Tag: poet laureate
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Menlo Park Library hosts programs for the poets
On Thursday, April 14, 2022, the Menlo Park Library has two events planned for the poets among us. From 4:00 to 5:00 pm, join San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto and teen poet Keiki Leni Ward in a poetry reading and workshop titled “Dear Earth, Dear Billie Eilish” exploring climate change and the songs of…
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Poet Laureate’s National Poetry Month 2022 Campaign
It is National Poetry Month all over San Mateo County! The County of San Mateo and cities in the county are proclaiming April as National Poetry Month, along with a month-long celebration of poetry and the work of poets in the county. On April 1st, the “Speak Poetry in San Mateo County” banner was raised…
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San Mateo Public Library
April 8, 2022, 4:30pm Join us for a special poetry event in celebration of National Poetry Month in the Oak Room of the San Mateo Public Main Library! Light refreshments will be served. Books by the featured poets will be available starting at 4:30pm for purchase & signing in the Laurel Room. Hosted by the…
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Youth ecopoetry workshops in southern SMC
APRIL 14, THURSDAY, 4PM-5PMDEAR EARTH, DEAR BILLIE EILISHStudents grades 5-12, please join us on April 14, Thursday, 4-5pm for “Dear Earth, Dear Billie Eilish”, a Youth Poetry Zoom Reading & Workshop with San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto & teen poet Keiki Leni Ward. We’ll be exploring climate change and working on poems inspired…
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National Poetry Month in Redwood City
Scenes from Poetry Makers at Redwood City Public Library! Mayor Giselle Hale of Redwood City issued the Proclamation for National Poetry Month and we successfully launched the Makerspace Poetry Lab pilot project for all ages, the first of its kind in San Mateo County, which integrates the arts into the library’s makerspace program. We will…
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Poetry Makers
April 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2022, 6:30pmRedwood City Public Library’s “Poetry Makers,” a Makerspace Poetry Lab in honor of National Poetry Month
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Speak Poetry in San Mateo County
Happy National Poetry Month! Today I launched the “Speak Poetry in San Mateo County” web archive featuring poets from San Mateo County and those with ties to the county. It is a celebration of poetry and its many roles in our shared humanity. It is also an invitation to connect and explore natural & literary…
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Poetry in the Makerspace
April 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2022, 6:30pmRedwood City Public Library’s “Poetry Makers” We’re launching the Makerspace Poetry Lab Pilot Project in celebration of National Poetry Month! Join us for Poetry Makers and make poetry throughout the month of April using the many tools in our Makerspace! During this week’s event we will create poetry…
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San Mateo County Equity Through Arts
March 31, 2022, 6pm Equity through Art Webinar: Filipinx Kwentuhan When: March 31st 6pm – 7pm Filipinx Kwentuhan Description: Every culture has a storytelling tradition. In the Filipinx diaspora, kwentuhan (storytelling) is a way of remembering and honoring ancestors, preserving histories, and reconnecting with kapwa. It has also provided a path to resisting invisibility. From…
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2022 National Poetry Month Proclamations
County of San Mateo, April 5 at 9am City of East Palo Alto, March 15, 6:30pm City of Pacifica, March 28 at 7pm City of Burlingame, April 4, 7pm City of San Mateo, April 4 at 7pm City of Redwood City, April 6, 6:30pm City of Brisbane, April 7 at 7:30pm City of Menlo Park,…
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