Like Hope Burlingame & Redwood Shores Rotarians’ Community Poem Contributors: Fritz Brauner, Michael Brownrigg, John Delaney, Joseph DiMaio, Cheryl A. Fama, Mike Heffernan, Michael Kimball, Jennifer Pence, Jim Shypertt, and Sheryl Young. Compiled April & May 2022. Sunflowers are growing somewhere, Like hope, like summer’s children. More than ever, we need a little poetry in our lives, hopeContinue reading “Rotary Club Community Poems”
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Tatiana Lyulkin
Tatiana Lyulkin is a Ukraine-born, New York-bred poet and playwright living in San Mateo County. She writes poetry in three languages (English, Russian, and Ukrainian) and has been published in many magazines. She also writes religious poetry. Poem on Belonging THE CITY OF DREAMS Wake up,Wake up and go homeTo East Palo Alto—A secret placeWithinContinue reading “Tatiana Lyulkin”
Lynnette Vega
Lynnette Vega is a native Californian. She has lived in New York City, New Jersey, and for the last 50 years in the beautiful town of La Honda in the Santa Cruz mountains. She is an artist and art therapist. Most of her work life has been centered around facilitating groups for older adults andContinue reading “Lynnette Vega”
Cordelia Naumann
Cordelia Naumann is a digital project manager and information developer in San Bruno, California. Her first poetry collection, Ghostpins (2021), is an exploration of what it is to recover from the experience of losing her siblings to violent and tragic deaths, growing up with abuse and addiction, and a loss of self and friendship. AsContinue reading “Cordelia Naumann”
Marisa Lin
Marisa Lin (she/they) is a poet, policy researcher, and Minnesota native. Her work is published or forthcoming in Poetry South, Porter House Review, Cimarron Review, and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-A-Day. Their debut poetry chapbook, Dream Elevator, was published by Kernpunkt Press (2024).
Lois Fried
Lois Fried is an aspiring poet who loves being in the company of other inspiring poets. She is a member of the California Poetry Society, a regular open mic reader of the Belmont California Library Poetry Group, and Poetry Nights Online (formally, Café Zoe Open Mic, Menlo Park). Lois has served as a judge forContinue reading “Lois Fried”
Allen Bustos
Allen Bustos is a poet, spoken word and hip hop artist, lyricist, social justice advocate, and educator through the veteran nonprofit Pin@y Educational Partnerships. He is also a member of the San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission, engaging in policy advocacy work in support of culturally-responsive programs and resources for system-impacted youth. HeContinue reading “Allen Bustos”
Nellie Wong
Nellie Wong is the daughter of Chinese immigrants, and in her poetry and through her community activism, she confronts social problems such as racism, sexism, and labor issues. Her collections of poetry include Dreams in Harrison Railroad Park (1977), The Death of Long Steam Lady (1986), Stolen Moments (1997), and Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (2012). WithContinue reading “Nellie Wong”
Lauren Ito
Lauren Ito is an American Gosei (fifth generation person of Japanese ancestry) UX research leader, poet, and community organizer committed to advancing equity through art and design. As an artist and organizer Lauren delves into the tensions inherited within diasporic experiences, spanning explorations of American concentration camps, political agency, and the genealogy of home. Lauren’sContinue reading “Lauren Ito”
Keana Aguila Labra
Keana Aguila Labra (they/them/she/her) is a Cebuana Tagalog Filipinx genre- and genderfluid poet, editor, and newsletter writer in diaspora residing on stolen Ohlone Tamyen land. She works to provide a safe literary space for underserved and underrepresented communities as co-Editor-in-Chief of literary magazine, Marías at Sampaguitas and co-Founder of the BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ focused independent publishing house,Continue reading “Keana Aguila Labra”
Speak Poetry in San Mateo County 