Schedule
Poetry on the Paseo
5:00 pm
Musical performance by: Cuatro Con Tres
5:05 pm
Introduction to SJSU's Legacy of Poetry: President Susan Martin and Dr. Michael Kimbarow, chair of the Academic Senate: Opening remarks and readings. Tribute to SJSU’s heritage in the history of Silicon Valley, including the poetry of Edwin Markham (1852–1940).
5:10 - 7:00 pm
Short readings by SJSU student, alumni, faculty, staff, and community poets.
7:00 - 8:15 pm
Pachanga on the Paseo: A Roving Spectacle of Public Art.
8:15 pm
U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera blesses Hammer Theatre Center.
Hammer Theatre Center
Poets Laureate Reading
8:20 - 9:15
Al Young, California Poet Laureate Emeritus leads off the Poets Laureate Reading. Followed by:
Sally Ashton, Santa Clara County Emerita
Arlene Biala, Santa Clara County Poet Laureate
Jennifer Swanton Brown, Cupertino Poet Laureate Emerita
David Denny, Cupertino Poet Laureate Emeritus
Stan Garber, Los Gatos Poet Laureate
Caroline Goodwin, San Mateo County Poet Laureate
Erica Goss, Los Gatos Poet Laureate Emerita
Parthenia M. Hicks, Los Gatos Poet Laureate Emerita
Alejandro Murgia, San Francisco Poet Laureate
Nils Peterson, Santa Clara Poet Laureate Emeritus
Amanda Williamsen, Cupertino Poet Laureate
Rachelle Escamilla, Producer/host of KUSP 91.5 FM's Out of Our Minds.
9:15 pm
Keynote reading: Juan Felipe Herrera, U.S. Poet Lauretae.
9:30 pm
Juan Felipe Herrera book signing, Hammer Theatre Café, off the lobby.