LAKE COUNTY – Youth Writes will celebrate National Poetry Month with warm-up venues throughout Lake County, throughout the month April.

Venues are open to all Lake County students through age 18.

Become a "Youth Writes" poet. Show up at any Warm-Up Venues and perform one or two original poems.

Poets under the age of 18 will need a permission slip signed by a parent or guardian. Students are encouraged to show up at as many warm-up venues as they can. No need to pre-register. All events are free and open to the public.

Warm-up venues will be held at Catfish Books, Lakeport, Saturday, April 4, 1 p.m.; Tuscan Village, Lower Lake, Saturday, April 11, 1 p.m.; Holy Joe’s, Upper Lake, Friday, April 17, 4 p.m.; Firehouse Pizza, Lucerne, Saturday, April 18, 3 p.m.; Mountain High Coffee and Books, Cobb, Sunday, April 19, 1 p.m.; Wild About Books, Clearlake, Friday, April 24, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Calpine Visitor Center, Middletown, Saturday, April 25, 2 p.m.

For further information and to download permission slips, go to www.youthwrites.org or contact Lorna Sue at 274-9254 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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