poets laureate

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  • Also on Friday, the center hosts a Voces del Campo Poetry Party, celebrating new books by acclaimed Latinx poets Mayra Flores and Cristal Gonzalez.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The film follows poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as their love deepens, and the couple finds newfound appreciation for the preciousness of life after a terminal illness diagnosis.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
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