A zine is a do-it-yourself mini-magazine. When you create a zine with poems inside, it becomes a poem-zine.  Come and make one with us. We’ll supply the materials; you supply the inspiration! For ages 12 – 17. 

Welcome a trio of poets laureate as they discuss the ways collective cultures shape how they read, write, and understand the world. For adults.

In this session we will create fill-in-the-blank and found poems, then use mixed media art techniques to add artistic expression to your words. For adults.

Poems don’t have to stay in straight lines! In Concrete Poetry, the shape of words is as important as the words themselves. For ages 8 - 12.

Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exceedingly raw, these poems will transport you as vividly as any work of fiction.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo as she guides us to write ekphrasis poetry. For adults. Generously sponsored by Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library.

Join us for a one-day workshop focused on autobiographical writing taught by City of West Hollywood Inaugural Poet Laureate Steven Reigns. For adults.