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Reading Poems Together

The Spoken Experience: A Lunchtime Learning Series
2026-04-27 12:00:00 2026-04-27 13:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Reading Poems Together Come join a community of readers who meet the 4th Monday of each month to hear poetry and discuss its curious powers. Capitola Branch - Ow Family Community Room

Monday, April 27
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-04-27 12:00:00 2026-04-27 13:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Reading Poems Together Come join a community of readers who meet the 4th Monday of each month to hear poetry and discuss its curious powers. Capitola Branch - Ow Family Community Room

Capitola Branch

Ow Family Community Room

Come join a community of readers who meet the 4th Monday of each month to hear poetry and discuss its curious powers.

Come join a community of readers who meet the 4th Monday of each month to hear poetry and discuss its curious powers. Discussions facilitated by Paola Bruni, Elaine Fletcher Chapman, and Jessica Cohn. Registration encouraged. Walk-ins welcome. 

Poets in 2026

January 26 Joy Harjo

February 23 Billy Collins

March 23 Eavan Boland

April 27 Arthur Sze

May 18 * Emily Dickinson

June 22 Gary Snyder

July 27 Dean Young

August 24  Lucille Clifton

September 28 Sharon Olds

October 26 Juan Felipe Herrera

November 23 Ada Limon

December 28 Jericho Brown

*Note: Third Monday in May because of Memorial Day

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults 18+ years |

EVENT TYPE: | Poetry |

Capitola Branch
Phone: 831-427-7705
Branch manager
Brianna Gaffney
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