Special Events Suite from 6-7:30PM, local artists and authors will come together for a panel, music, and refreshments, all hosted by SDPA’s Michael Klam. There will also be an ocean-themed open mic for all to join! Click to… Save your spot… Read More
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SDPA Readings with Poets Underground (5/2) and Poets INC (5/5) + National Poetry Month (in review)

Posted on April 26, 2024 at 10:07 pm by
Our Poetry to the People outreach events over the 2023-24 year were made possible with generous support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org. We are grateful for their work on behalf of the local arts community! *Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily… Read More
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SDPA 2023-24 Events + Cover Art + Margarita Pintado Book Launch

Posted on February 25, 2024 at 2:31 pm by
Feb. 27, Tues., @ 4 pm in the Fermanian Conference Center at Point Loma Nazarene University: Margarita Pintado has published another beautiful book. Katie Manning and I have been invited to read a few poems from Ojo en Celo / Eye in Heat, University of Arizona Press, 2023. I’m honored to be part of the… Read More
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Hafez Day (10/12)

Posted on September 24, 2023 at 8:40 pm by
For all projects, upcoming events, and publication info and opportunities, follow SDPA on Instagram @sdpoetryannual and visit SDPA and P&A.  October 12, 7-9PM, San Diego Central Library, *Poetry to the People Event*: Hafez Day in the Neil Morgan Auditorium. Register HERE. Hafez Shirazi (1315-1390 CE) is one of the most beloved and influential poets in the world and is especially revered… Read More
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25th Annual Poetry Day @ PLNU (9/28) and Doggerel @ Central Library (10/3)

Posted on September 24, 2023 at 8:19 pm by
For all San Diego Poetry Annual projects, upcoming events, and publication info and opportunities, follow SDPA on Instagram @sdpoetryannual and visit SDPA and P&A.  September 28, 6:30 to 9PM (Evening Reading), Point Loma Nazarene University, 25th Annual Poetry Day at PLNU. Details and ticket info HERE. _____________________________________________ October 3, 6:30-8PM, San Diego Central Library, *Poetry to the People Event*: Doggerel… Read More
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