21 February
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Defining Moments by Lin Rolens As Amanda Gorman read her poem at the presidential inauguration and then read again at the Super Bowl, she vividly reminded us about the transformative power of language and poetry—and this is a moment for poetry. And, as the Ventura County Poetry Project launches its fourth annual poetry contest, we hope to tap into some of that remarkable energy. Last year’s contest was the most successful of our contests to date: we enjoyed many and varied, quality entries from all over our county and well beyond, and, in spite of the fact that our reading ceremony celebrating the winners wasRead More →

05 February
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Hi everyone! I’m thrilled to announce that I will be working as the Ventura County Poetry Projects intern for the next few months. I’m sure you will be seeing me around as I plan to be very involved during my internship, so I would like to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Gabrielle Costanzo. I’m twenty two years old, a junior at Channel Islands, and an English Major. I have two cats that I am obsessed with and if we ever meet over zoom you will probably spot them jumping on my desk and sitting on my laptop. Ever since I wasRead More →

01 February
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Conor Logan’s audio recording of the workshop – https://www.spreaker.com/user/13205062/thousandtalespodcast-vcpp-kindwriters-pu Kind Writers Are Exactly That!     By Marsha de la O Kind Writers, a new publishing company with the goal of building literary community between writers and publishers, held a virtual workshop on Jan. 30th sponsored by the Ventura County Poetry Project. Their editorial staff attended: Sophia Apodaca, founder and jack of all hands, Sam Aleks, art editor and fiction editor, Shayleene MacReynolds, non-fiction editor, Annabelle Bonebrake, poetry editor, and Jacqueline Molina, web design, art direction and blog editor. They spoke out on their guiding beliefs. “Our core value is to put writers and community first,”Read More →