Genie Nakano will be the featured poet on The World Stage in Leimert Park, 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Join her for an evening of poetry and stories. Nakano is the author of “Enter the Stream” (haibun), “Storyteller” (tanka), “Colorful Lives” (tanka/coloring book), and “Wings on a Silk Veil” (tanka). Info: GenieYogini@gmail.com, GenieNakano.com