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Academy Bookshop
Check out the Academy of American Poets’ Poets Laureate Fellows Bookshop. The Academy of American Poets is the nation’s leading champion of American poets and poetry. Its mission is to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. Each year, the charitable organization connects millions of…
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Legacy of Poetry
April 22-24, 2022SJSU Annual Legacy of Poetry Festival: Can Poetry Save the Planet?Student Union Theater Courtyard149-157 South 9th Street, San JoseRegister here.
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Teen Makers
April 16, 2022, 1pm Redwood City Public Library Teen Makers Workshop using poetry and recycled objects, featuring Cassandra Bousquet and Chloe Chou. This event is sponsored by the Redwood City Public Library and San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto.
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Dear Earth, Dear Billie Eilish
April 14, 2022, 4pm-5pmStudents grades 5-12, please join us on April 14, Thursday, 4-5pm for “Dear Earth, Dear Billie Eilish”, a Youth Poetry Reading & Workshop facilitated by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto, with guest teen poet Keiki Leni Ward, in partnership with Menlo Park Library. We’ll be exploring climate change and working…
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Menlo Park Library hosts programs for the poets
On Thursday, April 14, 2022, the Menlo Park Library has two events planned for the poets among us. From 4:00 to 5:00 pm, join San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto and teen poet Keiki Leni Ward in a poetry reading and workshop titled “Dear Earth, Dear Billie Eilish” exploring climate change and the songs of…
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Poet Laureate’s National Poetry Month 2022 Campaign
It is National Poetry Month all over San Mateo County! The County of San Mateo and cities in the county are proclaiming April as National Poetry Month, along with a month-long celebration of poetry and the work of poets in the county. On April 1st, the “Speak Poetry in San Mateo County” banner was raised…
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San Mateo Public Library
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…
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Youth ecopoetry workshops in southern SMC
APRIL 14, THURSDAY, 4PM-5PMDEAR EARTH, DEAR BILLIE EILISHStudents grades 5-12, please join us on April 14, Thursday, 4-5pm for “Dear Earth, Dear Billie Eilish”, a Youth Poetry Zoom Reading & Workshop with San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto & teen poet Keiki Leni Ward. We’ll be exploring climate change and working on poems inspired…
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National Poetry Month in Redwood City
Scenes from Poetry Makers at Redwood City Public Library! Mayor Giselle Hale of Redwood City issued the Proclamation for National Poetry Month and we successfully launched the Makerspace Poetry Lab pilot project for all ages, the first of its kind in San Mateo County, which integrates the arts into the library’s makerspace program. We will…
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Poetry Makers
April 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2022, 6:30pmRedwood City Public Library’s “Poetry Makers,” a Makerspace Poetry Lab in honor of National Poetry Month