CalPoets' First Friday Community Meeting ~ May 2nd
fr 02 Mai
|Zoom
Featuring Zoya Ahmed and Angelina Leaños (both former Youth Poets Laureate and current CalPoets' Board Members) All past and present California Poets in the Schools' Poet-Teachers, and members of the public, are welcome to attend the 1st Friday Community Meeting.
Time & Location
02 Mai 2025 10:00 – 11:30
Zoom
About the event
Join us May 2nd 10am-11:30 for our First Friday network gathering.
10am: Angelina Leaños: Ode to Identity and Joy
Angelina will be be sharing a poetry lesson that can help students reflect on identity and joy. This lesson will include example poems, prompts, and time for participants to generate their own work.
Bio:
Angelina Leaños is a Ventura County Youth Poet Laureate emerita and a second-year MFA student at Fresno State. Additionally, she’s a member of California Poets in the Schools’ Board of Directors and a Poetry Out Loud coach. Angelina’s work has been published by Urban Word, Arkana, Fruitslice, and others.
10:45am - Zoya Ahmed - Awaken the Inner Self