Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Program

Santa Barbara Public Library is home of Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate. By partnering with the Poet Laureate and Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture, SBPL is able to offer a wide array of free poetry readings, writing workshops, and related events to Santa Barbara’s thriving poetry community. SBPL also collaborates with organizations and members of the local literary community committed to creating free programming that makes poetry and other literature more accessible to readers and writers of all ages.

Just a few of the library’s ongoing and past partnered poetry and literary programs:

Local Author Day
Santa Barbara Poetry Series 
Tuesday Poets at the Library
Mission Poetry Series
“Guess Who’s in Town Reading”
Big Enough for Words
Poetry Walks
PlayFest

Santa Barbara’s current Poet Laureate - Emma Trelles (2021-2023)

Photo of Emma Trelles by Regina Reese.

To read more about Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate program and see a list of past poets laureate visit the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture.