April 8, 2022, 4:30pm
Join us for a special poetry event in celebration of National Poetry Month in the Oak Room of the San Mateo Public Main Library! Light refreshments will be served. Books by the featured poets will be available starting at 4:30pm for purchase & signing in the Laurel Room.
Hosted by the San Mateo Public Library & San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto
Welcome Remarks by The Honorable Rick Bonilla, City of San Mateo Mayor
Featured Poets: Terry Adams, Sharon Coleman, Joe Cottonwood, Hilary Cruz Mejia, Paul Fericano, Jeannine Gerkman, San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Caroline Goodwin, Jasmeen Karan, Belmont Poet Laureate Monica Korde, Kevin Madrigal Galindo, Diane Lee Moomey, Tony Press, Belmont Poet Laureate Emerita Jacki Rigoni & San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Lisa Rosenberg
The library will also introduce a dedicated collection featuring local poets’ works in the second-floor nonfiction section, cataloged under call number 811, American Poetry.
San Mateo Public Library National Poetry Month Celebration & Book Sale
Aileen Cassinetto 