Sacramento Poetry

03/12/2026

Open for submissions!

03/12/2026

In their manifesto, Truth, Power, Art and asked— At a time when reporting the facts is becoming a lost art, how can artists—no matter what they’re making—respond to history in the making?

STORYBOARD is for writers working in Fiction, Nonfiction, or Hybrid forms. Deadline has been extended! Very few seats left 💫

03/12/2026

Register here: https://www.cpits.org/events/calpoets-april10

03/12/2026

Thank you for such a lovely AWP, everyone!

We're low on CNF and would love to see your work! Take a look at the submission guidelines at the link below📝

coloradoreview.submittable.com

03/12/2026

01/29/2026

Sacramento Poetry Alliance
February Schedule of Readings

http://SacramentoPoetryAlliance.com

1169 Perkins Way
in the Land Park neighborhood
of Sacramento, CA

Saturday Salons
4:00pm - 6:00pm

Free
With open mic & refreshments

Feb. 14: Valentine's Day Reading!
Features
Lara Gularte
& Zheyla Henriksen

Feb. 21: Special Event!
Features
Lorna Dee Cervantes
Bio: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lorna-dee-cervantes

1:00 – 1:20 Intro 1:20 - 2:30 Karen Defoe Celeste Bartel Nancy Gotthart Bethany Humphries Heather Judy Joan Goodreau Dwight Jackson Joe Nolan Carol Grellas Sue Daly Anne LaBrash Doreen Beyer Susan Dlugach 2:30 – 3:00 Break 3:00 – 4:00 Ed Balldinger Sharon Mahany Valerie Ries-Lerman Jennifer Pi...

01/26/2026

Poet’s sixth collection explores the destruction of the natural world, with a perspective shaped by her upbringing in rural Canada

01/26/2026

12/08/2025

Brad Buchanan & Tom Goff reading at Sacramento Poetry Alliance !