FREE RESERVATIONS

Poetry: Nichols & Zumbahlen

July 20, 2026 - 2:00 PM

FREE

EDNA Contemporary Gallery
967 Osos Street
San Luis Obispo, California 93401

This event is free but requires a reservation. You may choose a Free Reservation or select a reservation that includes a $10 donation. You may also make a donation of any amount when you reach the check-out screen. This event will last about one hour.

Poets Caleb Nichols and Anna Zumbahlen lead this free reading of their original works.

CALEB NICHOLS
Caleb Nichols is the Poet Laureate of San Luis Obispo County, California. They are a poet and a musician with publications on both sides of the Atlantic, writing about queerness and ecology. Their latest chapbook, One For Sorrow, Two For Joy, was published in 2024 by UK Press Broken Sleep, and their debut full length collection is forthcoming from Harbor Editions in October 2026.

ANNA ZUMBAHLEN
Anna Zumbahlen is a poet living in Southern California. She holds a PhD in English & Literary Arts from the University of Denver and an MFA from the University of Montana. Zumbahlen’s debut collection Surety traverses memory while attending to the landscape of northwestern Iowa during a year that brought ecopolitical tensions to the surface of daily life in a small town.

Presented in partnership with the SLO County Arts Council

Artists

Doors Open: 1:30 PM, Event Starts: 2:00 PM

DIRECTIONS & PARKING
EDNA Contemporary Gallery is located at 967 Osos Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Click here for directions via Google Maps. We recommend parking in the City of SLO parking structure around the corner, next to the SLO Library. Street/metered parking is also available.

PROGRAM/RUNTIME
The doors will open at 1:30 PM. Local Brazilian-style guitarist Elias will delight us with music before the poets take the stage. The event should conclude around 3:30 PM.

SEATING & TICKETS
This event is general admission, first-come first-served for seating. You will check-in by last name at the door. You do not need to print your tickets for this event.

CONCESSIONS
Central Coast wines will be available free of charge at this event. Water and sparkling water will also be available. Food concessions will not be sold at this event.