Category: Press
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Burlingame Youth Poet Laureate
The search for Burlingame’s first Youth Poet Laureate begins At first glance, the contest to become Burlingame and Hillsborough’s first Youth Poet Laureate (YPL) appears to be just another creative writing competition for teens. But in order to “win,” applicants must have more than poetic flair. “You don’t necessarily need to be good at poetry,” […]
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Women’s Equality Day
“How to be radical on Women’s Equality Day,” The San Mateo Daily Journal (August 23, 2022)
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KALW Public Radio
“To Want the Wide American Earth” by Aileen Cassinetto, KALW Public Radio (July 4, 2022)
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Skyline College events
Skyline College’s Summer of Poetry & Farewell to SMCPL (June 2022) “Words Changing Worlds: Activist Poetry Inspires Purpose and Unity in our Common Struggles,” Skyline Shines (March 5, 2021) “Poetry Corner Excites Audience to ‘Re-enVISION Our Future Together,’” Skyline Shines (November 20, 2020) “Skyline College Poetry Corner Presents ‘2020: Re-EnVISIONing Our Future Together’ On November 6,” Patch (November 1, 2020) Skyline […]
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Interviews
“Dear Aileen Cassinetto 2022,” The Academy of American Poets (June 2022) “Poets Laureate Fellows Interview: Aileen Cassinetto,” The Academy of American Poets (December 2021) “Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto: ‘This is the book that ultimately decolonized me’,” San Mateo County Libraries (March 30, 2021) “Writer finds poetic justice now,” Half Moon Bay Review (June 2020) “Aileen Cassinetto // […]
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Coastside outreach
“Poem by Aileen Cassinetto,” Half Moon Bay Review (April 5, 2022) “HMB plans to make Thursdays a Main event,” Half Moon Bay Review (June 23, 2021) “Half Moon Bay students pen inaugural poems, County publishes collection of work,” Half Moon Bay Review (March 10, 2021) “The Next Gen,” Cultural Weekly (January 20, 2021) “Writer finds poetic justice now,” Half Moon Bay […]
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Filipino Americans
“TAYO: Filipino Americans of San Mateo County,” Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco (October 15, 2021) “Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous,” Positively Filipino (September 30, 2020)
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Wall + Response
“Poets add voices to Clarion Alley murals’ social justice stories,” San Francisco Chronicle (June 22, 2021) San Mateo County poet Aileen Cassinetto, for instance, found power in the Bay Area community and its compassion through creating her response to the mural of Luis Góngora Pat. Góngora Pat, who was an unhoused man killed in a […]
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Academy of American Poets
“23 poets laureate, including San Mateo County woman, receive grants of up to $50,000,” San Mateo Daily Journal (June 3, 2021) “23 writers nationwide will serve as Poets Laureate Fellows,” Associated Press (June 3, 2021) “The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poets Laureate Across the Country,” poets.org (June 3, 2021) “Poets […]
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May 2021: National Youth Poet Laureate
2021 National Youth Poet Laureate Virtual Ceremony May 20 Judges for this year’s National Youth Poet Laureate finals include Juan Felipe Herrera, former U.S. Poet Laureate; Nikay Parades, Senior Programs Manager, Academy of American Poets; Rob Caper, Poetry Director, Library of Congress; Dr. Yolanda Sealy-Ruiz, poet and professor at Columbia University; SJ Miller, Associate Professor […]
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