Jackson Wheeler Poetry Series presents a reading by poet and young-adult novelist Ron Koertge, two-time winner of the PEN Literary Award for Children's Literature, Florence Weinberger, Carnal Fragrance and Sacred Graffiti, and a CSU Channel Islands student poet, hosted by Marsha de la O, sponsored by Carnegie Art Cornerstones and Friends of the Oxnard Public Library, Oxnard Public Library, 251 South 'A' Street, Oxnard, $5 donation, 3:00 (805/385-7500, www.carnegieartcornerstones.com)
Poetry reading by Jonathan Maule, Dog Star, open mic to follow, hosted by Phil Taggart, Ventura County Poet Laureate, EP Foster Library, Topping Room, 651 E. Main Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (www.vencolibrary.org)