Below is our comprehensive list of poetry events in and around Santa Cruz.  We are happy to list any poetry events in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. You may notify us via email.  We also list selected events in Santa Clara County.  You may also subscribe to the Poetry Santa Cruz Events Email by request via email.  We only send out this email for events presented or co-sponsored by or which are benefits for Poetry Santa Cruz.  We typically send one email for each of our events, about two or three per month.  We do not send emails for other organizations or individuals.  We do not sell or lend our distribution list to other organizations or individuals. Readers in our Tuesday series are often interviewed and read more of their poetry on The Poetry Show on KUSP 88.9 FM, Sundays 9:00-10:00 pm. (webcast and podcast archives available.) Current Poetry Santa Cruz events  Other poetry events during the next month  Ongoing Weekly events  Workshops  Looking Ahead at future events, both PSC and others    Poetry Santa Cruz events and interviews Archive Poetry Santa Cruz events Video Archive Photo Gallery from Al Young Day Photo Gallery from the Robert Bly reading Poetry Santa Cruz Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured readers For a complete listing covering the larger region, try Poetry Flash.

CURRENT POETRY SANTA CRUZ EVENTS
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, March 21 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader Lisa Allen Ortiz.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
Quarterly Thursday, April 1 6:00 to 8:00 PM   jueves 1 de abril de 6:00 a 8:00 PM	Flor y Canto / Flower and Song Open Mic Reading with featured Lisa Simon.  Watsonville Main Library, 275 Main Street, Suite 100, 2nd floor Meeting Room.  [ map ]  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and Watsonville Public Library, and hosted by Adela Najarro. Flor y Canto / Flower and Song Lectura de Poesía con micrófono abierto.  Lectora especial Lisa Simon.  Biblioteca Pública Watsonville, 275 Main Street, Suite 100, Sala de Reuniones, segundo piso.  [ mapa ]  Gratis.  Presentado por Poesía Santa Cruz y la Biblioteca Pública Watsonville, dirigido por Adela Najarro.
Tuesday, April 13 7:30 PM	Atsuro Riley and Stephen Kessler. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz.  $3 donation suggested.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz. [ Read more about this event ]
EVENTS CO-SPONSORED BY POETRY SANTA CRUZ
Saturday, March 20 7:30 PM	Amina Cain and Amarnath Ravva.  Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm St., Santa Cruz. Free. [ Read more about this event ]  Presented by A New Cadence Poetry Series.
Saturday, April 3 7:30 PM	Stephen Vincent and Jean Vengua.  Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm St., Santa Cruz. Free.  Presented by A New Cadence Poetry Series.

For future events see the Looking Ahead listing. These events are supported, in part, by a grant from the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County.  Some events are supported by matching grants to our readers from Poets & Writers, Inc.  Poetry Santa Cruz is also grateful for the support of its members and donors, In Celebration of the Muse, and those who donated in memory of Maude Meehan and Kathleen Flowers.  The William James Association acted as our fiscal sponsor for our first four years.  Our readings are supported by Bookshop Santa Cruz, Capitola Book Café, The Attic, Casablanca Inn, The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Cabrillo College, KUSP and the National Writers Union Chapter 7.  Membership premiums have been donated by Graywolf Press, the University of Pittsburgh Press, Robert Sward, Coffee House Press, Copper Canyon Press, and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.  A voluntary donation of $3 may be requested at venues where collection of donations is permitted.

[return to top] OTHER POETRY EVENTS DURING THE NEXT MONTH (See also Weekly Events, below)
Tu 3/2, 8:30 PM; Tu 3/9, 11:30 AM; Tu 3/9, 8:30 PM; Su 3/14, 11:00 AM; Tu 3/16, 11:00 AM; Tu 3/16, 8:30 PM; Tu 3/23, 8:30 PM; We 3/24, 11:30 AM; Mo 3/29, 11:00 AM; Tu 3/30, 8:30 PM.	The Poetry Box, a half-hour TV poetry show on Community Television of Santa Cruz County, on Comcast cable channel 27 and Charter (Watsonville) channel 73.  Poet/Speak, January 17, 2010 with readings by Virgil Banks, Manfred Luedge, Joe Navarro, Joyce Keller, Jenny D’Angelo and Janet Trenchard.  Producers: Lalo Alvarez and Joanna Martin.  Co-sponsored by Poetry Santa Cruz.
