Independently Produced Event
Santa Cruz County Youth Poetry Celebration
Presented by Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate Program and the Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate. The bar and café will be open. Please click the 'Café Kuumbwa' button above for more information.
Join teen poets from across the county. Celebrate the voices of the Youth Poet Laureate program, hear poems from the newly published Rising Voices Anthology, and meet the 2026-27 Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate. This is a joyful opportunity to appreciate the county’s youth and let their unique voices shine.
Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate Website
info/tickets/questions: sasqi@mac.com