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San Diego Comic-Con 2024
The San Diego Comic-Con was awesome! I can’t imagine a bad one happening. This is the 15th year Puna Press has hosted a table in the Small Press Pavilion and our 12 at our location K-10. It should feel like we’re established but I approach each convention like a test of belonging. Horn Dog was… Read More
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Imagine/SDPA on Zoom (9/18) and @ Libélula Books & Co. (9/27)
September 18, 7-9PM, Zoom (click ZOOM for registration/link), *Poetry to the People Event*: Imagine SDPA Bilingual Volume Reading, co-hosted by SDPA Executive Editor, Michael Klam, SDPA Bilingual Volume Editor, Olga Garcia, and SDPA Marketing Coordinator, Alana Rodriguez. Spanish/English poets and works from the SDPA will be presented. Contact Michael at sdpoetryannual@gmail.com to be added to the lineup. Free and… Read More
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2022-23 SDPA Reading + Carly DeMento + Open Mic @ Poets Underground
Tuesday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m.: Read poetry and be merry @ .modbom. (formerly Amplified, East Village, 1429 Island Ave, 92101). Let’s go Poets Underground! You’re invited to a preview reading of the 2022-23 San Diego Poetry Annual. Hosted by Michael Klam, Sunny Rey and Anthony Azzarito, SDPA poets feature and all local poets welcome… Read More
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SDPA Open Reading @ Encinitas Library: Poetry Takeover! Oct. 22
Poetry Takeover flier by Encinitas Library. Oct. 22 from 1-4 p.m. (SDPA open reading from 2-4 p.m.): The POETRY TAKEOVER! at Encinitas Library features a San Diego Poetry Annual reading in the Community Room hosted by the legendary Marit Anderson, a KIDS! San Diego Poetry Annual workshop and much more. Check out the flyer above, and hope to see you in the afternoon… Read More
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Annual SDPA Open Reading Hosted by Jim Moreno at Spacebar (9/11) + “Good Trouble” Book Release (9/8)
Sunday, Sept. 11 from 3-5:30 p.m.: San Diego Poetry Annual open reading, hosted by author Jim Moreno and sponsored by SDPA and Spacebar. All authors, fans of lit arts, and poets looking to publish are welcome. Come to watch, share, and celebrate. Sign up to read on the day of the event or by email at mkklam@gmail.com or text (619) 957-3264. Please indicate in your message whether… Read More
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Festival of Books 2022 w/ Swift and Sparrow Press (8/20)
Festival of Books (FOB) 2022 at USD this Saturday! Author Bethel Swift and I (and Klam fam) will be at Table #AA26 in the Kroc Peace and Justice Courtyard with our publications by Swift and Sparrow Press, Puna Press, San Diego Poetry Annual, and Cheeky Cat Paper. Thanks to Bethel for letting us join her! FOB… Read More
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Olga García Interview and Reg E Gaines Audio Poem!
Olga García is a bilingual poet, physicist, mathematician, and editor of San Diego Poetry Annual’s Spanish/English edition. In this episode of Central Library’s Conversations with Poets (CWP), Olga and I discuss her extraordinary life. We talk about everything from the inspiration and influence of her unparalleled grandmothers to her resolute determination to become both physicist… Read More
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The Kowit Ceremony
Hosted by: J E F F W A L T / The Kowit Steve Kowit Poetry Prize Awards Ceremony Friday, April 8 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM PT Central San Diego Public Library Shiley Events Suite – 330 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101 San Diego, CA 92260 FB, click here: Steve Kowit Poetry Prize on Facebook Eve Grubin, Winner… Read More
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SDPA 2021-22 in person @ Point Loma Library, April 11
2021 SDPA cover art by Juan Beaz Register here to participate or watch and celebrate this year’s SDPA authors in person: SDPA at Point Loma Library Registration (Registration says “virtual,” but this reading will be in person only.) Monday · April 11, 2022 · 6:30pmMarla Haas Community Room, Point Loma Library, 3701 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107 You can register… Read More
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Central Library’s Conversations with Poets (CWP): Ted Washington Video Interview with Michael Klam
Watch and learn about the lives of San Diego’s most celebrated poets. These are 30-minute video interviews with questions ranging from writer’s craft to inspirations to performance and publishing. Three interviews have posted so far: Ron Salisbury, Rudy Francisco, and Ted Washington. Coming up next: Sharon Elise, Karla Cordero, Katie Manning, Ying Wu, Jeff Walt,… Read More