Dancing Poetry

Welcome back by Master of Ceremonies Raoul Epling

Artists Embassy International Golden Seal Book Awards

Ina Coolbrith:   The Bittersweet Song of California First Poet Laureate written by Aleta George, published in 2015 celebrating the 100^th anniversary of  Ina Coolbrith becoming California’s First Poet Laureate. Ina Coolbrigh became California Poet Laureate at the 1915 California Exposition.

San Francisco Peace and Hope edited by Elizabeth Hack with inspiration and forward by Al Young. A poetic peace effort of gathered voices and visual artists from San Francisco Bay area and beyond.

Awards to 2015 High School Poet Laureates, Sophia Moore and Ellie Dodds from  Alameda Learning Center

 Poem Home –Gift of the Alameda Multicultural Community Center in remembrance of Mary Rudge. Thanks to Zoe Holder, Marcus Holder, Michele Walker.

Dancers of the Pharoahs  Artistic director and choreographer Shukriya Devine.  I Try It,  Poem by Richard Angilly. Dancing With Swords, Poem by Claire J. Baker, Read by Natica Angilly;  Dancers:  Loywanner Haddadou, Faith Dunham Sims, Ronda Hollie, Mary Petersen,Wanda Ingmire, Cindy Levinson, Sandy Salizar, Takako Miyashita, 

Prize Winning Poets

            1. Allegra Silberstein, Davis, CA, Sestina for My Long Lost Sister

            2. Gary Turchin, Berkeley, CA, The Obituary Writer

            3. Stan Zumbiel, Fair Oaks, CA, Landscape with Birdbath Mixed with Beckoning Voices of Birds

The Power of Cat Poem by Cat Crawford  - Performed by The Mighty Pens Poetry.  Dancers: Sophia Moore and Ellie Dodds from Alameda Community Learning Center, teacher Cathy Dana

 Prize Winning Poets

            1.  Nancee Kincaid Maya, Patterson, CA, when Chilito played his flutes

            2.  Garrett Murphy, Oakland, CA, Song of a Former Fool

            3.  Noel J. Doyle, Leesburg, VA, Afterglow

Ikibana Dance  Poem written by Takako Miyashita and read by Natica Angilly; Dancers:  Takako Miyashita,

            Loywanner Haddadou, Wanda Ingmire, Nancy Merritt,

Prize Winning Poets

            1. Rex Valentine, Elma, WA, Dancing Humor (Special recognition for his poetry book)

            2. Raynette Eitel, Las Vegas, NV, Going Under the Music     

            3. Amy (Filomena) Estrada, Alameda, CA, My Webster Street Friend--Mary Rainey

Prize Winning Poets

            1. Jabez Churchill, Ukiah, CA, Monarchs

            2.  Carol Frith, Sacramento, CA, Wisteria

            3. Bert Glick, Santa Cruz, CA, Executive Order 9006

Designs and Destinations  Grand Prize Winning Poem by Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR.     Read by Natica Angilly, Dancers: Wanda, Nancy, Loywanner, Cindy, Sophia, Ronda, Takako, Sandy.

 Prize Winning Poets

            1. John Rowe, El Cerrito, CA, Migration

            2.Lavern Frith, Sacramento, CA, In Search of the Rare and the Ancient

            3. Jan Dederick, El Cerrito, CA, For John

Delta Eco Revisited--Water Wish,  by New Dance Company from Stockton, CA.

         Poem written and read by Ann Bailey;  Artistic Director, Lisa Rie; Costumes by Rico Reyes;

         Dancers: Danay Haywood, Emmitt Jenkings, Jeremiah Knott

 Prize Winning Poets

            1.   Kay Renz, Santa Rosa, CA, Inner Passage Reflections  

            2.  Nicole Dobson, Santa Rosa, CA, Mermaid Tears

            3. Mary Loughrad, Alameda, CA, Happy for the Memory of a Parachute, A sestina

             4. Cathy Dana, Alameda, CA, I Write Poems

Sabrosura (Delicious) – Banat El Hoggar with Artistic Director Loywanner Haddadou;

    Poem:  Breakfast in Nicaragua  by Wanda Ingmire and Poem: Can You Feel It by Ronda Hollie ,

 read by Richard and Natica Angilly, Dancers: Loywanner Haddadou, Ronda Hollie, Wanda Ingmire, Cindy Levinson,  Takako Miyshita, Nancy Merritt, Faith Dunham Sims, Mary Peterson, Sandra Salizar

Farewell  to our poet friends of extraordinary gifts of creation and performance and all friends of poetic dance by Master of Ceremonies Raoul Epling and your poetic dancers.

 Please keep creating and sending your poetry that promotes peace and understanding.

Thank you again for honoring poetry and supporting poetry and dance as a unified art form.