Poets@Play is a monthly writing workshop in partnership with Poetry Center San José.
Edwin Markham House @ History Park, 635 Phelan Avenue, San José, CA, 95112
Poetry Center San José presents Poets@Play with facilitator Mighty Mike McGee!
Mighty Mike McGee is a well-traveled stand-up poet from San José, California, but he has hobo'd his way around the United States, Canada and throughout Europe since 2002. McGee has performed comedy and poetry in thousands of cities and towns for millions of ears. McGee was appointed Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) for 2018 & 2019 and serves on the Poetry Center San José Board of Directors. He is one of the best known and liked people in the world of chatty writers.
We will do our best to establish a safe space free of hate speech but also stay open to people's fears and real dialogue if it is needed.
Admission is FREE.
Free parking near entrance gate and in the lot at the end of Phelan Avenue.
Please enter History Park from the Phelan Avenue side. Questions? Call 408-368-0353
RSVP recommended but not required: programming@pcsj.org
The Creative Ambassadorship is a program of the City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs. It is supported by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Poetry Center San José's mission is to nurture and promote diverse literary expression in our community as a means of exploring, defining, and enriching the human experience.
For those under 18 years of age who may be attending, we recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the program.
Learn more about History Park through History San Jose.
Poetry Center San José is a member supported organization and is funded, in part, by grants from Applied Materials Foundation, the City of San José's Office of Cultural Affairs, Literary Arts Emergency Fund, supported by the Mellon Foundation (@MellonFdn), Knight Foundation, Poets & Writers, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, SVCREATES, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council and also supported in part by a SVCreates National Endowment for the Arts American Rescue Plan grant. We also thank Brandenburg Family Foundation and Anne & Mark's Art Party for their generous giving.