Lakeport Library and Lake County Poet Laureate host poetry event
In celebration of National Poetry Month and Earth Day, come to the Lakeport Library on Saturday at 3 p.m. to meet the new Poet Laureate, Brenda Marie Yeager, as well as other featured guests: Georgina Marie Guardado, Lake County Poet Laureate Emerita; Jennifer Mills Kerr; Mimi Whittaker; and Roy Arthur Blodgett. Following these speakers, attendees will have the opportunity to read their own poetry or a favorite poet's work. Invite the poets and poetry-enthusiasts in your life to come, enjoy the readings, and bring poetry to participate in the open mic.
For more information, visit the Lake County Poet Laureate Facebook Group or Instagram page, contact Brenda Marie Yeager at Firebrand108@gmail.com, or contact Amy Patton by phone at the Lakeport Library at 707-2638817.
Also in celebration of National Poetry Month, April 18 is “Poem in Your Pocket Day.” Every April, the Academy of American Poets celebrates poetry by making short poems available to the public to share with others throughout the day at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, and on social media.
The public is invited to pick up a #PocketPoem from any of the four Lake County Library branches and share it in any of the following ways:
Post it or read it in a video on social media with the hashtag #PocketPoem
Read it to a loved one in person, on the phone, or via zoom Tape it to the water cooler at work Share your favorite poems with the Lake County Poet Laureate Facebook Group & Instagram page
For more information, indicate your interest on the “Poem in Your Pocket Facebook Event” or contact Brenda Marie Yeager at Firebrand108@gmail. com.
For information about other upcoming library events, contact the Lake County Library by phone at 707-263-8817 or online at https://library.lakecountyca.gov, on Facebook @ https://www. facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary, X (formerly Twitter) @LakeCoLibrary, Instagram @lakecountylibrary, YouTube @lakecountycalibrary, and TikTok @lakecountycalibrary.