by Portia Choi | May 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Nancy Edwards’ Beloved Mother story by Portia Choi Nancy Edwards’ mother is remembered today on Mother’s Day. She often spoke of her mother’s Southern background, her gentility and graciousness. It was during our lunches while planning poetry events that...
by Portia Choi | Apr 29, 2017 | Events, Featured Poet
First Friday April 7 features Diana Ramirez and Thomas Lucero Story by Portia Choi Photographs by Ezekiel Espanola Event hosted by Kevin Shah The two featured poets, Diana Ramirez and Thomas Lucero, performed poetry in the “spoken...
by Portia Choi | Apr 20, 2017 | Featured Poet
Poetry, A Vital Part of Life By Annis Cassells “Today is ‘Poem in Your Pocket’ Day,” I announced to the woman I’d just met at my assigned table at the Women’s Business Conference. “May I read you a poem?” I asked, whipping a piece of paper from my...
by Portia Choi | Apr 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
EVERYTHING BARREN WILL BE BLESSED by Don Thompson, Kern County Poet Laureate Story by Portia Choi Poets and friends gathered to celebrate National Poetry Month at Dagny’s Coffee on April 1, 2017. They celebrated by discussing poems in a book by Don Thompson, the...
by Portia Choi | Apr 19, 2017 | Events
Story by Portia Choi Photograph by Ezekiel Espanola There is excitement in the auditorium. The first Latino to be named Poet Laureate of the United States, Juan Felipe Herrera will be presenting soon. He is...
by Portia Choi | Apr 12, 2017 | Events, Features
(Katie Collins & Assemblyman Vince Fong) For the first time, Katie Collins, represented Kern County at the Poetry Out Loud competition held in Sacramento. The competition lasted two days and began on Sunday, March 12. Forty-four students competed from all over...
by Portia Choi | Apr 1, 2017 | Features
Story by Portia Choi A memorial, “Celebration of Love,” was held for Nancy Edwards on March 4 at Bakersfield College (BC) campus. Colleagues, friends and family revealed a person who was more than a gifted poet and an English professor. She was a generous friend, a...
by Portia Choi | Mar 28, 2017 | news
THERE’S MORE: On April 8, Saturday, April 4:00-5:15 pm, there is a Webinar with Catherine Abbey Hodges on Writing and Revision,https://www.picatic.com/CatherineAbbeyHodgesRevision. On April 20, Thursday, 5:30pm, Don Thompson, K.C. Poet Laureate, will present his...
by Portia Choi | Mar 22, 2017 | news
Story by Giovanni Lopez with contribution by Portia Choi (Photos of Jack Hernandez by Giovanni Lopez and Juan Felipe Herrera by Blue Flower Arts) Juan Felipe Herrera, the current (and first Latino) United States Poet Laureate, will be speaking on “Surveillance,...
by Portia Choi | Mar 13, 2017 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Pictures, Poems
Shanna O’Brien was the featured performer at the Open Mic on March 3. The Open Mic is held at Dagny Coffee, downtown Bakersfield, every First Friday at 6:00 pm. O’Brien has performed since 1980. A few of the places were the Mandarin Hotel in Singapore and MGM...
