Category: News
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A Celebration of San Mateo County’s 5th Poet Laureate
The appointment of a new poet laureate is always a symbol of hope, a cause for celebration, and a call to action. I’ve known Tony for more than five years now, and I’m deeply honored to have been one of his community mentors. Antonio López, native son of East Palo Alto, dwells in that unique…
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Thank you, Amy, Katy, Jessica, & Mohamed
I got a glimpse of the thoughtful work the NEA was doing when my co-editors and I were in the process of advancing our Dear Human anthology, and again when I was invited to be an NEA panelist. Amy and Jessica were incredibly helpful in offering suggestions and useful resources, and their departure from the…
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The Flower Poem
From Eileen Tabios’ regular column in the St. Helena Star: New poetry column out. Grateful to @aicassinetto for guest appearance in my column. Her hay(na)ku poem on the intersection of tariffs and roses helped inspire my own poem “The Ferocity of Flowers.” “A Trade War in Full Bloom” or “In Full Bloom: How to Unpack…
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Poetry Out Loud 2025
Congratulations to Washington State champion of Poetry Out Loud Sydney Frost who rose “to the top from a field of over 8,000 students from 37 schools” statewide, and who will head to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C. on May 6-7. Sydney chose “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood, “There are no kings…
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Make It Main Street
Make It Main Street Celebrates APA! Featuring Eth-Noh-Tech storytellers, J-Town Ukes, Taiko Drumming with Kristy Aki Oshio, LionDanceME Chinese Lion Dancers, Wesley Ueunten, sanshin player, Komo Gauvreau origami teacher, Jennifer Clark teaching koinobori windsocks, Keiko Kubo teaching ikebana, and poets Aileen Cassinetto & Mia Ayumi Malhotra, with former Mayor Naomi Patridge. Thursday, May 1st3-7pmMac Dutra…
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Vision board with us!
Teen Makers: Frame Your FutureDate: 05/19/2025 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMLocation: Makerspace, Downtown Library1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood CityFacilitators: Aileen Cassinetto and Amani Shroff, Commissioners on the Status of Women for San Mateo County***All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite photos, keepsakes, and a healthy dose of imagination to personalize your…
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KTVU Spotlight
Thank you for the Women’s History Month shoutout, KTVU! *KTVU (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Oakland, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Filoli celebrates haiku contest’s 5th anniversary!
Submit your best haiku inspired by Filoli’s spring Garden! DEADLINE IS APRIL 14TH. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the contest, we are inviting work that highlights nature’s many generosities and the role it plays as a place for contemplation, joy, and healing. Please share your own personal and communal stories around Filoli’s Garden and…
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National Poetry Month 2025
Poets & Their DarlingsBurlingame Public LibraryApril 5, 1pm Join us for our annual National Poetry Month celebration! This poetry reading for adults and teens will feature poets from our 2024/2025 poetry programs and youth poet laureate candidates. Poets will share original work alongside poems from their poetry idols. Come and support our local community of…
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Poem Jam With Kim Shuck
San Francisco Poet Laureate Emerita Kim Shuck invites poets to read at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading. With Jennifer Barone, Aileen Cassinetto, Cassandra Dallett, Christine No, and Kelechi Ubozoh Thursday, March 13th, 6:00 – 7:15pmLatino/Hispanic Meeting Room B, Main Library100 Larkin Street, San Francisco415-557-4400 | generalcollections@sfpl.org
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