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Presents

 

 

Dear Friends of Poetry Center San José,

We have a great lineup of events to celebrate Poetry Month! Stay tuned for announcements of upcoming events for Legacy of Poetry Festival at San José State University, happening April 28-30th! And Santa Clara County Youth Poet Laureate program offers free workshops for youth this month! 
 
Consider renewing your membership or joining PCSJ. Simply follow this  link: pcsj.org/membership.
 
If you have missed some of our programs such as Beautiful Black Books featuring James Cagney, you can catch up by visiting our YouTube channel, 
https://www.youtube.com/@poetrycentersanjose2049

With appreciation!
Poetry Center San José

 


7th Annual Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize! 



Final judge is Ellen Bass!

Three prizes: $1,000, $500 and $250!

Letterpress broadside of the winning poem will be printed by Gary Young, Greenhouse Review Press. Winners and top five finalists will be published in Red Wheelbarrow Literary Magazine.

Fee per manuscript is $15.00. Simultaneous submission OK but please notify immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere

Contest opens April 1st and deadline is July 31st. For full guidelines and to submit visit: https://redwheelbarrow.submittable.com/submit
 


Cæsura 2023 Call for Submissions! 




The Call: Objects in the Mirror

Facing the mirror, we explore or investigate what appears in and around us as we reflect on who we are. Perhaps our fully realized identity is found in our doppelgänger, watching it as it distorts, cracks, corrodes, and even breaks our reflection while daily objects, family, friends float in an alternate universe, a fun house mirror, closer than we perceive.

The editors will judge from blind lists to create the two unique versions of Cæsura Objects in the Mirror: the print version and the online version!

CALL OPENS: March 1st, 2023.
CALL CLOSES: June 1st, 2023 for General Public and June 15th, 2023 for PCSJ Members.

For more information and guidelines about how to submit your manuscript, visit https://www.pcsj.org/caesura.

For more than three decades, Cæsura served its members as a literary newsletter and magazine. Beginning with the 25th anniversary issue in 2005, Cæsura updated its appearance and focus as a literary journal that includes poems, short fiction, non-fiction, critical work, book reviews, and interviews. We hope to provide our members and the public with a compelling mix of work from the established award-winning poet to the burgeoning writer.

 


Poetry Month Open Mics via Zoom! 



Poetry Lounge
Saturday, April 8th
1:00-3:00 p.m. (PDT)
Register to receive your Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3K13Qox
Free 

Poetry Exchange
Sunday, April 16th
1:00-3:00 p.m. (PDT)
Register to receive your Zoom link: https://bit.ly/40UXMES
Free

Third Thursday
Co-sponsored by Willow Glen Public Library
Thursday, April 20th
7:00-9:00 p.m. (PDT
To join this even, visit: https://bit.ly/3KqKOcH
Free



 


San José Poetry Slam featuring Héctor F. Castañeda!




Sunday, April  9th
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (PDT)

Co-sponsored by Tabard Theatre

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Sign up list will be open from 6:30 to 6:59 p.m. At 6:59 the list will close and we will do the random draw. Slam starts at 7:00 p.m.

Tabard Theatre is located at 29 N San Pedro Square (upstairs. there is an elevator for those with mobility needs) in Downtown San Jose. https://tabardtheatre.org/

Your host and Emcee will be Mighty Mike McGee.

Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Admission: $5-10

Our feature will be Héctor F. Castañeda (Dog Days Are Over):
I’m Héctor F. Castañeda (Dog Days Are Over); published writer, HRDRV (“hard drive”) award-nominated songwriter, intuitive creative clarity coach, producer, audio engineer, graphic artist, musician, host of the Strange Alchemy podcast, and more. Poetry is my spellwork for my creativity to bloom. I'm based in Ohlone territory (East Side San José) with a loving family of immigrants. My multifaceted performance features an intuitive decolonial blend of poetry, song, and music to invoke divine alchemic messaging. Rooted in my Temoaya Hñahñu (“ñah-ÑOO”) and Otomí (“oh-toe-ME”) lineage, I center the neurodivergent queering of language and form for Brown people of global majority (people of color). Join my Alchemist community, listen to my poetry, and buy my book Strange Alchemy at https://DOGDAYSMUSIC.COM.

