Tag: San Mateo County
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Inaugural Daly City Youth Poet Laureate
“City Launches Youth Poet Laureate Program, First Of Its Kind In San Mateo County,” SF Gate (January 15, 2021) “San Mateo County’s poet laureate Aileen Cassinetto said Daly City’s youth program “amplifies the role of youth in the community and the power of the literary arts in inspiring civic engagement.” “I see the Youth Poet…
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The Future of Women’s History
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto and the San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women present The Future of Women’s History, March 24 at noon. Featuring Sanjyot Pia Walawalkar, Amanda Safi, Sophie Mateja & Hilary Cruz Mejia. (Watch the FB recording here.)
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Empower Women, Empower Earth
With a theme of ecofeminism, Skyline College and San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto present Empower Women, Empower Earth featuring Persis Karim, Maya Khosla and Kim Shuck (find full bios here: http://bit.ly/PoetBios). The Poetry Corner Series offers the Skyline College community a space to gather and celebrate diversity and lyrical power through the art…
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February 2021: Poetry Out Loud
THIRD ANNUAL SAN MATEO COUNTY POETRY OUT LOUD COMPETITION “Igniting student potential through the power of poetry” Come and watch inspiring students from various San Mateo County schools compete in the Third Annual San Mateo County Poetry Out Loud Competition on Thursday, February 11th, from 7-9 pm Via Zoom Webinar! Register for this FREE Event…
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Daly City Youth Poet Laureate
“City Launches Youth Poet Laureate Program, First Of Its Kind In San Mateo County,” SF Gate (January 15, 2021) “San Mateo County’s poet laureate Aileen Cassinetto said Daly City’s youth program “amplifies the role of youth in the community and the power of the literary arts in inspiring civic engagement.” “I see the Youth Poet…
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Women’s Equality Day Celebration
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto in collaboration with the San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women, presents R.I.S.E. 2020: Women’s Equality Day Celebration, with poetry by SevanKelee Boult, Ina Cariño, Meera Dasgupta, Bethlehem Roberson (vocussionist), Kim Shuck, Tynea Smith & Angelique N. Zobitz, hosted by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen…
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April 2020: National Poetry Month Workshops
With first graders from Portola Valley, April 27. Half Moon Bay High School students, April 28.
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February 2020: Poetry Out Loud
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto as one of 3 judges in the 2nd Annual San Mateo County Poetry Out Loud Competition sponsored by the Arts Commission. Poetry Out Loud is a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. This program helps students master…
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2019 Summary
“To be a Poet Laureate is to perceive and bridge the gap that exists in a community. It is about creating empathy and recognizing our shared humanity… to be a poet is to help build, gather, restore. It’s about hope, that great unifier, which transforms lives, which fortifies communities, which changes the world.” Appointed by the…
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