On August 23, poetry took center stage in Santa Ana as Orange County welcomed its next Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate. From Caroline Shin and Youth Poet Laureate Clara Mejia-Yuan to Jesus Cortez, Alexis Jaimes, and outgoing Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez, the afternoon showcased poetry rooted in community, identity, and social justice. Continue reading OC Poets Laureate: A Reading and Reception
By Brian Dunlap
Los Ángeles native Amanda Gorman, the U.S.’s inaugural youth poet laureate, is offering Americans some words of inspiration to help get through this stressful time. Her words, like all poetry, helps people understand the world around them, to help contextualize and organize discordant aspects of our lives. Former Poet Laureate of Los Ángeles Luis J. Rodriguez says, “Her poetry draws on deep ideas, images, stories and concerns. She exudes confidence in her voice, her presentation and in the social issues she considers paramount.”
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