Thursdays 8:00, signup 7:30 PM	SubRosa Open Mic: Music, Poetry, Performance.  $3-7 suggested donation.  Subrosa, 703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. For additional local non-institutional arts events, see the Santa Cruz Art Conspiracy website.
Thursday, March 18 7:30 PM	David Mason, author of The Country I Remember, Arrivals, and Ludlow: A Verse Novel.  His memoir, News from the Village, appears this spring from Red Hen Press.  In the Mary Johnson Recital Hall at Santa Catalina School, 1500 Mark Thomas Drive, Monterey 93940. 831-655-9300.
3rd Friday of each month Friday, March 19 7:00-9:00 PM	Wired Poets Open Reading.  Mill Gallery, 131 Front St., same building as Firefly Café, Santa Cruz.  Refreshments for sale to help pay for the space
The 3rd Saturday of each month Saturday, March 20 8:00 PM, signup at 7:30	Open Mic for musicians, poets, magicians and other artists of all ages to perform in front of a live audience.  Refreshments provided.  Donations accepted.  Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County, 6401 Freedom Blvd.  Aptos. 477-7588.
Thursday, March 25 1:00 to 2:30	Caregiving through Poetry a talk by Frances Kakugawa, a caregiver for her mother with Alzheimer’s disease and author of 8 books, including Mosaic Moon.  Part of a one-day converence: The Many Voices and Faces of Alzheimer’s, 9 am to 4 pm with registration opening at 8 am.  1.800.272.3900, online registration at edconference.kintera.org/santacruz
Saturday, March 27 7:00 PM	Ron Lampi will read and sign copies of his newly published collection, Bay of Monterey in support of the exhibit “Water” at the new co-op art gallery, Davenport Gallery.  Davenport Gallery, 450 Highway 1, Davenport.
The 1st Saturday of each month Saturday, April 3 2:30 to 5:00 PM	Lost Poets Salon Open Reading and Discussion.  Free.  Downtown Bagelry, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz.  (831) 425-0211
1st & 3rd Tuesdays Tuesday, April 6, 20 Signup 7:30, Show 8:00 PM	The Legendary Santa Cruz Indie Slam.  Cypress Lounge, 120 Union Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060.  Cash prizes, open signup list, 10 poets, 4 rounds.  $4 admission. thelegendaryslam@gmail.com, www.legendarycollective.com
1st Tuesday of the month, Sept. to May Tuesday, April 6 7:30 PM	Poetry First! open mic with featured reader Hermie Medley.  Art Object Gallery, 591 North 5th Street, San José CA 95112.  Free.  Sponsored by Poetry Center San José and the Creative Writing Department at San José State University.
Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 7 at 7:30 PM Special Preview on Monday, April 5, 7:30 PM	Actors’ Theatre presents The Willing Suspension Armchair Theatre with A Celebration of Mary Oliver with readers: Mary Ann Schaup-Rousseau, Nina Solamita, Jerry Falek, Donald Grube and Suzanne Sturn.  Directed by Suzanne Sturn.  Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Donations at the door.  Special Preview on Monday, April 5, 7:30 PM at Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola.
2nd Monday of each month Monday, April 12 7:00 PM	Poetry Reading @ Willow Glen Library with featured reader April is Poetry Month and as per tradition, everyone who attends the reading on this day is invited to read one poem of their favorite poet and one poem of their own as a way to celebrate Poetry Month. This has always been very rewarding and fun night.  Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José.  Free.  Sponsored by Poetry Center San José.
2nd Tuesday of each month Tuesday, April 13 7:00-9:00 PM	The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Bert Glick and Garland Thompson.  East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey.  $5.
Tuesday, April 13 7:00 PM	Truong Tran.  Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 2nd floor rooms 225-229, 150 E. San Fernando St., San José.  Sponsored by San José State University Center for Literary Arts.

[return to top] ONGOING EVENTS AND LISTINGS IN THE MEDIA
Every day 9:01 AM and 8:01 PM	The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor on KAZU 90.3 FM.
