Legacy of Poetry Day

Legacy of Poetry Day
Celebrating the Legacy of Asian American Poetry
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
5-6:30pm: Reading by SJSU Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni in the Lobby
7-9pm: Main Stage Reading with Featured Poets

Hammer Theatre Center
101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113
Admission FREE

Featuring:
Maxine Hong Kingston
with
Al Young, California Poet Laureate Emeritus
Arlene Biala, Santa Clara County Poet Laureate
Genny Lim
Barbara Jane Reyes
Gary Singh
and San Jose poets / spoken word artists:
ASHA, Lorenz Dumuk, and Quyhn Nguyen
music by:
Jon Jang, Francis Wong, Jimmy Biala, and P.J. and Roy Hirabayashi

Presented by SJSU College of Humanities and the Arts, SJSU Department of English and Comparitive Literature, Associated Students San Jose State University, and MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center.

Cosponsored by: CATS (Contemporary Asian Theater Scene), Poetry Center San Jose, Poets and Writers, and National Poetry Month.