14th Annual MoSt Poetry Festival Featuring Juan Luzuriaga

14th Annual MoSt Poetry Festival: Come to the Table with Juan Luzuriaga

Registration and continental breakfast 9:30-10:00 a.m.
Workshop 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Light lunch served
Tickets $40; Eventbrite fee applies

Get ready for an amazing morning and afternoon at the 14th Annual MoSt Poetry Festival, for a bilingual conference where Spanish and English will be celebrated in poetry.

Guest poet/facilitator: Juan Luzuriaga

Join us in person to experience the powerful words and unique style of Juan Luzuriaga.

Juan Luzuriaga was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and immigrated to the U.S. at 16 in 2000. He studied Neuroscience at Rutgers University and English at UC Merced. He teaches poetry in prisons, at Cuesta College, and California Poets in the Schools. He has been a featured panelist at UC Merced, Cuesta College Central Coast Writers' Conference, Litfest and more, and he is a featured panelist at the 2026 San Francisco Writers Conference Poetry Summit.

He has been published in Acentos Review, San Diego Poetry Annual, Monterey Poetry Review, Cholla Needles, Poetry Breakfast, Matchbox Magazine, and in the anthologies Silence Is Consent, To Be Completely Honest, and Method Writers Speak. His book Cotopax Whispers, a poetry collection exploring migration, memory, identity, language, and ancestry--was just published by Blue Light Press.

Whether you're a poetry lover or just curious, this generative workshop will inspire you to write poems and celebrate language.

Don't miss out on this chance to connect with the local poetry scene and enjoy being in community with other writers.