
Poetry news from my corner of the world in Santa Cruz County, CA.
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Friends, this is an abridged version with some local listings. It’s also an update with information about our new Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate, Nancy Miller Gomez.
I am linking here to the press release issued by Santa Cruz County to an...
Today’s issue of For Better or Verse will be my last before I hand this newsletter over to the next Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate--who will keep it going. As Poet Laureate, it has been my privilege to use the position to contribute to som...
It's been a bumpy start in the world for 2025, I think it’s fair to say. What hasn't been disrupted here in our corner of the world, though, is the current of poets doing their work, and the community-created spaces in which to share that w...
It feels like a lot of poetry is packed into the next 10 days, giving everyone a chance to partake as the seasons shift gears. We are going to get right into it.
Today! Monday Dec 9, 4pm Porter Gulch Review Issue Launch at Cabr...
The days are shortening but poetry is still here to lift us up. Below the calendar is an offering of many good poetry-world morsels to sink your teeth into. Please let me know news from your corner to share.
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Farnaz Fatemi, an Iranian American poet and writer, and Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate for 2023 & 2024, is a founding member of The Hive Poetry Collective. Her book Sister Tongue (2022) received a Starred Review from Publisher’s Weekly.
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