Chochenyo Park Poetry Event
Join us for an event celebrating the legacy of the Chochenyo People of the Lisjan Nation.
Presented by the Alameda Poet Laureate, Kimi Sugioka.
Open mic to follow performers. Written and/or spoken wishes and blessings for the well being of this land of the Chochenyo will also be collected.
Bring a blanket or a chair to sit on. This is an outdoor event, but please consider wearing masks.
Performers include:
The Unole Singers (Tsalagi)
Kim Shuck: San Francisco Poet Laureate Emerita
Linda Noel: California native poet of the Kooyungkowi (Konkow) people
Georgina Marie: Lake County Poet Laureate 2020-2024
Alison Hart: identifies as a mixed-race Passamaquoddy Native American writer
Mia Ruz: Peruvian American poet from Lake County
Kimi Sugioka: Current Poet Laureate of the City of Alameda
Posted on the ARPD calendar: www.alamedaca.gov/Recreation-Parks/Chochenyo-Park-Poetry-Event