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<div>For the past 20 years, Ken Hada and East Central University have extended the opportunity to established and emerging writers, students, and community members to come together and celebrate creative writing and community each spring.
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<div>However, due to ever increasing attacks on the arts, humanities, and education, funding for the Scissortail Creative Writing Festival is facing major cuts, much like many of our other institutions. Your donations will go directly to ensuring that expenses for the 2025 Scissortail Festival are covered regardless of those cuts, and may even be able to support future programming.
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<div><strong>Please note: </strong>this fundraiser is not associated with ECU or any faculty, staff, or students related to the school. This fundraiser is organized and conducted by those of us who have benefited from the indescribable hard work, dedication, passion, and kindness of Ken and the folks at ECU.
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<div>Preparations are now underway to launch a National Poetry Tour to commence in the Spring of 2025, connecting poets and their communities together through the arts while spreading the message of peace.
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<div>Join the US National Beat Poet Laureate, Mark Lipman, as he travels with a caravan of poets across the entire continent, while filming the adventure for a new television documentary series, Endless Horizons.
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<div>Contact us to bring the Vagabond Poetry Caravan to your community and to learn how you can participate.
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<div>As a poet, it’s my set belief that we can change the world through our words and actions, that with the proper intent we can create a better world to live in, one of sustainability and peace.
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<div>With that motivation in mind, I’ve decided to take steps to put that into action by launching a years-long world tour as a Poetry Ambassador for Peace.
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<div>Throughout this voyage, I will be connecting with local cultural institutions and various artistic communities to share an international message of solidarity and peace through music, art and poetry.
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<div>In an effort to expand and connect our global communities and poetry networks, I’ll be documenting this journey for both radio and television broadcast, which will also be made available online.
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<div>that many tangents and side adventures will be taken in the natural course of the once in a lifetime opportunities that arise, the principle objective, that of connecting communities through poetry and the arts, will lead the way.
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<div>Through existing and ever-expanding poetry networks, readings, performances, happenings and events will be scheduled to take place in cities and towns, at schools, universities, community spaces and more all around the planet, as I help to bring local voices onto a world sized stage.
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<div>How You Can Be Part of This
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<div>•	Schedule/host an event in your city
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<div>•	Donate books for our international book exchange program
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<div>•	Poets/artists/musicians join/follow the Poetry Caravan
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<div>•	Participate in reading events
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<div>•	Share updates on your social media
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<div>•	Tell your local newspapers and media outlets
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<div>•	Contribute to our on-going fundraiser
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Vagabond Poetry Caravan National Tour

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<div><strong>A Decade of Poetic Unity</strong>
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<div>Saturday, July 26th, Vallejo Naval &amp; Historical Museum
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<div>(Click Read More Below for Full Details)
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<div>See Registration Link Below. FREE to Attend!
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<div>It marks ten years since the appointment of Vallejo, California’s first Poet Laureate, Dr. Genea Brice, in 2015. This celebration will honor the legacy and ongoing contributions of our city’s poets laureate, including Jeremy Snyder, D.L. Lang, and our current co-poets laureate, Jacalyn Eyvonne and Kathleen Herrmann.
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<div>From its inception, Vallejo’s Poet Laureate Program has been a beacon of cultural enrichment, offering a vibrant array of poetry presentations, events, and activities. These initiatives have fostered emotional expression and communal unity and significantly deepened our cultural understanding, allowing us to appreciate the diverse perspectives and voices that make up our community.
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<div><em>Dr. Genea S. Brice - July 28, 2015-Aug. 31, 2017</em>
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<div>Dr. Genea Brice was named the Inaugural Poet Laureate of The City of Vallejo, CA. She has had the high honor of sharing poetry locally, nationally, internationally, and globally. It is her sincere delight and honest pleasure to use poetry as a vehicle for literacy.
