Well-RED presents World Poetry Day Festival 2026!
Poetry | Music | Dance | Appetizers & Drinks
Saturday, March 21st, 5:00 – 8:45pm
38 S. Second Street in downtown San José
Well-RED presents World Poetry Day Festival 2026!
Co-sponsored by Works/San José art & performance center.
Poetry | Music | Dance | Appetizers & Drinks
Saturday, March 21st, 5:00 – 8:45pm
38 S. Second Street in downtown San José
Featuring poetry in 12 different languages:
Lorenz Dumuk – English
Aparna Kar – Bengali
Sergio Herrera – Spanish
Larry Hollist – Japanese
Zainab Hussain – Arabic
Anshu S. Johri – Hindi
Ellie Celine Labampa – Tagalog
Brandon Luu – Vietnamese
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo - Nahuatl
Robert Perry - Dutch
Ethan Stanton – French
Theatrical Performances:
*Umbelina Martinez & Marcial Valencia
*Bauchhaar's Elixir: Created by Anshu Johri, Shwetha Subraya, Chandreyee Mukherjee, Sparsh Johri. Poems by Anshu Johri, Music by Sparsh Johri
Music Performance:
**Prof. Eros, Ph.D, Afrobeat hand drummer representing Yoruba language
Drinks & appetizers from other countries
Thank you to Mr. Zenon Robles, owner of Jess's Place for providing fine Peruvian cuisine, 3088 Monterey Rd, San Jose, CA 95111. https://jesss-place.restaurants-world.com
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