On April 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cupertino Library’s Story Room, you can be dazzled by the poetry of not ONE, not TWO, but THREE Cupertino Poets Laureate!

Please join me for a very special evening.  We will celebrate Poetry Month by celebrating our excellent city, a city that honors poetry.  Dave Denny, Cupertino’s first Poet Laureate; Jennifer Swanton Brown, our second Poet Laureate; and I, our third Laureate will read together.

We’ll also share the podium with community members for some open mic time.  And we’ll discuss our inspirations and writing methods, which is something new that I’d like to offer in the readings I organize.  I’d like to save a little time to hear from our poets and take questions from audience members.

Bring a friend.  All are welcome.  We hope to see you there.

This Thursday, April 21, nine Bay Area poets will take part in a special evening of ekphrastic poetry at the San Jose Museum of Art.  Ekphrasis, you may know, is an artistic comment on another work of art.   Thursday at the SJMA, visitors can travel through the exhibits in the company of poets who will read their poems about the artwork.  I’m going to be reading a poem about a video installation by Japanese artist Tabaima called yudangami.  

Other participating poets are Arlene Biala, Lorenz Dumuk, Asha Sudra Finkel, Mike McGee, David Perez, Nils Peterson, Janice Sapigao, and Ann Sherman.

The show starts at 7:00.  Tickets are $5.00 after 5:00.  For members, the event is free.  Come join us!