Every Sunday 9:00-10:00 PM	The Poetry Show on KUSP 88.9 FM. Hosted by Dennis Morton, Susan Freeman and Lesley-Anne Taylor.  Live interviews, poems read by the host, taped readings or interviews.  Archived shows are podcast for listening from the website.
Various weekdays	Capitola Book Café hosts many author events, with local and visiting authors. Visit their website at http://www.capitolabookcafe.com/ for an up-to-date schedule.
Various	Check the literary events page for Monterey County.
Every Wednesday 8:00-9:00 PM	Out Of Our Minds on KKUP 91.5 FM. Hosted by J.P. Dancing Bear. Live interviews, poems read by the host, taped readings or interviews.
Every Wednesday 3:00-3:30 PM	Cover to Cover on KPFA 94.1 FM. Hosted by Jack Foley.

[return to top] WORKSHOPS
Sally Ashton	Sally Ashton, MFA, is a Bay Area poet, teacher and editor of the DMQ Review, an online journal featuring poetry and art.  She is the author of a collection, These Metallic Days, and her prose poem collection, Her Name is Juanita, was recently released from Kore Press. Ashton is the recipient of an Artist Fellowship, Poetry, from Arts Council Silicon Valley.  She offers the following writing workshops: • Inspired by Nature Writing Workshop.  Mondays, March 1, 9, 16, & 22.  6:30 to 9:00 pm at Villa Montalvo Arts Center, Cottage 2.  Fee: $166; Montalvo Members $150.  Tickets available through the Villa Montalvo Box Office, (408) 961-5858.  http://montalvoarts.org/events/poetry_nature/
Ellen Bass	Ellen Bass offers the following writing workshops.  See Ellen’s website for more details and recent updates. • Ongoing Weekly groups in Santa Cruz: Writing About Our Lives (And Everything Else). • Tuesdays 6:00 to 9:00 pm for Women and Men (all genres) • White Lotus Poetry Workshop: Wednesdays 1:00-4:00 pm for Women and Men (prose and poetry) • Thursdays 3:00-6:00 pm for Women and Men (all genres) In addition, she offers the following writing retreats: • July 25-30, 2010: Writing and Knowing: A Poetry Workshop with Ellen Bass, Dorianne Laux, and Joseph Millar at the Esalen Institute, Big Sur.  For more information and to register, visit www.esalen.org or call 831-667-3005 • September 25-October 2, 2010: Writing For Our Lives at LaSerrania, Mallorca, Spain.  For more information about La Serrania, visit www.laserrania.com. For more on the workshop or to register, please email Ellen or call 831-426-8006. • November 12-14, 2009: Writing For Our Lives with Ellen Bass at the Esalen Institute, Big Sur.  For more information and to register, visit www.esalen.org or call 831-667-3005. • May 31-June 5, 2011: Truth & Beauty: A Poetry Workshop with Ellen Bass & Marie Howe at Mabel Dodge Luhan Inn, Taos, New Mexico.  For more information, please email Ellen or call 831-426-8006.
Cabrillo College	Tom Marshall is teaching English 14B (course # 66725), the Advanced Poetry Workshop, at Cabrillo College for the Spring Semester. Beat Poets and Their Sources will be the theme. “We will work off of poems by Gary Snyder, Diane DiPrima, Michael McClure, Bob Kaufman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Lenore Kandel, Lew Welch, & Philip Whalen. We will reach into where they came from in the works of Chinese masters, the myths & texts of Native American tribes-people, the epic works of HD & Ezra Pound, the English romanticism of John Keats & Percy Shelley, the wild forms and imagery of Federico Garcia Lorca & Arthur Rimbaud, the modern assemblages of Guillaume Apollinaire & Blaise Cendrars, the visionary works of William Blake & Walt Whitman, the shapes of the blues, the concision of haiku, the erotic classics of Sappho & Catullus, and the American syntactical play of Gertrude Stein & William Carlos Williams. Guests (like Joe Stroud) have been invited to present some of these writings. We will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9. Please, sign up. We need 20 or more students pre-registered in order to get started. We'll end up with A BIG PUBLIC READING STARRING YOU & DIANE DI PRIMA! If you have any questions about this course, call 477-5219 and ask for Tom.”
