See below for a list of upcoming and past poetry readings, workshops, lectures, and other literary events presented and hosted by Paul J. Willis.
Upcoming Events
Paul Willis Presenting
Thursday, June 13, 2024, 7:00 pm
Poetry Reading
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Mar Monte Hotel
1111 E Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
A poetry reading by Paul Willis and Perie Longo to precede a talk by Caitlin Rother
Paul Willis Hosting
Friday, June 14, 9:00 am
Poetry Workshop
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Mar Monte Hotel
1111 E Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
a poetry writing workshop led by Paul Willis
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 2:00 pm
Remembering William Stafford: A Community Reading
First Crossing Day Use Area
Los Padres National Forest
Across from 3900 Paradise Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Featuring all who are present
Recent Events
Sunday, June 9, 2024, 4:00 pm
Poetry Panel
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Mar Monte Hotel
1111 E Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
A panel with Paul Willis and his fellow Santa Barbara poet laureates
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 4:00 pm
Guess Who’s in Town
Unity Church
227 E Arrellaga St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
A poetry reading by Paul Willis and Julie Murphy
Paul Willis Presenting
Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 pm
Losing Streak
Chaucer’s Books
3321 State St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
A reading by Paul Willis from his new poetry collection, Losing Streak
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 4:00 pm
Earth Day Reading
Climate Action Stage
Alameda Park
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
An environmental poetry reading by Paul Willis and friends
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:00 am
Alumni Garden Day
Westmont College
955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
An environmental poetry reading by Paul Willis
Monday, April 8, 2024, 6:00 pm
Santa Barbara Literary Journal
Chaucer’s Books
3321 State St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
A reading of poems in the current SB Lit Jo by the Santa Barbara poets laureate
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 5:00 pm
Poetry Passages
Poetry Takes a Ride on the SBMTD
Front Terrace, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
A reading of poems for the city buses by the Santa Barbara poets laureate
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 4:00 pm
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Celebration of the Legacy of David Krieger
Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Poem to be read by Paul Willis
Monday, December 4, 2023, 4:00 pm
A Radiant Birth: Advent Readings for a Bright Season
Kerrwood Hall
Westmont College
955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
A Reading by Paula Huston, Marilyn McEntyre, and Paul Willis from a new InterVarsity Press Anthology
Friday, December 1, 2023, 7:00 pm
A Radiant Birth: Advent Readings for a Bright Season
Downing House
3680 South Downing Street
Englewood, CO 80113
A Reading by Leslie Leyland Fields, Richard Foster, Tania Runyan, and Paul Willis from a new InterVarsity Press Anthology
Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 6:00 pm
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Ledding Library
10660 SE 21st Avenue
Milwaukie, OR 97222
A Poetry Reading by Paul Willis
Paul Willis Hosting
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 9:00 am
Walking and Writing in the Calvin Ecosystem Preserve
Calvin Center for Faith & Writing
Calvin University
3201 Burton St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
A nature-writing workshop
Saturday, January 27, 2024, 2:00 pm
Remembering William Stafford: A Community Reading
First Crossing Day Use Area
Los Padres National Forest
Across from 3900 Paradise Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Featuring all who are present
Past Poetry Readings & Workshops
Santa Barbara
Alameda Park
Borders Bookstore
Cabrillo Arts Center
Casa de la Guerra
Center Stage Theatre
Channing Peake Gallery
Chaucer’s Bookstore
Earthling Bookshop
El Montecito Presbyterian Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Granada Books
Granada Theater
Jane Deering Gallery
Jojo’s Cafe
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
KCSB Radio
KCTV Television
KDB Radio
La Casa de Maria
Mar Monte Hotel
Mission Poetry Series
Montecito Covenant Church
Montecito Public Library
Museum of Contemporary Art
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Providence Hall
Samarkand Retirement Community
Santa Barbara Book and Author Festival
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara Christian Writer’s Conference
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara City Hall
Santa Barbara County Arts Symposium
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara News-Press
Santa Barbara Poetry Series
Santa Barbara Public Library
Santa Barbara Symphony
Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference
See’s Coffee Company
Sullivan Goss Gallery
Unitarian Parish Hall
Unity Church
University Club
University of California at Santa Barbara
The Village
Vista del Monte Retirment Community
Vistas
Westmont College
Elsewhere in California
Art City, Ventura
Azusa Pacific University
Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Ventura
Benicia City Park
California Native Plant Society, San Diego
California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo
Camarillo Art Center, Camarillo
Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard
Carpinteria Public Library
Christian Writers’ Fellowship of Orange County, Huntington Beach
Clunie House, San Francisco
Cody’s Books, Berkeley
College of the Redwoods, Crescent City
Concordia University, Irvine
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura
Cypress Library, Cypress
The Daily Grind, Ventura
Dutton’s Bookstore, Brentwood
E.P. Foster Library, Ventura
First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood
Fresno Pacific University
Glendale Federal Bank, Canoga Park
Great Pacific Ironworks, Ventura
Hollister House, Hollister Ranch
KKUP Radio, Santa Clara
Linnaea’s Café, San Luis Obispo
Los Osos Public Library
Malibu United Methodist Church
Midnight Special Bookstore, Santa Monica
Ojai Poetry Festival
The Performance Studio, Ventura
Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles
San Luis Obispo Public Library, San Luis Obispo
St. Joseph’s Cathedral, San Diego
Simpson University, Redding
Tujunga City Museum
Valona Deli, Crockett
Ventura Book Festival
West Hollywood Book Fair
Wilding Museum, Los Olivos
Zoey’s Café, Ventura
Elsewhere in the United States
Abilene Christian University, TX
Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
Bookery Nook, Denver, CO
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Clark Community College, Vancouver, WA
Dallas Baptist University, TX
Downing House, Englewood, CO
Elizabethtown College, PA
Friends of William Stafford, Portland, OR
George Fox University, Newberg, OR
Green Bean Coffeehouse, Seattle, WA
Harding University, Searcy, AR
Houghton College, NY
Kodiak, AK
Ledding Library, Milwaukie, OR
Looking Glass Bookstore, Portland, OR
Missouri State Poetry Society, Cuba, MO
North Cascades National Park, WA
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, Hastings, MI
Powell’s Bookstore, Portland, OR
Preservation Hall, Racine, WI
Primrose Studio, Fort Collins, CO
Seattle Pacific University, WA
Seattle University, WA
Seven and One Books, Abilene, TX
Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO
Southwest Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, OR
Taylor University, Upland, IN
University of Mary Hardin Baylor, Belton, TX
University of Nevada, Reno
Wheaton College, IL
Elsewhere in the World
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Blake’s of the Hollow Pub, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, UK
Church of Santa Maria Dei Servi, Orvieto, Italy
Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
Florence Food Company, Letterkenny, Ireland
London School of Economics, London, UK
Long Valley Bar, Cork, Ireland
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms, Waterford, Ireland
Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh, UK
Seamus Heany HomePlace, Bellaghy, Northern Ireland
Sligo City Hall, Sligo, Ireland
Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
University of Worcester, Worcester, UK