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June 2026 General Meeting Featuring Poet, Publisher, & Promoter, David Hakim


Part 1

It’s a party! Celebrate our chaotic, but successful, 2025-2026 year of new adventures.


Hakim is an OG L A Street Poet, an editor & publisher of books, chapbooks & ’zines.  Longtime featured poet in Los Angeles, he currently is working on starting Featured Readings in Vallejo & Benicia.  He is currently being considered for Poet Laureate of Benicia.

Hakim’s presentation will cover Poetry in its many forms. He will discuss self-publishing and will explore the fascinating adventure of taking things in your own hands.

ATTENDEES WILL BE SHOWN:

  • The history of modern chapbooks
  • Layout, structure, working with printers
  • Promoting your work
  • The limitations of online publishing platforms


SCHEDULE

  •   9:30 – Sign-in table opens
  • 10:00 – Celebrate our year together!
  • 11:00 – Feature Presentation
  • 12:00 – Meeting Ends

Stay after the meeting until 1:30 for optional events. Meeting attendance is required to participate in optional activities.

 

COST

Members: $15.00 ($20.00 after June 6th)
Guests: $20.00
Pay online when you register or cash/check at the door.

 

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