18 October
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“Dear America: Telling the World We Lived,” is a new initiative that the Ventura County Poetry Project is working on, based on a grant from CA Humanities. It provides an incredible insight to many stories from the community. This project is made to preserve and learn from powerful voices of older people. Due to the pandemic, we’ve all experienced a devastating loss. It feels like there has not been enough time to stop and grieve over the losses we have experienced over the last year. Death rates, especially in seniors, have increased immensely due to the pandemic. “Dear America: Telling the World We Lived” wasRead More →

26 January
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Submit poems by April 21st  to vcpoetryproject@gmail.com poems should be no longer than 35 lines.   You name should not appear on the poem   include a cover sheet that includes the name of the poem, your name, address, phone number, email and the name of your favorite local library.   adult category youth category ( 12-18 years of age)Read More →