Poetry: There Is Nothing Ordinary
The view out my window Sitting in my recliner Is straight out of a Japanese painting Full moon setting through a barren Winter tree Behind the fog and the coastal…
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The view out my window Sitting in my recliner Is straight out of a Japanese painting Full moon setting through a barren Winter tree Behind the fog and the coastal…
Everything shifts with the push and pull of tides. Wood, stones, glass get sucked out, and the waves give back sticks of smooth-edged driftwood, pebbles to hold in our hands,…
This event is scheduled April 27, 2024. Poetry & Pastries, the 41st annual SLO Poetry Festival, is scheduled at the Arroyo Grande Library from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on…
Each time I look out the window, I see a poem passing. —Gwendolyn Brooks The thing about poetry is this: Sometimes you get an idea, and you say here’s a…
This event was scheduled February 9, 2024. San Luis Obispo County Poetry Out Loud finals take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 9 at the SLO Museum of Art.…
Who will be the next Poet Laureate of San Luis Obispo County? The SLO County Arts Council has announced that applications for the position are open. The selected person is…
Preparing my morning coffee, out the kitchen window I see how a needed rain has bathed our thirsty earth. Up on the hill, an unexpected sight— seven carrion-seeking birds perched…
This event was scheduled January 20, 2024. San Luis Obispo Poet Laureate Emeritus Kevin Patrick Sullivan hosts a poetry reading on Saturday, January 20 at 2 p.m. in the SLO…
This event was scheduled December 16, 2023. Travel back in time to experience the holiday season in the 19th century when SLO County Public Libraries presents “Poetry at the Price…
I have just settled in with a blanket, cat on my lap, book of poetry in my hand, when I hear the bells ring. Four Tibetan brass bells, bought at…