Poetry Connection | Connecting with Spooky Spirits and Poetry

There's something delightfully Santa Barbara about pairing poetry with spirits — and I don't just mean the kind poured at the bar. The Poetry Connection is back with a spooky-season gathering at the Good Lion on October 13, and if you've never squeezed into that snug State Street spot for an evening of verse, you're missing one of the more charming corners of our literary scene.

Halloween on the Central Coast has its share of pumpkin patches and costume parties, but an intimate night of ghostly, atmospheric poetry hits differently. It's the kind of low-key, locally-grown event that makes living in the 805 feel less like a postcard and more like a real community.

Mark your calendar, grab a friend, and raise a glass to the spirits — both the poetic and the poured. Details are in the Santa Barbara Independent's coverage. Go support local writers; they'll haunt you if you don't.