Glendale Poet Laureate Poetry Workshop & Reading

We'll develop poems and explore craft alongside featured poets Kweku Abimbola (Poet Laureate, El Segundo, CA), Yahya Ashour (A Gaza of Siege & Genocide), Jose Hernandez Diaz (Bad Mexican, Bad American).

This workshop is free and open to the public, and all levels of experience and language backgrounds are welcome!

• Location: Central Library- Auditorium (2nd floor)
• Light refreshments provided
• Activities: reading, writing, workshopping, discovery
• Featuring Kweku Abimbola (Poet Laureate, El Segundo, CA), Yahya Ashour (A Gaza of Siege & Genocide), Jose Hernandez Diaz (Bad Mexican, Bad American)

Learn more and submit poems for Jewel City Review publication by July 1st, 2026 at

PARKING

Visitors to the Glendale Central Library receive 3-hour FREE parking across Harvard Street at the Marketplace parking structure with validation at the service desk. Accessible parking is available on the east side of the building. For additional information about this event, please contact Central Library at (818) 548-2021 or send us an email at [email protected]

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