May’s Open Poetry Reading Saturday 5/16 at 10:30am Pacific
Open Mike Saturday 5/16 at 10:30am on Google Meet
Please join me for an open mike poetry reading every third Saturday at 10:30am Pacific on Google Meet at this link. Feel free to jump on a little early if you’d like to chat with other poets.
5 minutes to read, original work. If you're interested in reading, please sign up for a time on this Google document.
Hope to see you every Third Saturday!
Ben.
Calling All Lovers of Poetry! Friends of the Shell Beach Library Invite You to a Special Afternoon With award winning poets James Crews and Brad Peacock
Presenting Love Is For All of Us: Writing for Tenderness and Resilience
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Shell Beach Vets Hall
230 Leeward, Shell Beach, CA
No Cost to Attend
Limited Space: Registration Required
To Reserve A Space Contact Shelley Aleshire 805-801-3318 sloshel@yahoo.com
If you have known or appreciated the work of our former Poet Laureate Marguerite Costigan, you have the opportunity to let her know. Her Parkinsons has reached stage 4 and she needed a higher level of care and has moved to care facility. This is, of course a hard transition and it would cheer her to receive notes, poems, photos or artwork, or if you know her, visits if you are able.
Send to: Marguerite Costigan, 1135 Oceannaire Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
A note from Terry Sanville:
Marguerite Costigan sends along her regrets that she can't participate in the poetry programs any longer. She now resides in a residential care facility in SLO and is comfortable and alert. But her reading days are probably over. She still writes the occasional poem and I'm trying to find a traditional publisher for her next poetry collection "Death and Babies." As for me, here's my latest . . .
Deep Water Secrets is on Amazon!
It’s time to start your springtime, free of the politics of the day, by reading my just-released novel, "Deep Water Secrets." This mystery-adventure story is set on Santa Catalina Island and in the deep clear waters off the island’s leeward coast and the town of Avalon.
This tale is the second in the series of Paul Saldano mysteries and traces a current-day police investigation of a tragedy that happened during World War II. With plenty of historical details and wartime intrigue, the novel’s heroes, Sergeant Paul Saldano and his lover and companion, Jamella, discover long held secrets hidden beneath the waves and experience the dangers found there.
Poetry Walk -NOW OPEN!
The City of San Luis Obispo’s Public Art Program, in collaboration with SLO County Arts and the SLO County Poet Laureate, is commissioning ten short original poems by local writers and poets for display throughout downtown and neighboring public spaces creating a Poetry Walk. Poems will be installed by a local stencil artist as spray-painted literary art on sidewalks encouraging the community to slow down and take a moment to enjoy thoughtful poetry. To apply click on the Request for proposals link below! Request for Proposals will be open until May 24, 2026.
Follow the SLO Book Bike
Keep up to date on SLO County poetry events from our Poet Laureate Caleb Nichols. Learn more at https://www.slobookbike.com/