Regular Programs

First Tuesday Poetry Gathering

Doña Benicia Room 

First Tuesday of every month 

7 pm

Bring 2-3 of your poems or your favorites of other poets to share.  Bring one of yours for another person to read.  For details see, First Tuesday Flyer at the bottom of the page .

Special Events

How to Self-Publish a Poetry Chapbook

September 19

2:00-4:00 pm

Dona Benicia Room

Taught by past Poet Laureates, Robert Shelby and Joel Fallon.

This workshop will present ways to make your own book from start to finish.

"Getting your work published by a legitimate press or house is best. Publishing your work through a vanity press is expensive and bad for your reputation unless your poetry is, itself, absolutely marvelous.  Then, there's some chance of recognition by good publications. Between these two routes is:

self-publication by do-it-yourself means.

This gives you full control over all details, but makes you responsible for results, too, whether good or ill. Distribution is something else.  Poetry writing is something else."

~~Robert Shelby, Benicia Poet Laureate, Emeritus