Capitola Book Café	Capitola Book Café offers workshops for writers of fiction, poetry and more.  For details, see the Events page on their website: www.capitolabookcafe.com. Muse Poetry Writing Group with Magdalena Montagne. With over ten years experience leading poetry writing groups, Magdalena Montagne can help you bring out the poet within. We'll write new works in a supportive and creative environment. This on-going group welcomes newcomers and drop-ins. All levels and ages are encouraged. Friday, January 22 from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Call Magdalena at (831) 252-5776 for more information or e-mail her at magdarose@hughes.net. To participate, $5 per meeting to Capitola Book Café, please.
Laura Davis	Laura Davis offers a variety of writing workshops.  See the Laura Davis website for details and for more classes and retreats. • Ongoing Writing Practice Classes:    - Wednesday mornings, 10am to 1pm, women only    - Tuesday evenings, 6:30 to 9:30pm • Ongoing Feedback Classes:    - Thursday mornings, 9:30am to 12:30pm    - Friday mornings, 9am to 12 noon • Free Intro Classes at Gateways Books and Gifts, the first Monday of each month 7:00 to 8:30pm. For more info, contact Gateways at 429-9600 or just show up with a notebook and a pen. In addition, Laura is offering the following special events and retreats: • One Day Writing Practice Class: Cabrillo College, Saturday, February 27, 9:00am to 4:00pm. See the Cabrillo website for details and registration. The New World of Publishing Workshop—Steps to Success for Your Book, Project and Ideas, a 1/2 day intensive workshop with NYC Editor and Publishing & Strategy Consultant Janet Goldstein, Saturday March 6, 10 am to 1 pm. See the Janet Goldstein website for details and registration.
Carolyn Brigit Flynn	Beginning October 2009, Carolyn will once again offer regular writing groups, called Writing to Feed the Soul.  Carolyn’s teaching themes include an imaginative mix of poetry and prose, evoking dreams, the elements, ancestors, the earth and nature, animals, spirit guides, sacred geometry, tarot and myth—all with the intention to allow archetypal and mythic themes to provide seed and sacred ground for new and enlivened writing.  Writers often find that a new voice emerges, and that their work goes deeper, exploring vital themes and profound hidden stories. • Bi-Monthly Groups meet twice a month, the first two weeks of the month (except for October, when they will meet the last two weeks). During teaching weeks, there will be three writing groups meeting regularly:    - Tuesday, 2:00-5:30 pm    - Wednesday, 6:00-9:30 pm    - Thursday, 2:00-5:30 pm • Monthly Group.  One group meets monthly the second Saturday of the month (except for October, when they will meet on Oct 24) More information at her website www.carolynbrigitflynn.com For questions or to sign up, please email carolynflynn@cruzio.com
Joyce Keller	Creative Writing for Fun. Louden Nelson classes for Downtown Seniors. Learn how to make creative writing easy and enjoyable in the friendly and supportive class. Stories, poetry, journalism, memoirs. Suggested donation: $4 for Santa Cruz city residents, $4.25 non-cic\ty residents.  Taught by Joyce Keller, M.S.  Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. Mondays 1:00 to 2:30.
Monterey Bay Writers Studio	Monterey Bay Writers Studio offers classes in Santa Cruz for writers of all genre as well as classes specifically for fiction and creative nonfiction.  For details, see the website: www.montereybaywriters.com.
Patricia Machmiller	Deeper into the Seasons II: Four Haiku Workshops. These workshops are for haiku writers who wish to deepen their haiku practice and gain insight into how the kigo, the seasonal reference, enhances the haiku. The workshop process will start with a discussion of relevant, local kigo appropriate to the particular season. The workshop is designed to help participants delve into their experiences of the season(s) and reveal unconscious associations which they may have. Through group discussions we will examine how these often hidden associations can help us communicate the haiku experience in our writing. (This structure of the workshop is actually helpful in understanding one’s own writing process no matter the form of the writing. In other words, you don’t have to write haiku to benefit from the process.) There will be walks and writing sessions both in the morning and the afternoon to supplement the discussions, including and enhanced by the new writing of the participants. The workshops will be: Spring: Sunday, April 18, 2010 Summer: Saturday, July 24, 2010 Autumn: Sunday, October 31, 2010 They will be held at Patricia Machmiller’s beach house on the Monterey Bay near Moss Landing. They will begin at 9:30 am and end at 4:30 PM with a one-hour lunch break. Participants should plan to bring a bag lunch. Beverages provided. The cost will be $60 per day. Sign up for all four sessions for $200. Scholarships are available. Please inquire. To register, email patriciajmachmiller@msn.com.
