Featured Poets
Thursday, July 9 ~ Alameda Island Poets Workshop on Zoom
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hosted by: Nanette Deetz and Cathy Dana
Featured guest: .Amos White
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hosted by: Nanette Deetz and Cathy Dana
Featured guest: .Amos White
Amos White
Amos White is an awarded American haiku poet and author, producer and civil rights activist. He is recognized for his vivid literary imagery and breathless poetic interpretations. Amos is published in several national and international reviews and anthologies. He is Founder and Host of the Heart of the Muse creative’s salon, Executive Producer and Host of Beyond Words: Jazz+Poetry show, and serves on the boards of Bay Area Generations literary reading series, the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM), and the AfroSurreal Writers Workshop-Oakland. Here in Alameda, Amos is a community organizer with ACLU People Power - Alameda, and serves on Alameda's Environmental Task Force as a Steering Committee Member with CASA - Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda and with Alameda All Faith's Coalition, and is regional Vice Chair of the Bay Area Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force. He founded 100K Trees for Alameda
Amos White is an awarded American haiku poet and author, producer and civil rights activist. He is recognized for his vivid literary imagery and breathless poetic interpretations. Amos is published in several national and international reviews and anthologies. He is Founder and Host of the Heart of the Muse creative’s salon, Executive Producer and Host of Beyond Words: Jazz+Poetry show, and serves on the boards of Bay Area Generations literary reading series, the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM), and the AfroSurreal Writers Workshop-Oakland. Here in Alameda, Amos is a community organizer with ACLU People Power - Alameda, and serves on Alameda's Environmental Task Force as a Steering Committee Member with CASA - Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda and with Alameda All Faith's Coalition, and is regional Vice Chair of the Bay Area Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force. He founded 100K Trees for Alameda