Tag: poet laureate
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June 2021 to June 2022: Youth Ecopoetry Project
UPDATE: The San Mateo County Youth Ecopoetry Project culminated on June 30, 2022 with the filmed roundtable, “The Future Is Poetry,” which was an official selection in the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions. A shorter version of the recording was featured in the Nature & Culture Poetry Film Festival at Kulturhuset Islands Brygge Cultural Center in Copenhagen.…
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Youth Climate Ambassadors
The San Mateo County Office of Sustainability and San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto present a youth ecopoetry workshop at the Youth Climate Ambassadors Summer Retreat. *With Keynote Address & Workshop by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto and National Youth Poet Laureate Alexandra Huynh (This ecopoetry workshop, organized by San Mateo…
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23 poets laureate, including San Mateo County woman, receive grants of up to $50,000
New York, NY (June 3, 2021)— The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce its 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows. These 23 individuals serve as Poets Laureate of states and cities across the U. S. and will be leading public poetry programs in their respective communities in the year ahead. The Fellows will each receive…
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2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows
“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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Filipino Kapwa with Daly City
Kapwa: Filipino Writers on History, Legacy and Building Community featuring Eileen Tabios, Kirby Araullo, Leny Mendoza Strobel and Vince Gotera Sponsored by Daly City Public Library & San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto. May 19 at 5pm PT. Watch again here.
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Midpen Media Celebrates Youth Poets
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto is joined by The Midpen Media Center founder Elliot Margolies, local teacher Jim Ward, contributors to the youth anthology, I Have a Dream: Inaugural Poems for a New Generation, and winners and finalists of the 2020 Housing Leadership Council Youth Poetry Competition, 2021 Daly City Youth Poet Laureate…
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Growing Home / Affordable Housing Month
In late 2019, the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County and SMCPL Aileen Cassinetto began collaborating on what would be an annual countywide youth poetry, music & art competition to raise awareness of Affordable Housing Month and highlight young people’s notions of home. The theme this year is “Growing Home,” the title of last…
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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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Mental Health Open Mic
Menlo Park Library’s Mental Health Awareness Virtual Open Mic Whether in poetry, spoken word, or music, let’s bring our voices together to break the silence surrounding the mental health impacts of rising anti-Asian sentiments and stand in solidarity with the AAPI community. Share your own words, or listen to others. Register here. For more info,…
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Breaking the Cycle Against Hate
“Breaking the Cycle Against Hate,” Midpen Media (May 2021) May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month — a month-long period for celebrating the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. This year, we recognize the heightened significance of this celebration.…
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