Loose Lips readings have received ten matching grants from Poets & Writers, a high honor for the series, which is dedicated to bringing a diverse array of the best contemporary poets to Topanga and to provide audiences and authors with a poetic forum and community. The Loose Lips Poetry Series will present its quarterly poetry reading that features writers Michelle Bitting and Friday Gretchen.

Refreshments provided by Friends of the Topanga Library, and the reading always includes an open mic (one poem, please, no epics).