Taylor Graham

Bringing the power of poetry to a wider audience, El Dorado County Poet Laureate Taylor Graham will be forging a trail through the county over an eight-month stretch.

The trail will stop at a public library in each of the five supervisorial districts in the county, where Graham will be joined by special guests, local poets, and poetry out loud winners from previous years.

The event will culminate with a reading at the South Lake Tahoe Library in June. Graham has invited several poets who reside in each of the five districts to join her at their local events.

The kickoff event will be at the Placerville Library on Oct. 13 at 5:30pm. The event is free and family-friendly.

Taylor was named the inaugural El Dorado County poet laureate in April 2016. The two-year post began July 1, 2016.