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Published! All 3 Volumes of San Diego Poetry Annual + Book Launch, Kowit + Upcoming Events
The SDPA 2025-26, the bilingual volume (Papalotl) 2025-26, and Kids! SDPA have cleared the digital platform and are published and available on amazon.com. All images are ready for socials/IG/marketing. Here are links to Amazon, free pdf, and how to order. Main Volume, San Diego Poetry Annual 2025-26 Papalotl, bilingual edition of SDPA 2025-26 Kids! SDPA 2025-26 HOW TO ORDER (THRU SDPA WEBSITE) +… Read More
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Deborah Ramos Features at Palabra!
Mark your February calendars for Palabra’s next feature! We will be giving the spotlight to Deborah Ramos @debramospoeticart a long-time Palabra attendee and an integral artistic force in our community. Come be empowered and inspired with us.Please share!Thursday, Feb 26th 7pm Bread & Salt @breadandsalt_sandiego1955 Julian Ave, San Diego CA 92113FREEopen mic sign-up at 6:30pm(more… Read More
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Ted Washington Features at Palabra!
Palabra! 7p Thursday, January 22nd at Bread & Salt1955 Julian Ave.San Diego, CA 92113 Hosted by Olivia Mercedes Featured Artist: Ted Washington Ted Washington is an artist, author, poet and reluctant businessman. He now lives in San Diego, after spending time as an apprentice draftsman for a beer brewery in St. Louis, an Internal Revenue… Read More
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2026! Twenty Years of SDPA, Celebrating Jim Moreno, SDPL Authors Showcase
Call for Submissions to Celebrate the Life of Jim Moreno, Jan. 1 – Jan. 30: January 24, 2026, 12:00-4:00pm: 2025 Local Author Exhibit of Books and Celebration. April 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 up to… Read More
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Chieftain Features at Palabra!
Palabra! 7p Thursday, October 23rd at Bread & Salt1955 Julian Ave.San Diego, CA 92113 Hosted by Julie Corrales and Ted Washington Featured Artist: Chieftain Daniel Villegas, known as Chieftain, shares his inspiring journey from growing up in a challenging neighborhood to becoming a passionate advocate for social justice and a creative force in poetry, music,… Read More
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Shayna Features at Palabra!
Palabra! 7p Thursday, September 25th at Bread & Salt1955 Julian Ave.San Diego, CA 92113 Hosted by Julie Corrales and Ted Washington Featured Artist: Shayna Shayna is a Michigan-raised poet who moved to California in 2019. Her poetry explores themes of mental health, grief, identity exploration, and social justice. Her work appears in Still Here – Poets Underground… Read More
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SDPA Partnering with @KPBS San Diego Book Festival + Spacebar + Bilingual Edition Zoom + SDWI
Sept 14, 3pm, San Diego Poetry Annual @ Spacebar with host Jim Moreno in person and on Zoom. (Sign up or get involved by email: sdpoetryannual@gmail.com) Instagram: @sdpoetryannual SDPA 2024-25 cover photography by Fernando Phillipi. Sept. 23, 7pm-8:30pm, SDPA Zoom, edición bilingüe: Todos invitados a participar en la lectura de su poema y traducción publicados en Cantos, Anuario de Poesía… Read More
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Submissions are open! Upcoming events…
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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Itza Vilaboy Features at Palabra!
Palabra! 7p Thursday, June 26th at Bread & Salt1955 Julian Ave.San Diego, CA 92113 Hosted by Julie Corrales and Ted Washington Featured Artist: Itza Vilaboy Itza Vilaboy is a writer from San Diego. Recent projects include co-curating “Border Blasters: Desintegrador de Fronteras TJ/SD Radio & Television” a binational exhibition at the Bonita Museum and Cultural… Read More
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Ariella Pinedo Features at Palabra!
Palabra! 7p Thursday, May 22nd at Bread & Salt1955 Julian Ave.San Diego, CA 92113 Hosted by Julie Corrales and Ted Washington Featured Artist: Ariella Pinedo Recently returned from the Bay Area, Ariella Pinedo is a poet whose work delves into the complexities of being a first-generation Mexican American. A 2024 fellow of the Bay Area’s… Read More