Tag: San Mateo County
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RCPL’s equity reading list
“I Am Because We Are”: A Reading List Curated by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Aileen Cassinetto Join Racial Equity Mural artist Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith, County Poet Laureate Emerita Aileen Cassinetto, Mayor Giselle Hale and many others as we celebrate the completion of Redwood City’s Racial Equity Mural on Jefferson Avenue during United Against Hate…
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American Poets
Very special thanks to Jen Benka for quoting my poem in her Letter in the Fall-Winter 2022 issue of American Poets! (My poem is part of the Laureate Fellows’ Collaborative Poem that is also featured in the issue.) This is bittersweet as Jen is transitioning out of her role as President & Executive Director of…
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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
August 26, 2022, 5-8:30pm Women’s Equality Day at Art on the Square On Hamilton Ave at Courthouse Square in downtown Redwood City
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Women’s Equality Day op-ed
“How to be radical on Women’s Equality Day,” The San Mateo Daily Journal (August 23, 2022)
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Farewell note
Dear community partners and friends, As my laureateship ends today, I wish to thank everyone for the incredible support over the last three and a half years. With your help, I was able to accomplish what I initially set out to do which was to make poetry more accessible and amplify its role in the…
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Skyline College Farewell to SMCPL
June 30, 2022, 5:30pm-8:30pmSkyline College’s Summer of Poetry & Farewell to SMCPL
Aileen Cassinetto 