Sarah Rabkin	• High Country Writing Retreat taught by Sarah Rabkin at the San Francisco State University Sierra Nevada Field Campus, North Yuba River, 35400 Highway 49, Sattley, CA. July 20-24, Tuesday-Saturday. Contact: jstele @ sfsu.edu 650-738-1814 through May, then jrblair @ sfsu.edu This is an opportunity for new and experienced writers alike to take inspiration from the Sierra’s spiced air and rushing waters, its loamy ground and craggy heights. Group sessions in forest, meadow, and mountainside settings provide guidance and prompts as well as time to write and share work without judgment. Unstructured periods allow for individual writing, wandering, and optional one-on-one instructor conferences. You determine the focus and form as well as the amount of writing you produce. Come to the Field Campus and experience the creative renewal that flourishes on a mountain retreat.
Amber Coverdale Sumrall	Amber Coverdale Sumrall offers the following writing workshops.  See Amber’s website for more details.  Call 477-4375 or email Amber for her current schedule and to reserve a place. • Monthly Saturday Drop-In Poetry Revision Workshop, 10-12:30.   Limited to six participants. • Revision Group, prose and poetry, Thursday mornings.  Eight-week sessions. • Wednesday Evening Writing Group, Six-week sessions, $175. • Thursday Evening Poetry Playshops, 7 to 9 PM.  Eight-week sessions,   March 18 to May 13 (No meeting April 8), $260 • Friday Morning Poetry Playshops, 10 AM to Noon.  Eight-week sessions,   March 19 to May 14 (No meeting April 9), $260. In addition, she offers writing retreats: “I have been leading weekend writing retreats at The Hermitage in Big Sur for eight years now. All of us who attend find the experience to be just what we need for our writing and inner process. There is time for reading, walking, napping, meditation, and simply being in a spectacularly beautiful and serene setting. The monastery is situated on a mountain high above the Big Sur coastline with panoramic views in every direction. We maintain an atmosphere of silence during the retreat except for our meetings. If you find that you haven't enough time for writing, if you have pieces you can't seem to get started on, or if you just want to join others who are putting thoughts and feelings to paper, this is a spectacularly beautiful and nourishing place in which to do so.” • April 9-12, 2010 at the New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur. Three nights. • May 21-24, 2010 in Point Reyes. • June 11-14, 2010 at the New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur. • September 24-27, 2010 at Presentation Center, Los Gatos with Fr. Michael Fish. • October 29-November 1, 2010 at Mission San Antonio in Jolon. • December 10-13, 2010 at the New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur. To sign up, call 831-477-4375 or email Amber.
