Category: ecopoetry
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“The Future Is Poetry”
“The Future Is Poetry” is a documentary co-produced by Aileen Cassinetto and the Midpen Media Center, with support from The Academy of American Poets, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the County of San Mateo. With gratitude to the following students for their participation in this ecopoetry project: Cassandra Bousquet Angela Chen Eva Chen Chloe…
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Chloe Chou
Chloe Chou Chloe Chou is the 2022-23 Daly City Youth Poet Laureate and the 2022-23 South San Francisco Youth Poet-in-Residence. A South City resident, she is currently a freshman at Westmoor High School in Daly City. Her passions are coding and writing. In her free time, she likes to make mixtapes! In 2020, she published a…
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Recycled Poem
Recycled Poem This poem was crafted by Menlo Park Library staff member Priscilla S. Chan during the “Dear Earth, Dear Billie Eilish” youth ecopoetry workshop facilitated by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto. Part cento, part sensory poem, the exercise incorporates lines from a climate change song and lines describing the poet’s immediate surroundings…
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Iris Li
Iris Li “My name is Iris Li and am a high school junior. I have been writing as a hobby since elementary school. I enjoy using my pieces to express my opinions on social issues. After participating in the Daly City Youth Poet Laureate for two years now, I look forward to taking part in…
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Sophie Mateja
Sophie Mateja Sophie Mateja (she/her) is a poet, editor, climate activist and high school student. Her work has been praised by critics for its “evocative language and deep insight,” taking first prize at numerous local competitions in the past two years. She was declared a finalist in the Palm Beach Poetry Festival’s ekphrastic poetry contest…
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Cassandra Bousquet
Cassandra Bousquet Cassandra Bousquet is 18 years old. She enjoys knitting, reading, spending time in nature, and participating in theatre and chorus. She has been writing all her life and hopes to be a successful author in the future. Cassandra is a recent graduate of the Youth Climate Ambassador program put on by San Mateo…
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Filoli Haiku
Filoli Haiku Competition A sanctuary for healing and building connections for all people, Filoli boasts “654 acres of beauty nestled along the slopes of California’s coastal range… which includes a nature preserve with 5 distinct ecosystems.” In acknowledging Filoli’s role in ecology and conservation and as an arts and cultural hub, it is important to…
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Lauren Lin
Lauren Lin “I am Lauren Lin, a sixteen-year old sophomore in high school. I write poetry to express the veiled aspects of my mind that may not be clear to me until written in verse. I believe in the power of poetry to both inspire and connect individuals from all walks of life. I hope…
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Ideas to Postpone the End of the World
Ideas to Postpone the End of the World This poem is part of an ecopoetry project by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto made possible by The Academy of American Poets with funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ecopoem “IDEAS TO POSTPONE THE END OF THE WORLD” “The Earth is speaking, she tells…
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Breathe
Breathe This poem is part of an ecopoetry project by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto made possible by The Academy of American Poets with funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Contributors/participants: Cassandra Bousquet, Aileen Cassinetto, Angela Chen, Eva Chen, Chloe Chou, Bellamy Cramer, Ronit Das, Alexandra Huynh, Arda Inegol, Samantha Ishikawa, Maya…
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