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Writers & Wordsmiths of Santa Barbara: An Open Mic Event with Dr. Shirley Geok-lin Lim
October 20, 2022 @ 4:00 am PDT
Join the Library for an open mic afternoon celebrating the rich poetic community of Santa Barbara. Faculty Emerita and acclaimed poet Dr. Shirley Geok-lin Lim will begin the event with a reading of her published poems, including select ones from her new book, In Praise of Limes, and will be followed by poets Stephanie Batiste and Swati Rana of the UCSB Department of English, as well as George Yatchisin and Chryss Yost of the Gevirtz School of Education. Afterwards, the Library invites other poets and authors to share their creative works in an open mic setting.
If you would like to perform a live poetry reading, please let us know via the RSVP link. Note that there will be a 3-minute time limit for guest speakers.
A reception will follow after the open mic ends.
Learn more and RSVP here: https://www.library.ucsb.edu/events-exhibitions/writers-wordsmiths-santa-barbara-part-ii