Community Calendar

LOBA POETRY SERIES
Monthly Poet Features & Open Mic
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 3 PM

Join Ukiah Branch Library staff as we host poetry events in-person on the third Saturdays of each month at 3 p.m. This free event is open to both teens and adults. All are invited to share poems in any form or style or just listen to others. On February 21, we present a special reading to commemorate publication of “Spirit of Place: Mendocino County Women Poets Anthology” with readings from Mendocino County Poet Laureate, Devreaux Baker and contributors.

Baker is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Mendocino County and a recipient of the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Poetry Award for her book “Red Willow People.” Her work has been published in many journals and literary magazines. She is Editor-in-Chief of “Spirit of Place: Mendocino County Women Poets Anthology” and was producer of the Voyagers Radio Program of Original Student Writing for KZYX Public Radio with a grant from the California Arts Council. She has facilitated workshops and taught poetry and creative writing in many venues, including public schools, and directed national and international poetry workshops.

Please contact the Ukiah Branch Library at 707-463-4490 or carrm@mendocinocounty.gov for more information.

SERIE DE POESÍA LOBA
Aparencias de Poeta Mensuales y Micrófono Abierto
Sábado, 21 de febrero de 2026 a las 3 PM

Únase al personal de la biblioteca de Ukiah mientras organizamos eventos de poesía en persona el tercer sábado de casa mes a las 3:00 p.m. Este evento gratuito está abierto para adolesentes y adultos: todos están invitados a compartir poemas en cualquier forma o estilo, o simplemente escuchar a otros. El 21 de febrero de 2026, presentamos una lectura especial para conmemorar la publicación de Spirit of Place: Mendocino County Women Poets Anthology, con lecturas de las autoras participantes y de la poeta laureada del condado de Mendocino, Devreaux Baker.

Baker es la primera Poeta Laureada del Condado de Mendocino y ganadora del Premio de Poesía PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles por su libro «Red Willow People». Su obra ha sido publicada en numerosas revistas y publicaciones literarias. Es editora en jefe de «Spirit of Place: Mendocino County Women Poets Anthology» y fue productora del programa de radio Voyagers, dedicado a la escritura original de estudiantes, para la emisora KZYX Public Radio, gracias a una subvención del Consejo de las Artes de California. Ha impartido talleres y clases de poesía y escritura creativa en diversos ámbitos, incluyendo escuelas públicas, y ha dirigido talleres de poesía a nivel nacional e internacional.

Para más información, consulte www.mendolibrary.org o llame la biblioteca de Ukiah al 707- 463-4490.

Mendocino artist, Felicia Rice and Ukiah poet, Theresa Whitehill, will host an event featuring their collaborative book project, Heavy Lifting with poetry, conversation and film. Soup will be served!

The Heavy Lifting Listening Tour took place at over 14 venues from early 2023 to late 2024, including 3 events on the Mendocino coast. For this year’s event, in addition to showing the experimental film, On Heavy Lifting, the focus will be on their creative work and or collective experiences during a time when the urgency of their original inspiration to document personal and collective crises has continued to intensify. A round-robin discussion will be part of the experience.

Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom

Mendocino writers meet online on the third Sunday at 3:00. Members receive link via email; public may email a request: WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com

WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author will read from their poems and answer questions relating to writing processes, what motivates them, and publishing experiences. Both prose and poetry writers will find their stories inspirational.

Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom

Mendocino writers meet online on the third Sunday at 3:00. Members receive link via email; public may email a request: WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com

WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author will read from their poems and answer questions relating to writing processes, what motivates them, and publishing experiences. Both prose and poetry writers will find their stories inspirational.

Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom

Mendocino writers meet online on the third Sunday at 3:00. Members receive link via email; public may email a request: WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com

WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author will read from their poems and answer questions relating to writing processes, what motivates them, and publishing experiences. Both prose and poetry writers will find their stories inspirational.

Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom

Mendocino writers meet online on the third Sunday at 3:00. Members receive link via email; public may email a request: WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com

WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author will read from their poems and answer questions relating to writing processes, what motivates them, and publishing experiences. Both prose and poetry writers will find their stories inspirational.

Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom

Mendocino writers meet online on the third Sunday at 3:00. Members receive link via email; public may email a request: WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com

WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author will read from their poems and answer questions relating to writing processes, what motivates them, and publishing experiences. Both prose and poetry writers will find their stories inspirational.

Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom

Mendocino writers meet online on the third Sunday at 3:00. Members receive link via email; public may email a request: WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com

WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author will read from their poems and answer questions relating to writing processes, what motivates them, and publishing experiences. Both prose and poetry writers will find their stories inspirational.

Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom

Mendocino writers meet online on the third Sunday at 3:00. Members receive link via email; public may email a request: WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com

WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author will read from their poems and answer questions relating to writing processes, what motivates them, and publishing experiences. Both prose and poetry writers will find their stories inspirational.

Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom

Mendocino writers meet online on the third Sunday at 3:00. Members receive link via email; public may email a request: WritersMendocinoCoast@gmail.com

WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author will read from their poems and answer questions relating to writing processes, what motivates them, and publishing experiences. Both prose and poetry writers will find their stories inspirational.