LOBA POETRY SERIES
Monthly Poet Features & Open Mic
Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 3 PM
Join Ukiah Branch Library staff as we host poetry events in-person on the third Saturdays of each month at 3 p.m. This free event is open to both teens and adults. All are invited to share poems in any form or style or just listen to others. On January 17, 2026, we welcome Sonoma County Poet Laureate, Dave Seter.
Seter is a poet, nature writer and essayist, and the author of the full-length poetry collection, “Don’t Sing to Me of Electric Fences” (Cherry Grove Collections, 2021), and the chapbooks “Somewhere West of the Mississippi” (Mammoth Publications, 2025) and “Night Duty” (Main Street Rag, 2010). Educated as a civil engineer, he writes about social and environmental issues, including the intersection of the built world and natural world. He has been an Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts and has served on the Board of Directors of Marin Poetry Center. He has been named Sonoma County Poet Laureate 2024-2026.
Please contact the Ukiah Branch Library at 707-463-4490 or carrm@mendocinocounty.gov for more information.
SERIE DE POESÍA LOBA
Aparencias de Poeta Mensuales y Micrófono Abierto
Sábado, 17 de enero de 2026 a las3 PM
Únase al personal de la biblioteca de Ukiah mientras organizamos eventos de poesía en persona el tercer sábado de casa mes a las 3 p.m. Este evento gratuito está abierto para adolesentes y adultos: todos están invitados a compartir poemas en cualquier forma o estilo, o simplemente escuchar a otros. El 17 de enero de 2026, le damos la bienvenida a Dave Seter. Seter es poeta, escritor de naturaleza y ensayista, y autor del poemario Don’t Sing to Me of Electric Fences (Cherry Grove Collections, 2021), y de los poemarios Somewhere West of the Mississippi (Mammoth Publications, 2025) y Night Duty (Main Street Rag, 2010). Ingeniero civil de formación, escribe sobre temas sociales y ambientales, incluyendo la intersección del mundo construido y el mundo natural. Ha sido artista afiliado del Headlands Center for the Arts y miembro de la junta directiva del Marin Poetry Center. Fue nombrado Poeta Laureado del Condado de Sonoma 2024-2026.
Para más información, consulte www.mendolibrary.org o llame la biblioteca de Ukiah al 707-463-4490.
