Women's Poetry River at the Culver City Book Festival 2026 (Presented by El Martillo Press)

Celebrating Women's History Month, El Martillo Press presents twelve incredible women writers from Los Angeles and beyond as they come together for a poetry river in the courtyard of the Wende Museum for the Culver City Book Festival! What is a poetry river? It's a reading where each poet reads one piece at a time and where each poet's reading flows into the other. Come hear as this diverse lineup shares their perspectives on womanhood, women's rights, femininity and the divine feminine, history and culture, contemporary politics, and more! Featuring: Lorna Dee Cervantes, Alyesha Wise, Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed, Eve Wood, Jasmine Williams, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Teresa Mei Chuc (Tuệ Mỹ Chúc), Briana Muñoz, Jennifer Espinoza, Kathleen Florence, Janet Gonzalez and Consuelo.

The Wende Museum

10808 Culver Blvd.

Culver City, CA 90230

3 pm - 4:30 pm

Featured Readers

Lorna Dee Cervantes

Alyesha Wise

Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed

Eve Wood

Jasmine Williams

Margaret Elysia Garcia

Teresa Mei Chuc (Tuệ Mỹ Chúc)

Briana Muñoz

Kathleen Florence

Jennifer Espinoza

Janet Gonzalez

Consuelo

This reading will be held outdoors in the courtyard of the Wende Museum.

For the event, we are celebrating Women's History Month. That's why this lineup will exclusively be made up of women poets and writers!

What is a poetry river? It's a reading where each poet reads one piece at a time and where each poet's reading flows into the other. The idea is to flow at least three times through the lineup. 

We aim to print out a program for the reading so the audience can learn more about each author. 

El Martillo Press:

Founded by Matt Sedillo and David A. Romero, El Martillo Press publishes writers whose pens strike the page with clear intent; words with purpose to pry apart assumed norms and to hammer away at injustice. El Martillo Press proactively publishes writers looking to pound the pavement to promote their work and the work of their fellow pressmates. El Martillo is the builder of bridges and the destroyer of walls.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-poetry-river-tickets-1984345351363?aff=oddtdtcreator