Haiku Walk
HAIKU WALK
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Celebrate National Haiku Writing Month with a guided haiku walk (gingko) with the Ukiah Branch Library. We will meet at the library entrance and walk/roll/stroll around downtown Ukiah on Saturday, April 4 at 2:30 p.m. The haiku walk will be led by Melissa Eleftherion Carr. We will make poems based on visual and aural observations of our surroundings and play with meter, rhythm, and cadence to discover where the syllables take us.
Melissa Eleftherion Carr is a writer, a librarian, and a visual artist. They are the author of four full-length poetry collections including “Suture” (Cooper Dillon Press, 2026) and “Malocchia” (White Stag Press, 2026), as well as 12 chapbooks including “abject sutures” (above/ground press, 2024). Eleftherion Carr lives in Northern California where she manages the Ukiah Branch Library, curates the LOBA Reading Series, and serves as Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Ukiah.
This free event is open to all ages and sponsored by the Friends of the Ukiah Valley Library and Mendocino County Library. Please contact the Ukiah Branch Library at 707-463-4490 to sign up.
