“My name is Keiki Leni Ward. I’m a spoken word poet and former student at Ravenswood Middle School. I write about my history and heritage, my environment, my community, and my hopes as a young woman of color. I have entered different poetry contests and have had my work featured by the Ravenswood Education FoundationContinue reading “Keiki Leni Ward”
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Flo Oy Wong
Flo Oy Wong, artist/poet/educator, and a daughter of Chinese immigrants, was born and raised in Oakland California’s Chinatown. Becoming aware of poetry at the age of 9 she later attended the University of California, Berkeley as an English major. When she graduated, she became an elementary school teacher. At the age of 40, she beganContinue reading “Flo Oy Wong”
Eva Chen
Eva Chen is a 16-year-old poet, photographer and social justice activist. Her writing has been recognized in the Scholastic Arts and Writing Competition and published in The Weight Journal, Catcher Zine, and Cathartic Literary Magazine. She co-founded Footprints on Jupiter, a teen literary magazine, to raise funds for the World Literacy Foundation. In the summerContinue reading “Eva Chen “
Clifford Hunt
Clifford Hunt is a husband, father, poet, writer, editor, and teacher in Half Moon Bay, California. He’s lived and worked in Bethel, San Francisco, Seattle, Arcata, San Diego, and Beirut, Lebanon. He and Tim Badger are co-founders, editors, and publishers of Just Press; small press publishers of poems, poetics, art, and ideas. Clifford’s publications includeContinue reading “Clifford Hunt”
Eileen Malone
Eileen Malone is the author of The Complete Guide to Writers Groups, Conferences and Workshops (Wiley), the award-winning collection Letters with Taloned Claws (Poet’s Corner Press), and poetry books: I Should Have Given Them Water (Ragged Sky Press) as well as It Could Be Me, Although Unsure (Kelsay Press). Her poetry and stories have beenContinue reading “Eileen Malone”
Hilary King
Born and raised in Virginia, Hilary King has lived in Nashville, Atlanta and now the Bay Area of California. She has been active in the arts for many years. In Atlanta, she created a website and cable show called “Arts in Atlanta” to showcase local artists. She went on to co-found Atlanta Women in Theatre and theContinue reading “Hilary King”
Renee Aubuchon
“Poetry has been a part of my life since I wrote my first poem when I was five years old. I have published some poems in poetry journals and have taught creative writing. I taught creative writing to eighth graders on the Hoopa Reservation. Students read some of their poems over the local tribal radioContinue reading “Renee Aubuchon “
Eric Forgaard
Eric Forgaard moved to the SF Peninsula in 2002 after growing up in Santa Cruz and then logging decade-long stints in San Diego and Washington, D.C. He worked for 10 years as a systems manager, first for a scientific publishing firm and then for an accounting firm. After moving to the Peninsula, Eric served asContinue reading “Eric Forgaard “
Belonging Begins With Us
A community poetry project by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto in partnership with the San Mateo County Office of Community Affairs as part of the Welcoming Week 2021 Program. Belonging Begins With Us A San Mateo County Community Poem As you walk outside on your first morning hereput out seed, and see whatContinue reading “Belonging Begins With Us”
Love in the Time of Covid-19
A poetry fundraiser by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto in support of the San Mateo County Health Foundation’s COVID-19 fund for San Mateo County hospitals and clinics. For every line submitted, a dollar was donated to SMCHF. The community poem was completed on April 10, 2020, and presented at the San Mateo CountyContinue reading “Love in the Time of Covid-19”
Speak Poetry in San Mateo County 