Thank you for signing up as Guest Poets for my Upward Bound classes!

Hey So Cal Poets,

It's going to be Summer #25 for me teaching Creative Writing at Occidental College in the Upward Bound program. For decades, wonderful poets have volunteered to perform for my students. Now's it's time to do it again, or, for some, to try it out. What will they get? A free lunch and the infinitely good karma of sharing their love of poetry with impressionable teenagers!

Due to budget restrictions in this day and age, I can only have one poet come in each day. They will be asked to share three of their own poems, answer any questions the kids might have, and, if they'd like to, offer them a writing idea. Yes, you've all bowled me over once more, you good ones, having reserved the date of your choice. Here's our schedule:

Monday, July 6th, 10am to 1pm - Mary Torregrossa
Tuesday, July 7th, 10am to 1pm - Sharmagne Leland-St.John
Wednesday, July 8th, 10am to 1pm - Ryfkah
Thursday, July 9th, 10am to 1pm - Eric von Mizener
Friday, July 10th, 9am to 11am - Brandon Cesmat

Monday, July 13th, 10am to 1pm - Ron Baca
Tuesday, July 14th, 10am to 1pm - Chrystine Julian
Wednesday, July 15th, 10am to 1pm -
Thursday, July 16th, 10am to 1pm - Scott Kaestner
Friday, July 17th, 9am to 11am - Marie Lecrivain

Monday, July 20th, 10am to 1pm - Eric Morago
Tuesday, July 21st, 10am to 1pm - Michelle Angelini
Wednesday, July 22nd, 10am to 1pm - Pete Justus
Thursday, July 23rd, 10am to 1pm - Mary Frances Spencer
Friday, July 24th, 9am to 11am - Katherine Norland

Monday, July 27th, 10am to 1pm - Neil Aitken
Tuesday, July 28th, 10am to 1pm - Elizabeth Yahn Williams
Wednesday, July 29th, 10am to 1pm -Emma Rosenthal
Thursday, July 30th, 10am to 1pm - Stosh Machek & Angel Uriel Perales

Monday, August 3rd, 10am to 1pm - Maureen Alsop
Tuesday, August 4th, 10am to 1pm - Hilda Weiss
Wednesday, August 5th, 10am to 1pm - Marvin Dorsey
Thursday, August 6th, 10am to 11am (no lunch) - Brendan Constantine & Mani Suri

And a big thank you to all those who have visited in the past for being very generous with your time!

Poetic love,
Don