Please join Benicia Literary Arts for an evening of focused writing time at the Benicia Library. All genres and experience levels are encouraged, and don't worry, no one will see what you've written! This is about getting your writing done and meeting other local writers.
We'll begin at 6:30 by leading a quick round of introductions, then start quiet writing time at 6:45. At 8:15, we'll wrap up and take some more time to get to know each other, share challenges and successes as writers, etc. Again, there will be no obligation to share your work! Feel free to take breaks as needed throughout the event.
Location: Benicia Library - Doña Benicia Room
Dates: January 13
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
“GOING THE DISTANCE—LONG ROAD AHEAD”
brings together writings that offer strength, hope, and solidarity in this time of systemic racism, economic hardship, climate crisis, and threats to democracy. This column of poetry and short prose is published twice weekly in the Benicia Herald, distributed through two googlegroups, and posted at Going The Distance. Due to space limitations, prose pieces of fewer than 800 characters, or poems of fewer than 40 lines, with a maximum of 40 characters per line, work best.
Send your writing to msgast45@gmail.com
Local Author Book Festival at Benicia City Library - April 5th from 1 to 4 p.m.
Join us at the library for an enlightening afternoon of local author's promoting (and signing) their works. Are you a published author (or know someone who is) in Solano County and want to participate?
For questions or to participate as an author, write to Geoff Jacobs: gjacobs@ci.benicia.ca.us
Upcoming events from our Benicia Poet Laureate.
Tuesday, March 18, 6:30 pm, Workshop on ZOOM on how to incorporate your political thoughts and experiences into your poetry with Lenore Weiss
Sunday, April 27, 2 pm, "Our Best to You: A Celebration of National Poetry Month" at the Benicia Library
Sunday, June 1, 2 pm, on ZOOM, The Big Reveal of the winners of the National Love Poetry Contest.
Saturday, July 12, 2 pm, Ekphrastic Event to "Art of a Community" at Arts Benicia
Sunday, July 20, 1 pm, Poets' Picnic at Benicia City Park
Other spring events are yet to be scheduled, such as the poetry workshops in school, the Scholarship program's various dates, and the fifth workshop in the series, "Expanding the Breadth of Poetry."
Katrina Monroe
Benicia Poet Laureate
