Poetry Grows Here: Presidio Neighborhood
Sunday August 31, 2025, Noon - 2:00pm
Pico Adobe at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park
Join this free poetry workshop and tasting event in the Presidio Neighborhood!
Santa Barbara Poet Laureate George Yatchisin and Gunpowder Press invite the community to find inspiration and create poetry about Santa Barbara County food, drinks, restaurants, and agriculture for a new collection to be published by Gunpowder Press. After a poetry workshop led by Yatchisin, participants will visit Rudy’s Mexican Restaurant for a tasty bite, Loubud Wines to sip a local sparkling wine, and The Space—Su’nan Protection, Art & Cultural Education for a Chumash sweet treat. We hope this immersive experience in the Presidio Neighborhood will inspire you to create your own poetry about our community’s food and drink, and submit your work to the forthcoming Santa Barbara County food and drink anthology.
Pre-registration required, capacity is limited.
The Pico Adobe is located at 920 Anacapa Street. Free parking is available in the lot at 117 E. Canon Perdido street. To access the Pico Adobe, walk through to the back of the parking lot. The Pico Adobe is on the right, just before you reach the back of the Carrillo Rec Center Gym. Its courtyard is surrounded by an adobe wall.
Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a notebook and writing implement with you!
Santa Barbara Poet Laureate George Yatchisin.
Special thanks to The City of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture.