Santa Barbara poets aren’t letting COVID-19 kill the libation-meets-lyric party they throw every April in honor of National Poetry Month.
On April 24, at 7 p.m., the sixth annual Spirits in the (Virtual) Air: Potent Potable Poetry reading will go down, but this time via Zoom rather than in a bar. Hosted by Indy food writer George Yatchisin, the digital gathering will feature poets Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Susan Chiavelli, Diana Raab, Linda Saccoccio, David Starkey, Emma Trelles, Jace Turner, and Chryss Yost reading their works about alcoholic beverages.
“This event makes clear just how fun poetry can be, and how the magic of words can help unite us even in a time like this when we are physically isolated,” said Yatchisin, whose poem “Imports” is below. He’s encouraging onlookers to order themselves pick-up cocktails from Shaker Mill to go along with the reading. (Order before 4 p.m. from shakermillsb.com .)