California Botanic Garden welcomes you to our celebration of words amongst the wildflowers with the A Garden of Verses Poetry Festival. Kicking off both national Poetry Month and CalBG's Wildflower Month, guests are invited to walk the paths amongst spring blooms, stop at a food truck, and happen upon multiple poetry stations scattered throughout the Mesa gardens. All ages are welcome at this celebration of the power of poetry to capture the beauty of nature, with activity stations supplementing the poetry readings and allowing guests to create their own nature poems.

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Garden of Verses features poetry stations hosted by:

‍Fourth Saturdays: Poetry at the Helen Renwick Library

Southern California Haiku Study Group

The Pasadena Poets 

All About Town Poets

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We welcome the following Poets Participating in A Garden of Verses
(List subject to change)

OAK OVERLOOK: Fourth Saturdays: Poetry at the Helen Renwick Library

Maria J. Andrade

Lavinia Blossom

Andrea Carter Brown

James Coats

Lucia Galloway

Karen Greenbaum-Maya

George Hammons

Stephanie Logan

Nancy Mintie

Penelope Moffet

Alice Pero

Patricia Scruggs

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REFLECTING POND: Southern California Haiku Study Group

Sean Carlton

Marcyn Del Clements

D’ellen

Denise Dumars        

William Scott Galasso

Deborah P Kolodji

Yvette Nicole Kolodji

Susan Rogers

Jie Tian

brown weasel

Kathabela Wilson

Rick Wilson

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THE SAGE GALLERY: The Pasadena Poets 

Mary Fitzpatrick

Cathie Sandstrom

Beverly LaFontaine

Elline Lipkin

Beth Ruscio

Mari L'Esperance

Patricia Scruggs

Hilda Weiss

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WATERWISE GARDEN: All About Town Poets

Dennis Callaci

Ralph Carlson

Teresa Mai Chuc

Marcyn Del Clements

Michael Creagan

Cathy Henley Erickson

Margot Hover

Richard Brown Lethem

John R. Williams

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‍This event is free with Garden Admission.