I’m a shapeshifting chameleon night owl bellowing into the oceanic void, constantly phoenixing the architecture of my body. My writing and musical themes often touch on intuition, ancestral energy, linguistics, surrealism, religion, color, organized chaos, metaphysicality, (in)harmony, philosophy, queerness, biology, marginalized bodies, the rewritten and unwritten. I’ve competed in the 2021 Stonewall International Poetry Slam, and featured in various shows including Word Is Write (‘21), The Berkeley Slam (‘19-22), Speaking Axolotl (Nomadic Press ‘21), Tongues of Fire (Canada ‘21), Loud Mouth Jam (‘20-22}, and the 2019 UCSC Queer Fashion Show. I’ve been published in the Mercury News (2016), La Raíz Magazine (‘22-‘23), various zines (“The Radical Zine Vol. 2” with The Resource Center for Nonviolence in ‘19, “Lissen… Vol. 1” Queer Slam zine in ‘20, Loud Mouth Poetry Jam’s “Dia de Las Poéticas” in ‘20), Silicon Valley Youth Climate Team (‘19), Californians for Justice (‘16-17), Rigorous Magazine (‘20), UCSC Food & Garden Guide (‘20 & ‘21) and PandemicPoems.org (‘20). I’ve been interviewed by: acclaimed rapper Noa James for his “5 on Love” IG Live Series (‘23), York Campbell for Welcome to Earth Stories (‘22; FKA Poetic Earthlings), Michael Jasso for Loud Mouth Poetry Jam, Imogen Arate for the award-winning Poets & Muses podcast, ADVISS Music (‘22), Sabrina B. for Experimental Audio Scene (‘22) and the Tizzy & Wayne Coffee Show. (‘20-22)To join my Alchemist community, experience my website at https://DOGDAYSMUSIC.COM and sign up for my newsletter. You can follow me on Instagram at @dogdaysareover_hectorc. My multimedia poetry book “Strange Alchemy” and merch are available for purchase on Etsy at https://tinyurl.com/ddao-book1. You can schedule a free Creative Clarity Call at https://calendly.com/creativeclaritycoach_ . Become a monthly Patreon donor for early exclusive access to writing prompts, unreleased manuscripts, and song demos on https://patreon.com/dodgaysareover_hectorc. All of my socials and links are available at https://linktr.ee/dogdaysareover .
 


Well-RED Reading Series featuring Open Mic Night!




Tuesday, April 14th
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (PDT)
Free

Co-sponsored by Works/San José art and performance center.

This will be a hybrid event! Come visit and celebrate the new gallery space for Works/San José! 
Works/San José art and performance center is located at 38 South 2nd Street, San José 95113.

Register for your ticket to attend in-person at Eventbrite. Link: https://bit.ly/3M80qD7

Appetizers will be served including cheeses, breads and fruits. Wine and soda also available.

If you are unable to attend in person, we welcome you to join via Zoom!
Register in advance for this event via Zoom. Link: https://bit.ly/3JVr27I
 


Santa Clara County Youth Poet Laureate Program
Workshops for Youth




“Feel Your Feels!” with Charmina “Mia” Rios!
Saturday, April 8th
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
Register for your Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3YsqQlK
Free


"Feel, Write, Speak!" with Angelica Flores!
Thursday, April 13th
6:00-7:00 p.m. (PDT)
Register for your Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3ZLqO9x
Free


"Open Mic 101 Performance Workshop" with Maria Bolaños!
Saturday, April 15th
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
Register for your Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3yltwHi
Free


Charmina “Mia” Rios (she/her) is a 21 year old Filipina from San Jose, CA, and is currently studying Psychology as well as minoring in Music, Sociology, Child & Youth Studies, and Public Service & Community Engagement at the University of San Francisco, in hopes of becoming a social worker. Based on her writing work and spoken word experience, you can find her involvement with the BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ magazine Marías at Sampaguitas/Sampaguita Press publication. Aside from poetry and spoken word, she also enjoys writing songs, making music, and taking passion in advocacy work for the community, especially in her intern experience at South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN), Filipino Community Development Corporation (FCDC), Children's After School Arts (CASA) at Rooftop School, and as a leader through her Bay Area AAPI grassroots organization Triple A Movement. You can follow and connect with any of her social media accounts down below!
IG: @mia.g.rios, Twitter: @mia_g_rios / Triple A Movement IG: @triple.a.movement, Twitter: @tripleamovement

Angelica Flores is a poet, writer, storyteller, and blogger from Stockton, CA. Her work has been published in Joaquin Magazine, the Collegian Newspaper, Exist(ir), Hispanecdotes, Scran Press and more. She has also performed her poetry in multiple venues in the Central Valley, Sacramento, and Monterey County. Angelica has written social justice curriculum for non-profits and is a mental health advocate. She believes that healing is possible through storytelling and poetry.

Maria Bolaños (she/they) is a Filipina American poet, book reviewer, and co-founder and publisher of Sampaguita Press. Her poems were nominated for Best of the Net in 2021 and 2022, and their writing has been featured in various US and international publications. She is the author of the poetry chapbook, SANA (Sampaguita Press, 2022). See more of their work on Instagram @mariabeewrites.
 


14th Annual Poetry Invitational 2023! 


Thursday, April 27
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (PDT)

Co-sponsored by Poetry Center San José and San José Museum of Art

San José Museum of Art
110 S. Market Street, San José 95113
Attend with museum admission. To order your ticket visit: https://sjmusart.org/visit

Hosted by Tshaka Campbell, the 2022–23 Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County!

Bay Area poets are invited to create new works inspired by the art on view in the Museum. On this special evening, hear them read their poems amidst the art in the galleries.

PARTICIPATING POETS
Arlene Biala
Tshaka Campbell
Lorenzo Mazon Dumuk
Minerva Kamra
Keana Aguila Labra
Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour
Chris Locsin
Tongo Eisen-Martin
Tureeda Mikell
Robert S. Pesich
Sophia Rose Rodriquez
Jen Siraganian
Asha Sudra
 
Poetry Center San José
1650 Senter Road
San Jose, CA
info@pcsj.org
www.pcsj.org
 
Poetry Center San José promotes and supports the literary arts in San José. Over the past four decades, PCSJ has brought hundreds of exceptional writers from around the country to read from their works and, in many cases, to conduct workshops for local writers. PCSJ is a nonprofit organization established in 1978. Its base of operations is in the charming turn-of-the-century Victorian home where the renown poet Edwin Markham once lived, now located in San José History Park. 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, 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.

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