Poetry and Spoken & Written Word

Call for Artists

Learn more about the City's Call for Artists on the website.

Check out Malibu Poet Laureate Charlotte Ward's website. 

Verse About Town

Poetry Events 2025

Complimentary poetry workshops are open to poets of all levels. An RSVP is not required for workshops. Please refer to the Malibu Poet Laureate webpage for updated information on poetry workshops, programs, and events.

Caffeinated Verse: Hosted by Malibu Poet Laureate Charlotte Ward. Welcoming those who love the poetic word, Caffeinated Verse is a City of Malibu monthly poetry celebration with a featured reader and an open mic for all who wish to share. An RSVP is not required.

  • Saturday, February 14, 11 AM - 1 PM at the Malibu Library
    • Marsha de la O & Phil Taggart, "Love in the Afternoon"
  • Saturday, March 14, 11 AM - 1 PM at the Malibu Library
    • Leila Chatti, award-winning poet, "Play in the Mind, Play on the Page"

Poetry Writing Studio: Vibrant Cycles: From the vast cosmic cycles--nebulas, galaxies, stars, planets, black holes, deep space, and dark energy--through the earthly cycles of geography, seasons, and all living things--to the very vibration of elementary particles, let us poets explore, express, and celebrate all forms of energy.

Join this generative poetry writing studio where we will cycle with each other's energies, read and discuss poems to stimulate our imaginations, and write original poems from prompts or personal impetus. This studio environment is designed for everyone, regardless of experience. Come prepared with pen, notepad, and fervor. Led by Malibu Poet Laureate Charlotte Ward. An RSVP is not required.

  • Saturday, February 21, 11 AM - 1 PM at the Malibu Library
    • Charlotte Ward: "Time and the Art of Living"
  • Saturday, March 21, 11 AM - 1 PM at the Malibu Library
    • Charlotte Ward: "Landscapes, Seascapes, Skyscapes"