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Marin Poetry Center Marin Poetry Center Our Mission is to nurture poetry in the Bay Area.

We believe in the power of poetry to bear witness, reach hearts and souls, teach compassion, empathy and justice, and create a common language towards positive social change. We will continue ongoing efforts to diversify our programming, reach out to underrepresented communities for new members and audience, and support local charitable organizations. Additionally, starting now we intend to apply the lens of anti-racism to our internal practices, policies and programming with a goal towards increasing diversity and inclusivity in all areas.

10/08/2026

Q***r Youth Poetry Reading
Thursday, November 5 at 6-7pm at Fairfax Library
Join us for a celebration of youth LGBTQIA+ poetry.

Hosted by Marin County Youth Poet Laureate Ambassador Ezra Buell, this event aims to build community and empower young q***r people and allies to express themselves through their art. Youth poets of all experience levels are encouraged to read!

If you would like to read your work, please sign up here. All LGBTQIA+ community members and allies are welcome to attend and listen, no sign-up required. MarinArts Marin Independent Journal San Anselmo Arts Commission Poetry Society of America Poetry Foundation

Snacks and warm drinks will be provided.

Poetry in the Garden RSVP here https://marinpoetrycenter.org/events/ Marin Art and Garden Center Poetry Society o...
10/04/2026

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Midweek reset… sit & listen this Thursday join our featured poets at the Mill Valley Library.
09/30/2026

Midweek reset… sit & listen this Thursday join our featured poets at the Mill Valley Library.

Introducing our feature poet, Karen Kevorkian , for MPC’s Distinguished Visiting Poet Series / Fall Edition on Wednesday...
09/28/2026

Introducing our feature poet, Karen Kevorkian , for MPC’s Distinguished Visiting Poet Series / Fall Edition on Wednesday, September 30 at 2-4pm at the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts (616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley).

Karen Kevorkian’s fifth book of poems, The Body the Distance Traveled, comes out in February 2027 from University of New Mexico Press. Her other books of poems are Here in My Body It Feels Crowded, Quivira, Lizard Dream, and White Stucco Black Wing. Her poems are recently published in New American Writing, Volt, Massachusetts Review, and Four Way Review. She was part of the creative writing faculties at UCLA and University of Virginia and, before that, was an editor of exhibition catalogues at The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. She’s won artist fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, and the Djerassi, Millay, Ucross, and Wurlitzer foundations.

Following her reading and conversation with the Marin Youth Poet Laureate, Karen will be facilitating “The Retell – Ekphrastic writing as rewriting,” a generative workshop that considers sideways approaches to rewriting the familiar.

RSVP at the link in bio.

Marin Poetry Center - Anthology 2026 REVOLUTIONBook Passage Corte Madera | 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, CA 94925 | Saturday, Sep...
09/25/2026

Marin Poetry Center - Anthology 2026 REVOLUTION

Book Passage Corte Madera | 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, CA 94925 | Saturday, September 26th | 6-8 pm

To revolve, evolve, devolve, or just spin like a spinning top around an axis while forever offering the possibility of a new beginning…

Introducing our Marin’s current Youth Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Foster, who will be in discussion with Karen Kevorkian, h...
09/22/2026

Introducing our Marin’s current Youth Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Foster, who will be in discussion with Karen Kevorkian, hosted by Albert Flynn DeSilver for MPC’s Distinguished Visiting Poet Series / Fall Edition on Wednesday, September 30 at 2-4pm at O'Hanlon Center for the Arts (616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley).

Elizabeth Foster (Senior, St. Ignatius College Preparatory) is a passionate student leader for freedom of expression, educational access, and youth civic engagement. Elizabeth serves as a Student Advocate for Speech with the National Coalition Against Censorship, leading banned book clubs and workshops on anti-censorship action throughout the Bay Area. She also has several years of experience as a literacy and policy teacher, including with the Youth Policy Initiative of San Francisco. In her writing, Elizabeth explores the intersection of advocacy and self-expression. She is especially interested in using poetry and literature as tools of civic engagement and cultural change.

Following her reading and conversation with the Marin Youth Poet Laureate, feature poet Karen Kevorkian will be facilitating “The Retell – Ekphrastic writing as rewriting,” a generative workshop that considers sideways approaches to rewriting the familiar.

RSVP at the link in bio.

Introducing our host, Albert Flynn DeSilver, for MPC’s Distinguished Visiting Poet Series / Fall Edition on Wednesday, ...
09/18/2026

Introducing our host, Albert Flynn DeSilver, for MPC’s Distinguished Visiting Poet Series / Fall Edition on Wednesday, September 30 at 2-4pm at the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts (616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley).

Albert Flynn DeSilver served as Marin County, California’s very first Poet Laureate from 2008-2010. He is the author of several books of poems, including Letters to Early Street, and his work has appeared in more than 100 literary journals worldwide. Albert is also the author of the memoir Beamish Boy, which was named a “Best Book of 2012” by Kirkus Reviews. His latest nonfiction book, Writing as a Path to Awakening: A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer and Living an Awakened Life—based on his popular writing workshops by the same name—was published by Sounds True in 2017. Albert coaches writers and teaches writing online at www.albertflynndesilver.com. Latest book: SOME VOID: New & Selected Poems 1996-2026

Following her reading and conversation with the Marin Youth Poet Laureate, feature poet Karen Kevorkian will be facilitating “The Retell – Ekphrastic writing as rewriting,” a generative workshop that considers sideways approaches to rewriting the familiar.

RSVP at the link in bio.

MPC’s Distinguished Visiting Poet Series / Fall EditionWednesday, September 30 at 2-4pmO'Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616...
09/12/2026

MPC’s Distinguished Visiting Poet Series / Fall Edition
Wednesday, September 30 at 2-4pm
O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley

Karen Kevorkian will be in conversation with Marin Youth Poet Laureate Elizabeth, hosted by Marin Poet Laureate Emeritus Albert Flynn DeSilver.

Karen will be reading from her fifth and forthcoming book of poems, The Body the Distance Traveled (University of New Mexico Press, 2027), followed by a generative workshop on ekphrastic writing as rewriting.

RSVP and learn more at the link in bio.

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