Past Event
Friday, April 8, 2016, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
National Poetry Month Reading
1439 El Prado, San Diego, 92101
Cost: $5
With over two-dozen presenters, including Pulitzer Prize–winner Rae Armantrout, Justin Hudnall from So Say We All, Ilya Kaminsky from Poetry International, SD slam originators Lizzie Wann and Robert O’Sullivan-Schleith, and Puna Press’ Ted Washington. They will read their work and discuss current projects. With beverages, snacks, and time to mingle.
Afterwards, attendees can vote for the People’s Choice Poem Awards. Contestants perform one poem under three minutes long using any prop, accompaniment, and performance technique of their choice. DJ Barry Thomas plays throughout the night. Info: 619-957-3264.