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2023 Kowit Awards and Poetry Celebration with the California Poet Laureate

Friday, April 7, 2023 from 6:30 PM to 9 PM
San Diego Central Public Library
Free

From the organizers:

SD Poetry Annual, SD Writers Festival and Library Foundation SD proudly present an evening of inspiration and celebration in honor of San Diego’s vibrant poetry community and seminal poet, Steve Kowit. Featured speaker and California’s newest Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick, will be joined by San Diego Poet Laureate, Jason Magabo Perez and local poets of note, including the 2023 Kowit Award winner, Julia Levine, Ron Salisbury, Jeff Walt, Gill Sotu, and more.

Enjoy a variety of street foods, drinks, a mini-book fair, and, of course, poetry, as we bring together San Diego’s diverse literary arts organizations, cultural leaders, and supporters in joyful celebration. Open-mic afterparty hosted by Poets Underground.

Related links:
About the Steve Kowit Poetry Prize from San Diego Poetry Annual
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San Diego Central Public Library

330 Park Blvd.
San Diego, California 92101
619-236-5800

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