They will share their poetry on the extend ed family as a map for seeking understanding and survival. Join us for a p oetry reading in the first hour and writing exercises in the second. Light refreshments provided by the Friends of the West Hollywood Library.
\nJen Cheng is the Poet Laureate of West Hollywood\, author of poetry col lection Braided Spaces\, a Poet Laureate Fellow with The Academy of American Poets\, a California Arts Council Fellow\, and a Tin House Wor kshop alumna. She is a multidisciplinary artist who blends East-West influ ences as Feng Shui Poetry. She is a teaching artist with writing centers s uch as The Poetry Society of New York\, The Loft Literary Center\, and UCL A Extension. Connect with her on social media @JenCvoice or at www.JenCvoice.com
\nCamille Hernandez is a Black and Filipina poet\, mother\, and organizer. She is Anaheim&rsquo\ ;s third Poet Laureate (2024-2026) and was named one of the 125 most influ ential people of Orange County by the OC Register (2025). Equipped by her matriarchal cultures and motherhood journey\, Camille writes and leads fro m the fluid depths of tenderness\, protection\, and intuition. She authore d Motherlands (Finishing Line Press) and The Hero and the Who re (Westminster John Knox Press). She&rsquo\;s the editor of Anah eim Poetry Review. She&rsquo\;s a fellow of The Watering Hole\, a par ticipant of the McCormack Writers Workshop (formerly Tin House)\, and a me ntee of AWP&rsquo\;s writer to writer program. Her website is www.camillehernandez.com
\nRaffi J oe Wartanian is a writer\, musician\, and educator who teaches writing at UCLA and serves as the inaugural Poet Laureate in the City of Glendale\, C alifornia. A 2025-2026 Laureate Fellow with the Academy of American Poets\ , his writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Academy of American Poets\, and elsewhere.
\nAttendance is limited and ad vance registration is required. Please register every individual in your p arty. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guara ntee availability for any unregistered attendees.
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