Benicia Literary Arts presents a launch party for the release of their new anthology, Carquinez Review 2024, featuring readings from several poets who contributed to the anthology, Arts Benicia, Commanding Officer's Quarters, 1 Commandant's Lane, Benicia, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: benicialiteraryarts.org)
Fourth Saturdays Poetry at the Claremont Library presents a reading by Nancy Lynée Woo, poet and teaching artist, and Ron Koertge, Pandora's Kitchen: Poems, award-winning poet and young adult novelist, Helen Renwick Library, 208 North Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm (www.claremontlibrary.org/monthly-poetry-readings.html)