Poets and writers are invited to write in and around the historic Edwin Markham House at History Park.
Poets@Play is a monthly writing workshop in partnership with Poetry Center San Jose.
Edwin Markham House @ History Park, 635 Phelan Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95112
Poetry Center San José presents Poets@Play with facilitator David Perez!
Poets may share a favorite poem by another poet, or one of their own, followed by a writing workshop. Please bring the tools you will need to write.
Facilitators biographical below info.
We will do our best to establish a safe space free of hate speech but also stay open to people's fears and real dialogue if it is needed.
Admission is FREE.
Free parking near entrance gate and in the lot at the end of Phelan Avenue.
Please enter History Park from the Phelan Avenue side. Questions? Call 408-368-0353
RSVP recommended but not required: programming@pcsj.org
Meet David!
David Perez served as the 2014-2016 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate. He is a repeat guest on the NPR storytelling series, Snap Judgment and a recipient of the Arts Council Silicon Valley Fellowship for Literary Art. He is the author of "Love in a Time of Robot Apocalypse" from Write Bloody Publishing. David has taught creative writing at San Jose State University and literature at Ohlone College. He lives in San Jose, California.
David's favorite quote lately is this pearl from Sylvia Plath: “Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise.” He'll bring an unwavering belief in the truth of this statement to Markham House at the next Poets@Play. He'll also be ready to facilitate a writing exercise to help participants reach into their memories, find the bits that want to be written about, and start honing them into the beginnings of a poem. That said, feel free to bring something you've already written to share with the group. If we have rough drafts to review, we'll definitely make time for them.
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Poetry Center San José's mission is to nurture and promote diverse literary expression in our community as a means of exploring, defining, and enriching the human experience.
For those under 18 years of age who may be attending, we recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the program.
Learn more about History Park through History San Jose.