Robert Sward	Autobiography for Poets, Fiction & Non-fiction Writers with Robert Sward, April 9-11, 2010 at Esalen in Big Sur, CA. If someone asked you to sum up the story of your life in one sentence, what would it be? If you had to choose just half a dozen family photos to tell your life story, what photos would you choose? Why? In which of those photos is there a contrast between appearance and reality? You want to tell the truth, of course, but what version? How far can you go in exploring the darker side? How fair is it to reveal family secrets? These are questions the workshop considers early on in order to set you free to tell your story, as it needs to be told. As for me, I was born on the Jewish North Side of Chicago, bar mitzvahed, a sailor, amnesiac, university professor, newspaper editor, food reviewer and father of five children. I love teaching this class because of the excitement and pleasure of serving as coach, midwife, and editor to the participants and their auto (self-generated), bio (life story), graphies (writings). Topics include: * Use of dialogue and natural story telling voice * Audio/visual elements for interviews * Methods of organizing * Getting your readerŐs attention * Exploring the darker side * Telling secrets * How far can you go? * Incorporating photos, maps and other documents Bring six or more family photos and notes, diaries, journals and/or works in progress. Also bring a notebook and pen for in-class writing exercises, and a box of crayons and /orcolored pencils. Upon registration, please send 2-3 pages of your work-in-progress, if you have one, to robert@robertsward.com. All arrangements and registration must be made directly with Esalen, but if you have questions about the content of the workshop, please email me or call 831-426-5247. Please register directly with Esalen at 831-667-3005 or at www.esalen.org A Fulbright scholar and Guggenheim Fellow, Robert Sward has taught at Cornell University, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz. His books include Four Incarnations; The Collected Poems; A Much-Married Man, A Novel; Heavenly Sex; God Is in The Cracks (a series of dramatic monologues and dialogues between father and son); and Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series (CAAS), Volumes 13 (1991) and 206 (2003).
Patrice Vecchione	Mapping the Soul: Collage, Poetry and Creativity “Beneath the facade of daily life, just on the other side of our skin, a wellspring of creativity waits to be tapped, We’ll immerse ourselves in that mysterious sea of imagination, finding images and words to map our souls. The exhilarating and democratic art form of collage unites pictures from various sources to make something new, a visual mirror to tell the stories of our lives. Who gave the small child wings, and where might she fly? “In this workshop for non-artists and artists alike, discover ways that creative expression can enhance your thinking and your resilient nature. Create with abandon in an environment free of doubt and criticism. Collage and poetry allow us to say what we didn't know we could, answer old questions, ask new ones, and unleash the imagination! “Participants will create several collages and poems and work both figuratively and abstractly, small and large. Bring a pair of scissors, a journal, copies of old photos, receipts, birth certificates, small objects, whatever catches your eye.” For more information and to register, see the workshop page on the Esalen website. For more information on Patrice Vecchione, see her website, www.patricevecchione.com.  Contact Patrice at heartwrd@mbay.net, or 831-394-8459.

[return to top] LOOKING AHEAD
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, April 18 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader Farnaz Fatemi.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
Wednesday, April 21 7:30 PM	Tiziano Fratus.  Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm St., Santa Cruz. Free.  Presented by A New Cadence Poetry Series.
Saturday, April 24 1:00 to 4:00 PM	K.E. Copeland, Anne Gelhaus, Parthenia M. Hicks, Kathie Isaac-Luke, and Calder Lowe in a reading and authors’ signing in celebration of the release of The Call: An Anthology of Women’s Writing, edited by Calder Lowe and published by Dragonfly Press.  Art Object Gallery, 591 North 5th Street, San José CA 95112.  Free.
Monday, April 26 7:30 PM	Carrie Hunter and Nicole Mauro.  Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm St., Santa Cruz. Free.  Presented by A New Cadence Poetry Series.
1st Tuesday of the month, Sept. to May Tuesday, May 4 7:30 PM	Poetry First! open mic with featured reader Atsuro Riley.  Art Object Gallery, 591 North 5th Street, San José CA 95112.  Free.  Sponsored by Poetry Center San José and the Creative Writing Department at San José State University.
Tuesday, May 11 7:30 PM	Taije Silverman and Maria Garcia Teutsch. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz.  $3 donation suggested.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz.
2nd Tuesday of each month Tuesday, May 11 7:00-9:00 PM	The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Dane Cervine and Robert Nielsen.  East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey.  $5.
Saturday, May 15 7:30 PM	Joan Gelfand with Marty Castleberg and David Sullivan.  Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm St., Santa Cruz. Free.  Presented by A New Cadence Poetry Series.
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, May 16 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader Manfred Luedge.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
Tuesday, May 18 and Wednesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM Special Preview on Monday, May 17, 7:30 PM	Actors’ Theatre presents The Willing Suspension Armchair Theatre.  Deception.  Directed by Wilma Marcus Chandler & John Chandler.  Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Donations at the door.  Special Preview on Monday, May 17, 7:30 PM at Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola.
