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Ocean of Poetry: Carly DeMento & Michael Klam
- Date: 06/21/2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Location: Encinitas Library
Community Room , 540 Cornish Drive
Encinitas, California 92024
Celebrate the summer solstice with two ocean-loving poets—North County's own Carly Marie
DeMento and surfer Michael Klam. Join them for the release of two new books—the 2025-2026 San
Diego Poetry Annual and Klam's latest collection of poetry and visual art, Stay There, Garden Oak Press:
2026.
Carly Marie DeMento is a poet and third-generation San Diegan. Her poetry has appeared in
the North American Review, Kestrel, and Green Hills Literary Lantern—and been hung in the best
spot of all: friends' kitchens. Nominated for Best New Poets in 2025, Carly's work is supported by
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. She is the co-creator of Desire, Calling—a reading series that
features queer writers, a dance party, and a fundraiser for local nonprofits.
Michael Klam is associate publisher of the San Diego Poetry Annual. He is editor-in-chief of the
bilingual edition of the SDPA. Klam hosts San Diego Central Library’s Conversations with Poets. His
books include The Cheapest Flight to Paradise (Puna Press: 2017), Anything for a Dull
Moment (Garden Oak Press: 2020), and Stay There (Garden Oak Press: 2026).
The City of Encinitas recognizes that arts and culture are essential elements in the character and quality of life in a vibrant community. Explore the many opportunities for residents, visitors, artists and arts organizations to share in our City's cultural expression through the arts.
Commission for the Arts
The Cultural Arts Division works in partnership with the Commission for the Arts to carry out the vision of the City’s Arts Master Plan in 7 strategic areas:
- Advocacy
- Visual Art
- Performing Arts
- Public Art
- Arts Education
- Arts Venues
- Marketing and Audience Development
Arts & Culture Organizations
Encinitas is home to more than 85 arts and culture organizations, along with numerous arts presenters: nonprofit organizations, businesses, community groups, Main Street Associations, and others.
Explore the Encinitas Arts Organization Directory. COMING SOON
This directory is created to include all arts organizations that took part in the American for the Arts 2022 survey "Arts & Economic Prosperity 6".
Should your organization like to be included in this directory please email the Cultural Arts team: arts@encinitasca.gov
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