1st Sundays of the Month 1 to 4pm
with an intermission
Poets, INC (Inland North County) &
THE ESCONDIDO ARTS PARTNERSHIP
host a Literary Series usually on
the first Sunday of every month.
OPEN MIC in the second hour –
your own work or that of your favorite author
Upcoming Poetry Events
Upcoming - 1pm, March 1, 2026
Coming to the Poets INC podium next First Sunday March 1.
Nancy Lynée Woo plus the return of José Enrique Medina.
Nancy Lynée Woo is an eco-centric poet based in southern California who harbors a wild love for the natural world. She has released a full-length poetry book entitled I’d Rather Be Lightning from Gasher Press, as well as two chapbooks. Her poems have appeared in Salamander,
Tupelo Quarterly, Radar Poetry, Stirring, West Trade Review, and others.
José Enrique Medina earned his BA in English from Cornell University. His first book Haunt Me won the 2025 Rattle Chapbook Prize. He writes poems, flash fiction and short stories. His work has appeared in Redivider, Best Microfiction 2019 , The Los Angeles Review, and many other publications. He is a VONA fellow and the founder of the Chickens & Poetry Residency for Writers.
Summation 2025 - 2026 Call for Poetry
Writers are encouraged to submit poetry to the
18th annual Summation Art and Poetry Anthology, written to and inspired by artworks in the2025 Summation exhibition
showing December 13 through January 2, 2026
Send submissions
(up to 3 poems in the body of an email,
or Word doc if special formatting applies)
for consideration by the editors to
eapsummation@gmail.com
subject line: Summation 2025
submission deadline is May 31st, 2026
17th annual Summation Anthology of Art & Poetry
Books available for purchase now at the Escondido Arts Partnerhip
Our mission is to facilitate and promote
the writing, reading, performing and appreciation
of creating poetry.
Participants in Poets INC join with the EAP
to create an environment where the arts can prosper.
Encourage networking among poets.
Conduct small peer critique groups.
Provide a venue for poets to read thier work publicly.
Promote the collaboration of visual and literary arts.
see more poetry by Kathy Fallon here