California Poets in the Schools
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California Poets in the Schools is a writers-in-residence programs established in 1964.[1] Their office is currently based in Santa Rosa, CA.
History[edit]
California Poets in the Schools is one of the nation’s largest writers-in-residence programs. We reach more than 22,000 K-12 students each year in public, private and alternative schools, after-school programs, juvenile detention, hospitals, and other community settings.
CalPoets was established in 1964 as part of San Francisco State University’s Pegasus Program and is now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with support from the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, foundations, corporations, and generous individuals.
CalPoets reaches students statewide, holds an annual conference publishes an anthology of the year’s best student poetry, and sponsors local readings and performances. California Poets in the Schools has been an active supporter of the national recitation competition, Poetry Out Loud, since it inception.
California Poets in the School has supported the development of several Youth Poet Laureate Programs in conjunction with Urban Word throughout California, including Marin County, Mendocino County, Sonoma County, Santa Barbara County, and Ventura County.
Purpose of the Literary Arts Organization[edit]
When students learn to express their creativity, imagination, and intellectual curiosity through poetry, it becomes a catalyst for learning core academic subjects, accelerating emotional development and supporting personal growth. California Poets in the Schools Poet-Teachers help students become adults who will bring compassion, understanding and appreciation for diverse perspectives to dialogue about issues which their communities face.
As a membership network the organization offers opportunities for professional development, peer learning and fundraising assistance for Poet-Teachers in California. It also cultivate relationships with school districts, foundations and arts organizations which can fund and support their members’ professional practices.
Past and Present Poet-Teachers[edit]
California Poets in the Schools develops and empowers a multicultural network of independent Poet-Teachers, who bring the many benefits of poetry to youth throughout the state.
The list included:
- Juan Felipe Herrera
- Jane Hirshfield
- Jack Grapes
- Daryl Chin
- Devorah Major
- Duane BigEagle, part of transition committee
- Susan Wooldridge
- Bernard Gershenson
- Paula Gocker
- Katharine Harer
- Gail Newman
- Maureen Hurley
- Will Staples
- Mary Norbert Krӧrte
- Michael Dow
- Lee Perron
- Floyd Salas
- PapoIto Melendez
- Carol Lee Sanchez
- Barbara Ruth
- Sharon Rose Cheadle
- Mary Norbert Körte, deceased
- Sharon Pacquin
- Jack Grapes
- Tobey Kaplan
- Lee Perron
- Michael Dow
- Gail King
- Janice Mirikitani
- Amy Tan
- Genny Lim
- Pamela Raphael/Singer
- Susan Kennedy
- Mike Tuggle
- Katharine Harer
- Ben Howarth
- Mimi Albert
- Jonathan London
- Andrea Granahan
- Rocco Tripodi
- Tom Centolella
- Kathy Evans
- Marilyn Talal
- Paula Gocker
- Bernie Gershenson
- Gail Newman,
- Skip Robinson (Past Board Member)
- Patrice Veccione
- Jorge Argueta
- Luis John Kong
- Stephen Torre
- Sharon Doubiago
- Susan Wooldridge
- Opal Palmer Adisa
- Avotcja Jiltonilro
- Tureeda Mikel
- Bill Mohr
- Celia Woloch
- Ruben Martinez
- Kim Addonizio
- Carol Dorf
- Karin Faulkner
- Cindy Frank
- Judith Tannenbaum
- Kate Dougherty
- Herb Kohl was an advisor, board member, founding member of Teachers and Writers Collaborative in NYC
- Devereaux Baker,
- David A. Romero
- Tom Robidou,
- Bill Bradd,
- CB Davis,
- Cole Swensen
- Dan Roberts
- Linda Noel
- Alison Luterman
- Don Campbell
- Molly Fisk
- Arthur Dawson
- Jabez Bill Churchill
- Chris Olander
- Eva Poole Gilson
- Albert Flynn DeSilver
- Jerry Fleming,
- Gaby Lemeaux
- Gloria Alvarez
- Angelina Leaños
- Genesis Perez
- Vincent Jimenez
- Fernando Albert Salinas
Deceased
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