If you're interested in being a featured poet for Saturday Afternoon Poetry, be sure to check the schedule below for openings (wherever you see TBA), and email a sample of your poetry and your chosen date to kingfisher1031@charter.net. Also check out the poetic links at lower left for 134 other worthwhile poetry ventures.

Hey So Cal Poets,

Saturday Afternoon Poetry is here for you! We meet EVERY Saturday in the backroom of the Santa Catalina Branch of the Pasadena Public Library on 999 E. Washington Blvd. between 3pm and 5pm. Here's our schedule:

May 25th - 2PM FIELD TRIP to Tarzana/Encino Library on 18231 Ventura Blvd. in Encino for Poetic Exchange

June 1st - Emerging Urban Poets Writing Workshop
June 8th -Featured: Poets published in the Spring 2013 issue (#58) of the SAN GABRIEL VALLEY POETRY QUARTERLY (Poets, please send up to three poems in the body of an email message by June 1st to: kingfisher1031@charter.net)

June 15th - Deep Poetry Critique (please bring 12 copies of a poem-in-process)
June 22nd - Emerging Urban Poets Writing Workshop
June 29th - Deep Poetry Critique (please bring 12 copies of a poem-in-process)

July 6th - Featured: PETER COCA, DON NEWTON & RINA ROSE + Open Reading
July 13th - Emerging Urban Poets Writing Workshop
July 20th - Deep Poetry Critique (please bring 12 copies of a poem-in-process)
July 27th - Featured: PAUL MANCHESTER, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ & CHARLIE ZERO + Open Reading

August 3rd - Emerging Urban Poets Writing Workshop
August 10th - Deep Poetry Critique (please bring 12 copies of a poem-in-process)
August 17th - Featured: DANIEL ROMO, TBA & TBA + Open Reading
August 24th - Emerging Urban Poets Writing Workshop
August 31st - Deep Poetry Critique (please bring 12 copies of a poem-in-process)

September 7th - Featured: Poets published in the Summer 2013 issue (#59) of the SAN GABRIEL VALLEY POETRY QUARTERLY (Poets, please send up to three poems in the body of an email message by August 31st to: kingfisher1031@charter.net)
September 14th - Emerging Urban Poets Writing Workshop
September 21st - Deep Poetry Critique (please bring 12 copies of a poem-in-process)
September 28th - Featured: 2013 EMERGING URBAN POETS anthology publication party (EUP's, please send up to three poems in the body of an email message to kingfisher1031@charter.net by September 21st) + Open Reading

October 5th - Emerging Urban Poets Writing Workshop
October 12th - Deep Poetry Critique (please bring 12 copies of a poem-in-process)
October 19th - Featured: MARIE LECRIVAIN, TBA & TBA + Open Reading
October 26th - Emerging Urban Poets Writing Workshop
All events FREE, as always.

Hope to see you there,
Don