The Benicia First Tuesday Poets was founded in 2003 and meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the Benicia Library’s Dona Benicia Room. The Benicia First Tuesday Poets open mic is hosted by the Benicia Poet Laureate. Benicia’s 9th poet laureate is Kathy Monroe. There are many other poetry events in Benicia from ekphrastic collaborations to a love poetry contest.
To stay updated on events in the poetry community in Benicia, California visit the following websites:
Benicia Poet Laureate at the Benicia Library
Join the following mailing lists on Google Groups:
Benicia First Tuesday Poets anthologies
- Every First Tuesday (Bookworm Press, 2006)
- Yesterdays (Bookworm Press, 2007)
- Windows & Skylights (Outskirts Press, 2010)
- Sign of the Times (Benicia Literary Arts, 2012) ISBN 9781885852564
- A Word for All Seasons (Benicia Literary Arts, 2014) ISBN 978-0970373717
- Crossing the Strait (2016)
- Light & Shadow (Benicia Literary Arts, 2018) ISBN 9780970373762
- Nooks & Crannies (Benicia Literary Arts, 2022) ISBN 9781735499918
- Unsettled (Benicia Literary Arts, 2024) ISBN 9781735499963
POETS LAUREATE OF BENICIA
- Kathy Monroe, 2024-2026
- Mary Susan Gast, 2020-2023
- Thomas Stanton, 2018-2020
- Johanna Ely, 2016-2018
- Don Peery, 2014-2016
- Lois Requist, 2012-2014
- Ronna Leon, 2010-2012
- Robert Shelby, 2008-2010 (1935-2016)
- Joel Fallon, 2006-2008 (1931-2016)