The Petaluma Poetry Walk
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 11am–8pm
Photos by Michael Woolsey, Jimmy Johnson, and Kary Hess.
Thank you to all who helped make the 2024 Petaluma Poetry Walk a huge success! We hosted 25 poets in eight venues and had more than 60 attendees at each event, with 100 poetry lovers listening to our California and San Francisco Poet Laureates!
The Petaluma Poetry Walk is an annual poetry festival founded in September 1996 by the late poet Geri Digiorno. The event has grown over the years, attracting notable poets and a diverse audience. During this day-long “movable feast,” participants walk to different locations to enjoy a variety of poetic performances. It has become a cherished tradition in Petaluma, reflecting the city’s rich cultural and literary heritage.
The 2024 Petaluma Poetry Walk thanks the following donors for their generous support:
The Judy Stedman Memorial Fund, Aqus Café, Karen Peterson, Robin Mills, JoAnne Rosen, Donna Camp, Anonymous, Timothy Bacon, Jodi Hottel, Scott Hensel, Dottie Lynch, Daedalus Howell, Jimmy Johnson, and Michael Woolsey.