2nd Tuesday of each month Tuesday, June 8 7:00-9:00 PM	The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Danusha Laméris and Donna Wobber.  East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey.  $5.
Tuesday, June 15 and Wednesday, June 16 at 7:30 PM Special Preview on Monday, June 14, 7:30 PM	Actors’ Theatre presents The Willing Suspension Armchair Theatre.  Directed by Susan Forrest.  Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Donations at the door.  Special Preview on Monday, June 14, 7:30 PM at Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola.
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, June 20 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
Quarterly Thursday, July 1 6:00 to 8:00 PM   jueves 1 de julio de 6:00 a 8:00 PM	Flor y Canto / Flower and Song Open Mic Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Watsonville Main Library, 275 Main Street, Suite 100, 2nd floor Meeting Room.  [ map ]  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and Watsonville Public Library, and hosted by Adela Najarro. Flor y Canto / Flower and Song Lectura de Poesía con micrófono abierto.  Lectora especial.  Biblioteca Pública Watsonville, 275 Main Street, Suite 100, Sala de Reuniones, segundo piso.  [ mapa ]  Gratis.  Presentado por Poesía Santa Cruz y la Biblioteca Pública Watsonville, dirigido por Adela Najarro.
Tuesday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 7 at 7:30 PM Special Preview on Monday, July 5, 7:30 PM	Actors’ Theatre presents The Willing Suspension Armchair Theatre.  Directed by Jean Weisz.  Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Donations at the door.  Special Preview on Monday, July 5, 7:30 PM at Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola.
2nd Tuesday of each month Tuesday, July 13 7:00-9:00 PM	The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Lily Dayton and Patrice Vecchione.  East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey.  $5.
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, July 18 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
Tuesday, August 3 and Wednesday, August 4 at 7:30 PM Special Preview on Monday, August 2, 7:30 PM	Actors’ Theatre presents The Willing Suspension Armchair Theatre.  Directed by Steve Capasso.  Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Donations at the door.  Special Preview on Monday, August 2, 7:30 PM at Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola.
2nd Tuesday of each month Tuesday, August 10 7:00-9:00 PM	The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Julia Alter-Canvin and Angel Look.  East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey.  $5.
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, August 15 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
Tuesday, September 7 and Wednesday, September 8 at 7:30 PM Special Preview on Monday, September 6, 7:30 PM	Actors’ Theatre presents The Willing Suspension Armchair Theatre.  Out West.  Directed by Suzanne Schrag.  Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Donations at the door.  Special Preview on Monday, September 6, 7:30 PM at Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola.
Tuesday, September 14 7:30 PM	Jessie Lendennie and co-reader to be announced. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz.  $3 donation suggested.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz.
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, September 19 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
Tuesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October 6 at 7:30 PM Special Preview on Monday, October 5, 7:30 PM	Actors’ Theatre presents The Willing Suspension Armchair Theatre.  Directed by Rita Wadsworth & Stuart Serman.  Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Donations at the door.  Special Preview on Monday, October 5, 7:30 PM at Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola.
Quarterly Thursday, October 7 6:00 to 8:00 PM   octubre 7 de octubre de 6:00 a 8:00 PM	Flor y Canto / Flower and Song Open Mic Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Watsonville Main Library, 275 Main Street, Suite 100, 2nd floor Meeting Room.  [ map ]  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and Watsonville Public Library, and hosted by Adela Najarro. Flor y Canto / Flower and Song Lectura de Poesía con micrófono abierto.  Lectora especial.  Biblioteca Pública Watsonville, 275 Main Street, Suite 100, Sala de Reuniones, segundo piso.  [ mapa ]  Gratis.  Presentado por Poesía Santa Cruz y la Biblioteca Pública Watsonville, dirigido por Adela Najarro.
Tuesday, October 12 7:30 PM	Josephine Dickinson and co-reader to be announced. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz.  $3 donation suggested.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz.
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, October 17 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
Tuesday, November 9 7:30 PM	Readings from The Dark Figure in the Doorway the final poems of Morton Marcus. Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola.  $3 donation suggested.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz.
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, November 21 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
The 3rd Sunday Sunday, December 19 2:00 PM	Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader to be announced.  Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz.  Free.  Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and hosted by Joyce Keller.
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