Dana Giola - California Poet Laureate

Poetry Reading, Music, and Conversation

Dana Gioia is California’s new state Poet Laureate. Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in December, 2015, Gioia serves as the state advocate for poetry and literature in libraries, classrooms and boardrooms across California. An award-winning poet, Gioia is the author of Can Poetry Matter?, which is credited for helping revive poetry’s role in American public life. He is also the former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts where he championed arts education. As state laureate, Gioia will work to inspire a new generation of writers and celebrate California’s great literary legacy.

Also includes:

Poetry Reading in English and Vietnamese
Duc Le, Poet and Translator

Tina Huynh, Introducer and Musician