Shi, Chinese Character For Poem

Hello Ojai. A brief introduction: you probably haven’t seen me around too much, though I’ve lived here for a couple of years. I tend to keep to myself. That said, I love community and this one in particular. And I love poetry. So please join me as I seek to uncover goings on in this area related to literature, writing, and the arts. So far the process has been a lot like flipping over stones after a rain and finding all sorts of interesting things wriggling underneath them.
Here’s one big stone: probably the best resource for poetry events in this area, and one I recommend you bookmark right now is Poetix.Net. Phil Taggart does an excellent job of maintaining a fairly comprehensive listing of poetry goings on for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
In the realm of poetry superstars, Lawrence Ferlenghetti (who was featured at last year’s Ojai Poetry Festival) will be reading in Santa Barbara this coming Thursday. And Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver is coming to our area in January. Lots more poetic goodness on the horizon. Join me as I uncover more offerings, one stone at a time.

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