by Portia Choi | Apr 1, 2020 | Features
Jack Hernandez wrote “A Journey with Poetry” in the Community Voices of the Bakersfield Californian. It was published on April 1, 2020 which coincided with the the first day of National Poetry Month. The essay is reprinted below. ...
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
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”39″ gal_title=”Nancy Edwards”] 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...
by Portia Choi | Feb 8, 2017 | Featured Poet, Features, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”35″ gal_title=”February Open Mic”] Tony O’Brien was the featured poet at First Friday Open Mic on February 3, 2017. O’Brien is also a photographer and a jazz musician. He melded his talents of being a poet...
