6/10/23: Carnegie Hall!

World Premiere Of Filipino Immigrant Song At Carnegie Hall This Summer Filipino immigrant stories along with other…

5/27/23: Wildflowers book launch

Join us in celebrating the launch of Beverly Parayno’s debut short story collection, WILDFLOWERS (PAWA Press) on…

5/12/23: Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate Commencement

Inaugural Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate Commencement All community members are invited to join us in a special…

5/9/23: Poetic Tuesdays

Join us for Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake on May 9th from 12:30-1:30pm at Yerba Buena Gardens! Sharing…

5/1/23: Menlo Park Library’s Mental Health Open Mic

May is Mental Health Month and this year’s theme is #Share4MH. Join San Mateo County Poet Laureate…

4/15/23: Filoli Annual Haiku Competition

The hugely popular Filoli Haiku contest is now open for submissions! Over 4,000 haiku have been written…

4/29/23: KQED Fest

Saturday, April 29, 2023 11:00 AM (PT) KQED Headquarters 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco Spend a spring Saturday with…

4/2/23: National Poetry Month at SFPL

San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck facilitates a poetry reading honoring poets who have recently passed. Featured readers…

YBCA 100 Changemakers

Stunned and deeply honored to be selected for the 2023 YBCA 100 Changemakers! The YBCA 100 celebrates…

Dear Human

Forthcoming from Paloma Press in the Fall: Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate…

KQED: Inform, Inspire, Involve

Started off this year’s KQED CAP Retreat on the right track: with a quote by bell hooks,…

1/12/23: Step Into the Light at Cow Palace

The Cow Palace is hosting a creative competition to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,…

12/14/22: Youth Poetry Workshop

Students grades 5 through 12, join us for a fun poetry workshop on Wednesday, December 14, 5-6pm…

12/3/22: AAP Fellows’ Reading in L.A.

An Afternoon of Poetry with Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, 1-3 p.m.…

12/3 & 12/7/22: Meet Me for Noche Buena

World Premiere of “Meet Me for Noche Buena” (Music by Saunder Choi / Lyrics by Aileen Cassinetto)…

11/19/22: Local Author Fair

Menlo Park Library is hosting writers of many genres, and giving you a chance to meet and…

11/19/22: Racial Equity Mural Celebration

Join Racial Equity Mural artist Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith, County Poet Laureate Emerita Aileen Cassinetto, Mayor Giselle Hale and…

11/17/22: International Voices: Poetry of Many Tongues

In celebration of international education week, the Skyline College Library will be hosting an poetry reading featuring…

11/16/22: Digital Makers United Against Hate

Digital Makers: United Against Hate 11/16/2022 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMLocation: Downtown Library1044 Middlefield RoadRedwood City, California…

10/31/22: San Mateo County Poet Laureate nomination

Are you the next San Mateo County Poet Laureate? On April 23, 2013, The San Mateo County…

10/22/22: Poets Crawleate at Lit Crawl

Poets Crawleate: Bay Area Poet Laureates Represent! Sat Oct 22nd 5:00pm – 6:00pm at The Chapel, 777…

10/22/22: Roe for Change

Youth-led march led by teen poet Lauren Lin, October 22nd, 12pm-2pm

6/15-6/16/22: Filipino American Book Festival

SIXTH FILIPINO AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVALHiraya/Emergence: Writing Towards the Future Main Branch, San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin…

10/20/22: San Bruno Public Library

San Bruno Public Library & Arts Commission features Aileen Cassinetto. October 20, 2022. Details TBA.

9/29/22: Banned Books Week at Skyline

What: Reading & Discussion: Writers under Attack: Salman Rushdie, Banned Books, and Freedom of Expression  (in-person event)  When: Thursday,…

9/21/22: Reading at 7 Mile House

September 21, 2022, 5-7pm Poetry Reading + Mixer at 7 Mile House

9/15/22: Filoli Summer Nights

September 15, 2022, 5-8pmFiloli Summer Nights

7/14/22: STEAM workshop

July 14, 2022, 3pmSteam Poetry Zoom Workshopwith Eva Chen & Aileen Cassinetto

8/27/22: Borrowed Tongue

August 27, 2022, 7pmBorrowed Tongue: New Writings From Filipinx and Latinx Poets Language, commerce and colonial history…

8/26/22: Women’s Equality Day

August 26, 2022, 5-8:30pm Women’s Equality Day at Art on the Square On Hamilton Ave at Courthouse…