Past Poets Laureate Reading for Hope is a project created by our local Poets Laureate and San Mateo County Libraries.
The Poets Laureate have recorded themselves reading “poems of hope” while we all sheltered in place.
Videos of Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto Reading
Aileen Cassinetto is the Poet Laureate of San Mateo County. She is the author of several books and chapbooks of poetry. Her recently curated community poem is Love in the Time of COVID-19.
Videos of Poet Caroline Goodwin Reading
Caroline Goodwin served from 2014 – 2016 as the first Poet Laureate of San Mateo County. Her recent books are Custody of the Eyes (dancing girl press, 2019) and The Paper Tree (Big Yes Press, 2017). She teaches at California College of the Arts and Stanford Continuing Studies.
Videos of Poet Lisa Rosenberg Reading
Poet and recovering engineer Lisa Rosenberg is the author of A Different Physics. She holds degrees in physics and creative writing, and worked for many years in the space program. A former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, she served as the 2017/2018 Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, and was recently awarded a MOSAIC Fellowship with Sangam Arts, and a 2020 Djerassi Residency for Scientists and Artists.