poetry – Arts and Culture El Dorado

Irene Lipshin

Irene Lipshin photographs from the perspective of a poet, telling a story through the magic of words and images, hoping to evoke emotions that help us see and understand the puzzles and contradictions we meet on our journeys. She advocates for peace, children’s issues and the environment through the arts and walking the Camino de…

Lara Gularte

Lara Gularte lives and writes in the Sierra foothills of California. Her book, “Kissing the Bee,” is forthcoming November 2017, published by The Bitter Oleander Press. Her poetry depicting her Azorean heritage may be found in The Gávea-Brown Book of Portuguese-American Poetry. Gularte’s work has appeared widely in journals and magazines, and has been included…

Taylor Graham

Taylor Graham is a volunteer search-and-rescue dog handler and serves as El Dorado County’s first poet laureate (2016-2018). She’s included in the anthologies Villanelles (Everyman’s Library) and California Poetry: From the Gold Rush to the Present (Santa Clara University). Her latest book is Uplift (Cold River Press).