Tag: poet laureate
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Youth Cultural Ambassadors
In 2022, as I was wrapping up my laureateship, I proposed a county pilot program to celebrate the work of youth poets and artists. Between July 2023 and June 2024, I directed the San Mateo County Youth Cultural Ambassadors pilot program that was officially launched by the San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture…
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There are no kings in America
“There are no kings in America” was first presented at the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Meeting on July 9, 2019 in keeping with the poet laureate’s duty to open quarterly sessions with an original poem. It has since been published in Vox Populi (2020), poets.org (2022), and Poetry Foundation (2023). In 2022, it…
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Congratulations, Lauren & Eva!
Huge congratulations to my mentees, Lauren Lin and Eva Chen! Lauren Lin is the Inaugural Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate! Lauren who also won Youth Speaks’ Teen Poetry Slam Finals will represent the SF Bay Area at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival this summer! Eva Chen is the first student from San…
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Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate Commencement
Inaugural Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate Commencement All community members are invited to join us in a special ceremony to present the winner of the first ever Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate competition. Friday, May 12, 2023 at 6pm, Burlingame Public Library Program Opening Remarks by Jenny Miner, Teen Services Librarian, Burlingame Public Library Poem performed by…
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Apply to become a Youth Cultural Ambassador
Are you an artist between 15 and 19 years old? Do you reside in San Mateo County? Apply to become a Youth Cultural Ambassador! GOALS• To foster a love of arts as a vehicle for self-expression and civic engagement among young people in San Mateo County.• To build community through arts and culture with the…
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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 Emerita Aileen Cassinetto in celebrating mental health and breaking the stigma against those with mental health issues. Share your poetry, story, music, resources, or just come to listen. All are welcome! MONDAY, MAY 1 at 6PMMENLO PARK LIBRARY,…
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4th Annual Filoli Haiku Contest
The hugely popular Filoli Haiku contest is now open for submissions! Over 4,000 haiku have been written about Filoli’s gardens since the competition was launched in 2020. In addition to 1st and 2nd place, there is a special category for poets below 18. This year also marks the 2nd Annual Filoli Ecopoetry Award to encourage…
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National Poetry Month at SFPL
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck facilitates a poetry reading honoring poets who have recently passed. Featured readers include Clyde Always, Mahnaz Badihian, Dan Brady, Aileen Cassinetto, Paul Corman-Roberts, Kitty Costello, Tongo Eisen-Martin and Lauren Ito. Kim Shuck remarks, “The last few years have seen a lot of loss. It’s not possible to mourn each and every voice, but we are going…
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Books I loved and blurbed
Here are some of the books I’ve endorsed! It was a joy to thoroughly engage with these works. Please support the authors and publishers by buying these books. You can also request your local library to purchase a copy to add to their catalog. Thank you! Engkanto in the Diaspora by Eileen R. Tabios (University…
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RISE 2022 Women’s Leadership Conference
Video archive of RISE 2022 Women’s Leadership Conference. Included in the program is Pop Up Poetry featuring Pacifica poet Dina Klarisse, East Palo Alto poet Keiki Leni Ward, and Alameda County Youth Poet Laureate Zoe Dorado, hosted by Commissioner Aileen Cassinetto.
Aileen Cassinetto 