Featured Poet @ Eagle Rock Library

FEATURED POET 
I'm delighted to be the Featured Poet at Eagle Rock library in Los Angeles on Saturday 27 Sept, 2025 at 1PM. There's also an Open Mic, so come along and join in.

Poetry readings at Eagle Rock are frequent and well-attended. Arrive ahead of time for one of those precious parking spots and get your name on the signup sheet to read. I look forward to seeing you there! Click the image to link to the LAPL website for more details. 

POETRY WORKSHOP  @ EAGLE ROCK LIBRARY
Also coming up at Eagle Rock library is the brand new poetry workshop I'll be running on successive Thursdays, starting Thursday. October 9, 2025. The sessions will begin at 6PM and run for just under 2 hours.

These will be feedback-style workshops, so if you have a poem you are currently drafting, bring it along with some extra copies. We'll distribute the copies among the other participants before you read your poem out loud. After you have read, your fellow participants will write down reflections, responses, and feedback on the poem before a brief discussion. Crucially, the poet is not called on during the discussion to defend, explain, or respond. Instead, the poet should focus on listening to and learning from the other participant critiques. The workshop then continues with the next poet. 

It can be daunting to stand up in a room of strangers and read your precious poem out loud for the first time. I will do everything I can to ensure that you are doing so in a safe and supportive environment. Click the image below to link to the LAPL website for details:

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