Poetry at The Bette
Alameda Island Poets
First Wednesday of the Month
Time: 7:00–9:00 pm
Every month, we have a featured guest reader(s) followed by our "famously friendly" open mic.
Hosts: Cathy Dana and Kimi Sugioka
Currently held on Zoom.
Upcoming event:
Alameda Island Poets Workshop
Second Thursday of the Month
Time: 7:00–9:00 pm
Every month, we have a featured guest leader
Hosts: Cathy Dana
Currently held on Zoom.
Upcoming event:
For April ONLY:
Thursday, April 9
Featuring Guest Leader: TBA
For the Zoom link, contact Cathy
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Cathy Dana
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Cathy Dana, President of Alameda Island Poet and Alameda Poet Laureate Emerita, is the co-host of Alameda Island Poets and hosts the alameda Island Poets Workshop. She also teaches creative writing at Alameda Community Learning Center, where she began the Mighty Pens teen poetry group, as well as the first poet laureate program. Her first published book of poetry, My Dad Believed in Love, was released in early 2016.
Kimi Sugioka
Kimi Sugioka is a poet, songwriter, and educator. She is the current Poet Laureate for the City of Alameda, a post that includes creating platforms for the presentation of a diverse variety of poets and spoken-word artists. Kimi also performs her own work frequently throughout the Bay Area. Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and raised in Berkeley, California, Kimi has worked in public education for decades, and earned her BA from San Francisco State University and MFA from the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado.