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Poets@Play Creative Writing Workshop with Jasmine Sufi
Oct
19

Poets@Play Creative Writing Workshop with Jasmine Sufi

"Odes to Everyday Things"
Poetry can emerge from the smallest details, if we’re willing to notice them. That’s why we’re thrilled to have Jasmine Sufi lead a workshop to help us uncover the poetry hidden in the everyday moments that often go unnoticed.


A leading voice in the Bay Area slam poetry scene since 2009, Jasmine brings years of experience as both a performer and a mentor. She’s a former Berkeley Grand Slam Champion and has represented the Bay Area at the National Poetry Slam on multiple occasions. Her workshop will explore how great poets find inspiration in the seemingly mundane and guide us through exercises designed to sharpen our observation skills.

No RSVP required. Just show up at 1pm, ready to hone your performance skills.

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: 1–3pm

Admission: Free, but donations are welcome!
Location: Markham House @ History Park / 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA / Once you walk into the park, go straight until the road dead ends with the firehouse on the right, then make a left. Markham House is then the second house on your left.

RSVP recommended but not required: programming@pcsj.org
Just show up!
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2024 San José Poetry Festival - Broadside Art & Poetry Project: Presentation and Workshop
Sep
7

2024 San José Poetry Festival - Broadside Art & Poetry Project: Presentation and Workshop

This is a free workshop, no ticket needed! But your 2024 San José Poetry Festival Pass gets you into all of our ticketed night performances!

Deborah Kennedy is a 2024 Creative Ambassador for the City of San Jose. Her project is the Broadside Art & Poetry Project.

Join us for a slide lecture about the fascinating history of broadsides and then Deborah will share the poignant and compelling community broadsides from Deborah's project. The presentation will be followed by several poetry writing exercises.

A give-away of printed broadsides will be included!

This program is presented as a part of the 10th Annual San Jose Poetry Festival hosted by Poetry Center San Jose and facilitated by local poet Mighty Mike McGee.

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Third Thursday Open Mic featuring Brandon Luu
Mar
21

Third Thursday Open Mic featuring Brandon Luu

March 2024 featured poet, Brandon Luu.

Third Thursdays is a monthly poetry program in partnership with Poetry Center San Jose and hosted by Mighty Mike McGee!

Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Ave, San José, 95125

Sign up for the open mic begins at 6:30pm. Featured poet begins shortly after 7pm. Open mic to follow.

Poetry Center San José presents featured poet Brandon Luu!

Brandon Luu is a poet from San Jose, California. He received his Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from San Jose State University, and he is a member of the Board of Directors of Poetry Center San Jose. He also served as a 2022 Creative Ambassador for the City of San Jose. For him, poetry is an opportunity to bring people together, regardless of age or circumstance. "Through language, we attempt to make sense of the human condition, and from there, we begin to understand each other."

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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.

Please observe our Safety Guidelines.

To request an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for library-sponsored events, please call 408-808-2355 or email Accessibility@sjlibrary.org at least three business days prior to the event

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Third Thursday Open Mic featuring Keana Aguila Labra
Feb
15

Third Thursday Open Mic featuring Keana Aguila Labra

February 2024 featured poet, Keana Aguila Labra.

Third Thursdays is a monthly poetry program in partnership with Poetry Center San Jose and hosted by Mighty Mike McGee!

Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Ave, San José, 95125

Sign up for the open mic begins at 6:30pm. Featured poet begins shortly after 7pm. Open mic to follow.

Poetry Center San José presents featured poet Keana Aguila Labra!

Keana Aguila Labra (they/them/she/her) is a Cebuana Tagalog Filipinx genre- and genderfluid poet, book reviewer, editor, and writer in diaspora residing on stolen Ohlone Tamyen land. She works to provide a safe literary space for underserved and underrepresented communities as Editor-in-Chief of literary magazine Marías at Sampaguitas and co-Founder of the BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ focused independent publishing house, Sampaguita Press. They are also the co-director of the Santa Clara County Youth Poet Laureate Program with Janice Lobo Sapigao and Karla Reyes-Santiago. She served as one of the Honorary Santa Clara County Poets Laureate in October 2021 along with Lorenz Mazon Dumuk. Her poetry was nominated for Best of Net in 2019 and 2020. Currently, they work to bring jazz education to the students of the Franklin-McKinley District with nonprofit San José Jazz. She is the author of the books,  Natalie (Nightingale & Sparrow, 2020), No Saints (Lazy Adventurer Press, 2020), Mohilak (2021), (I am) Still (Self-Published, 2021) and Kanunay (2022). More of her work may be found on Substack. Her poetry may be heard here.

https://keana.journoportfolio.com

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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.

Please observe our Safety Guidelines.

To request an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for library-sponsored events, please call 408-808-2355 or email Accessibility@sjlibrary.org at least three business days prior to the event

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