Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
Hello! I'm Outgoing.I help make life more interesting.
This event is in the past.It took place on April 18, 2026 at Peninsula Books.




Spend an evening with Chuck Brickley, a Westlake poet who's spent six decades perfecting free-verse haiku. He'll read from his new collection downhill home and share what makes this spare, evocative form so enduring. Other local voices join for an intimate hour of verse in a cozy neighborhood bookstore.
Local author spotlight
Free-verse haiku
Cozy bookstore setting
Intimate evening gathering
Tips
📚book nook in back corner perfect for browsing
đź“–free books and donated titles available
đźŽask about Chuck's 60-year haiku journey
Community Poetry Reading
Westlake




Spend an evening with Chuck Brickley, a Westlake poet who's spent six decades perfecting free-verse haiku. He'll read from his new collection downhill home and share what makes this spare, evocative form so enduring. Other local voices join for an intimate hour of verse in a cozy neighborhood bookstore.
Local author spotlight
Free-verse haiku
Cozy bookstore setting
Intimate evening gathering
Tips
📚book nook in back corner perfect for browsing
đź“–free books and donated titles available
đźŽask about Chuck's 60-year haiku journey
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