Poets from San Mateo County & Beyond
Located on the ancestral homeland of many distinct Native peoples, San Mateo County is “all of California in one county,” and straddles most of the San Francisco Peninsula. More than half of the population identifies as female, and more than a third is foreign-born. It is home to global technology centers, cultural hubs, and to descendants of the first inhabitants who continue to be caretakers of the land.
- Aileen Cassinetto
- Amy L. Pabalan
- Antonio de Jesús López
- Bill Burns
- Camincha Benvenutto
- Carol Park
- Caroline Goodwin
- Chuck Brickley
- Clifford Hunt
- Coco Peezy
- David Ruettiger
- Diane Lee Moomey
- Dina Klarisse
- Diquan Richard
- Dorsetta Hale
- Eileen Malone
- Eric Forgaard
- Hilary Cruz
- Ida J. Lewenstein
- Jacki Rigoni
- James O. Clifford, Sr.
- Jane Kuo
- Jasmeen Karan
- Jeannine Gerkman
- Jerry Bolick
- Jo Carpignano
- Joe Cottonwood
- Jorge Argueta
- Kalamu Chaché
- Kathilynn Lehmer
- Kathleen McClung
- Kevin Madrigal Galindo
- Lee Rossi
- Lisa Rosenberg
- Lisa Suguitan Melnick
- Louis Castoria
- Marian Yap
- Maurine Killough
- Megan Duffy Brown
- Mia Ayumi Malhotra
- Michael Sagum
- Mitra Faridian
- Monica Korde
- Nancy Patrice Davenport
- Neal Tayco
- Nikki Christiansen
- Noelia Corzo
- Paul Fericano
- Peter Neil Carroll
- Purvi Kunwar
- Rebecca Rountree
- Renee Aubuchon
- Rob Williams
- Roberta Gonzales-Gregg
- Rod Clark
- Rod Daus-Magbual
- Roger Sippl
- Roisin Madden
- Rosemary Ybarra-Garcia
- Rosie Tejada
- Sanderson Dean
- Sanjyot Pia Walawalkar
- SevanKelee Boult
- Sharon Coleman
- Shireen Malekafzali
- Stephanie Dobler Cerra
- Stephanie Garma Balón
- Susan Rancourt
- Susanne Schubert
- Tanuja Mehrotra Wakefield
- Terry Adams
- Toni Mirosevich
- Tony Press
- Veronica Kornberg
- Vince Gotera
- Virgil Rose
Poetry near you
First Thursdays, April to November
Make It Main Street Open Mic
Hosted by Clifford Hunt & Louis Castoria
Annual
SMCOE’s National Poetry Month
Hosted by the San Mateo County Office of Education’s Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
San Mateo County
County of San Mateo | Atherton | Belmont | Brisbane | Burlingame | Colma | Daly City | East Palo Alto | Foster City | Half Moon Bay | Hillsborough | Menlo Park | Millbrae | Pacifica | Portola Valley | Redwood City | San Bruno | San Carlos | San Mateo | South San Francisco | Woodside | Midcoast Communities | Pescadero | North Fair Oaks
Speak Poetry in San Mateo County 