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<div><em>D.L. Lang - Sept. 1, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2019</em>
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<div>D.L. Lang is an internationally published poet whose work appears in 90 anthologies, including the Vagabond Lunar Collection, which is archived on the moon. She has authored 18 poetry books, including <em>Fighting the Solar System </em>(2024). She is a member of the Revolutionary Poets Brigade and co-founded Vallejo Poetry Society.
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<div><strong>The Importance of a Vibrant Community</strong>
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<div>The Poet Laureate Program has brought diverse voices and perspectives to the forefront, enriching our community with cultural depth and artistic expression. The Poets Laureate engages audiences through public readings, local community events and festivals,
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<div>As a bridge, poetry has connected individuals across different backgrounds and experiences.
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<div>Through the works of our poet’s laureates, the Poet Laureate Program has facilitated meaningful discussions on important social issues. Their poetry has entertained and served as a tool for addressing emotional and societal challenges. By fostering empathy and understanding, the program has significantly promoted social cohesion within our community.
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<div><em>Jacalyn Eyvonne, Jan 1, 2024 - Current</em>
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<div>Author of<em> I Am Not An Inconsequential Word, Venting To Verse: How To Turn Anger Into Poetry,</em> and <em>The Unyielding Weight of Words</em>. Published work includes Oakland Tribune, Wheelsong Poetry, United Kingdom; Hues of Spring, Nyra Publishers; World Healing Peace, Inner Child Press, and more. Editor, <em>Youth Poetry Letters.</em>
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<div><em>Kathleen Herrmann, January 2021 - Current</em>
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<div>Kathleen Herrmann, Vallejo Co-Poet Laureate, teaches poetry writing to young people and reads original poetry at community events. Her poems have been published in various anthologies, and her first poetry collection, Cane In The Sand, is in progress. Kathleen writes about unexpected happenings and the ongoing struggle for social justice.
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<div>One of the more significant impacts of the Poet Laureate Program is its role in shaping the future of poetry in Vallejo. Poets Laureate frequently collaborates with schools and youth organizations, introducing young people to the beauty and power of poetry.
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<div>These interactions inspire creativity, enhance literacy skills, and instill a lifelong love for literature and the arts. By participating in poetry workshops, readings, and competitions, young people develop critical thinking skills, build confidence, and gain a deeper appreciation for the arts. This engagement is not just about their academic performance but about fostering a new generation of poets and poetry enthusiasts in our community.
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<div><strong>Event Highlights</strong>
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<div><em>Honoring past and present poets laureate: </em>
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<div>Keynote Address/History of the Laureate Program
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<div>Featuring works by Dr. Genea Brice, D.L. Lang,
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<div><em>Laureates’ Legacy Panel Discussion:</em>
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<div>Intimate conversations and audience dialogue with Poets Laureate sharing their journeys, reflections on their experiences, signature initiatives, and observations on Vallejo’s flourishing poetic landscape and visions for poetry’s role in strengthening community bonds and artistic expression in Vallejo’s future.
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<div><strong>Why Your Support Is Needed</strong>
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<div>Your support is crucial to the success of the Poet Laureate Program here in Vallejo. By contributing to this event, you will help us continue to nurture and celebrate the rich poetic tradition that defines our community.
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<div><em>Your Support and Sponsorship of the Poetic Arts Will Cover:</em>
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<div><em>Publication and Distribution</em> of the Historical 10-year Anthology "A Decade of Poetic Unity Celebrating Vallejo’s Poets Laureate," ensuring that the works of our poets laureate are accessible to all.
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<div><em>Community Outreach</em>: Promoting the event program and helping continue the laureate program's diverse work.
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<div>Promotion and continuation of local poet laureate youth and community activities.
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<div><strong>Event Date and Location:</strong>
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<div>This historic celebration will take place on Saturday, July 26th, 2025, at the beautiful Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
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<div>2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (PST)
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<div>Together, we can ensure that poetry remains a vital and cherished part of Vallejo's identity—inspiring future generations. Join us in making this celebration a resounding success and affirming the power of poetry in our community.
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