September General Meeting with Diane Frank:
Poetry as the Language of the Soul
September 12, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Early Bird Special:
Register before Sept. 5 and save $5.00
Stay after the meeting until 1:30 for optional events. Meeting attendance is required to participate in optional activities.
Part I: Readings from Winners of the 2026 Young Writers Contest
Part II: Diane Frank Talks about Poetry as the Language of the Soul
Attendees will be shown:
- How poems take the flying leap to the magic place
- Writing poetry larger than yourself
- Reaching the transcendent core of a poem
- What poetry offers to writers of other genres
- How poetry speaks through time.
Schedule
- 9:30 – Sign-in table opens
- 10:00 – Readings from YWC Winners
- 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
Early Bird Special!
$5.00 off if you register before Sept. 5th.
Guests: $20.00
After Sept. 5th, the cost is:
Members: $20.00
Guests: $25.00
Pay online when you register or cash/check at the door. Coffee/tea and pastries included.
Registration
Opens August 10, 2026
Register at https://cwcmtdiablo.org/meetings-and-workshops/
Diane Frank is the author of nine books of poems, three novels, and a photo memoir of her 400-mile trek in the Nepal Himalayas. While Listening to the Enigma Variations: New and Selected Poems won the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Poetry. Her new book of poems, Prayer to the Invisible, was an overnight bestseller – #3 for American Poetry, #3 for Poems by Women. She teaches poetry, flash fiction, and memoir workshops at San Francisco State University and Dominican University. Her first novel, Blackberries in the Dream House, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her new novel, Mermaids and Musicians, is an unusual love story, full of music and a plea to save the Earth. Her website: www.dianefrank.com
Register below
Cost is $15.00 for Members, $20.00 for guests. Registration deadline is One Week before the meeting. Register before June 6th at 12:00 p.m. or pay an additional late fee of $5.00.
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Cancellation Policy
Schedule
9:30 – 10:00 Sign-in table opens
10:00 – 11:00 Celebrate a successful year for Mt. Diablo
11:00 – 12:00 Feature Presentation
12:00 – Meeting ends—optional activities until 1:30
September’s meeting is at the Pleasant Hill Community Center.
Pleasant Hill Community Center
320 Civic Drive
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
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Meeting Policy for Guests under Age 13
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Cancellation Policy
We accept cancellations up to 72 hours in advance of the meeting. If you paid with PayPal, you will receive a refund. If you cancel after the deadline, no refund is given. In that case, if you choose to pay at the door, we will bill you for the payment.
