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Paola Capó-García Poetry 4/21/26 6:00pm-7:30pm

Paola Capó-García Poetry

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
UH - Children's Area - University Heights at University Heights Library
Program Type:
Celebration Month, Author Talk, Book Discussion, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author, Performing Arts
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Please join us for this amazing night of poetry and community. Refreshments will be provided.

Library Branch: University Heights Library
Room: UH - Children's Area - University Heights
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Celebration Month, Author Talk, Book Discussion, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Please join us for this amazing night of poetry and community. Refreshments will be provided.

Image with 2025 Kowit Poetry Prize winners

2026 Steve Kowit Poetry Awards and San Diego Celebration

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
AC - Shiley Special Events Suite (9th Floor) - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Celebration Month, Featured, Author Talk, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author, Performing Arts
Age Group:
Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Honoring Steve Kowit’s contributions to American Poetry!

Registration Encouraged
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: AC - Shiley Special Events Suite (9th Floor) - Central
Age Group: Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Celebration Month, Featured, Author Talk, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Local Author, Performing Arts
Registration Encouraged
Event Details:

Honoring Steve Kowit’s contributions to American Poetry!

Author Talk

Author Talk with Huda Al-Marashi

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Literature, Local Author
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Join us for a visit with local author Huda Al-Marashi. She’ll share her brand new middle grade novel, Hail Mariam. Her book features Mariam Hassan, a sixth-grader who is the only Muslim student at her Catholic school.

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Author Talk, Literature, Local Author
Event Details:

Join us for a visit with local author Huda Al-Marashi. She’ll share her brand new middle grade novel, Hail Mariam. Her book features Mariam Hassan, a sixth-grader who is the only Muslim student at her Catholic school.

sunset with surfboard and text "Poetry in Ocean"

Surf Poetry: Poetry in Ocean

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
AC - Shiley Special Events Suite (9th Floor) - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Celebration Month, Featured, Author Talk, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Films, Literature, Local Author
Age Group:
All Ages

San Diego Poetry Annual's Michael Klam, a lifelong surfer and poet/artist, will lead a conversation with some of San Diego's local surfers, poets and creatives of the written and spoken wo

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: AC - Shiley Special Events Suite (9th Floor) - Central
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Celebration Month, Featured, Author Talk, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Films, Literature, Local Author
Event Details:

San Diego Poetry Annual's Michael Klam, a lifelong surfer and poet/artist, will lead a conversation with some of San Diego's local surfers, poets and creatives of the written and spoken wo