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Nancy L. Meyer

Nancy L. Meyer, she/her, intrepid cyclist, lazy cook, and grandmother of five is from Portola Valley. Nominated twice for both Pushcart and Best of the Net, she has published in 10 anthologies and over 50 journals including the Colorado, Laurel, Madison, McNeese, Stonecoast and Sugar House Reviews, Anti-Heroin Chic, Sheila Na Gig and Tupelo Quarterly.Continue reading “Nancy L. Meyer”

Sierra Elman

Sierra Elman is a high school writer based in California. She is the former Youth Poet Laureate of Burlingame-Hillsborough and has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards among others. She is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Marmalade Lit. Her work has appeared in the Blue Marble Review and the Eunoia Review.Continue reading “Sierra Elman”

Ollie Ballard

Ollie Ballard is the 2025-2026 Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate. Artist Statement I started reading when I was very young. I remember being curled up in my room after preschool – door shut, curtains drawn – tiny hands flipping tiny pages as I sounded out words, teaching myself how the letters wove together to form somethingContinue reading “Ollie Ballard”

Sarah Tinkham

Sarah Tinkham is a writer, librarian, and gamer from San Bruno and has lived in the Bay Area her whole life. She holds a bachelor’s in creative writing from UC Santa Cruz. She is a Teen and Children’s Services Librarian and facilitates the Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate program. Her major sources of inspiration for poetryContinue reading “Sarah Tinkham”

Maryann Moise

Maryann Moise was Mayor and Councilmember of the Town of Portola Valley, and is currently elected as Southern Vice Chair of the San Mateo County Democratic Party. She holds degrees from California State University and the University of Illinois, and has an MA in Creative Writing and a BA in English. She served on theContinue reading “Maryann Moise”

Andrada Tomisinet

Andrada Tomisinet is a senior in high school and is currently serving as the 2024-25 South San Francisco Youth Poet-in-Residence. As a Romanian-American, Andrada uses poetry to explore her heritage, emotions, and memories of summers in Romania. In her poetry collection In Between Sunsets, she combines writing with visual art to share her culture andContinue reading “Andrada Tomisinet”

Amani Shroff

Amani Shroff is a junior in high school with a deep passion for poetry. She enjoys using writing as a platform to inspire thought and connection. Her work has been featured in The Telling Room, Weight Journal, and The Nature of Our Times, among others. She won Best of Show for her essay “Our Voice,Continue reading “Amani Shroff”

Erika Bojnowski

Erika Bojnowski is a writer, musician, and visual artist from Half Moon Bay and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. Her poems have appeared in Big Other, Fourteen Hills, Alt-Lit Zine, Prick of the Spindle, Suisun Valley Review, Verandah, and Transfer Magazine. She is an Adult Services Librarian at BurlingameContinue reading “Erika Bojnowski”

Tiff Dressen

Tiff Dressen was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Their latest book is Of Mineral (Nightboat Books, 2022). SONGS FROM THE ASTRAL BESTIARY (lyric& Press, 2014) is their first full-length collection of poetry. They currently live in Oakland and work in the Office of Research at UC Berkeley. They are also the author ofContinue reading “Tiff Dressen”

Dear Human, Dear Earth

In 2024, Skyline College Learning Commons hosted a series of Earth Week events inspired by the anthology Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States. Activities included a nature walk, campus clean-up, art exhibit, readings, and a group poetry exercise. “Dear Human, Dear Earth” is a collaborative poemContinue reading “Dear Human, Dear Earth”