kwiNqila yaseSonoma
Imbongi yoLutsha ewongwayo
Ukhuphiswano Ngoku Luvuliwe
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LISA ZHENG
Sonoma County Youth Poet Laureate, 2024-25
Lisa Zheng is a sophomore at Maria Carrillo High School. She is a Poetry Out Loud class winner and a volunteer at the Charles Schulz museum in Santa Rosa. In Lisa's own words: Poetry is an empty Google Doc or a fresh leaf of paper where I can escape the rigid rules of school essays and pour my rawest experiences out. I sometimes even translate prose into rhythmic ballads by the piano. I am a “word nerd”: I like the elegance of specific words together and experimenting with unconventional syntax…My main purpose behind writing these poems, besides personal catharsis, is to give a voice to the psychological turmoils that many teens experience that are often kept in the dark due to shame of admittance, and give them a dose of hope and cause for change.”
SABINE WOLPERT
Sonoma County Youth Poet Ambassador 2024-25
Sabine Wolpert is a senior at Analy High School. She is active in the leadership of many clubs including Analy Activist Club, Analy Zero Waste Club, Analy Eco Club, and more. In her own words: "Writing is one of my favorites because it allows me to express myself and process the beautiful and vast world around me. Writing also allows me to explore new parts of myself and the things around me that I am curious about. I deeply value connection to the land and to the people around me. Growing up in community, I have truly learned the importance of this connection and how art can be a beautiful way to cultivate relationships. I hope to grow up to create a more positive and equitable world through whatever career I decide to pursue. Most of all, I want to chase joy and wonder."
Iimbongi zaseCalifornia ezikolweni zifuna Okulandelayo
Imbongi yoLutsha yaBasa kwiNqila yaseSonoma
I-Sonoma County California Iimbongi ezisezikolweni zijolise ekuvumeni umfundi ophumelele ukugqwesa kwimibongo. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, siza kuthiya imbongi yoLutsha eLaureate yaseSonoma County ngoSeptemba, 2021. Siza kumxhasa lo mntu uselula njengenkokeli yezobugcisa esakhasayo kweli lizwe – encedisa ekuphakamiseni izinga lemibongo nokuphuhlisa abaphulaphuli bayo.
Iinkcukacha:
Lo mfundi ufanele abe phakathi kwe-13 ne-19 leminyaka ubudala.
Kumele babe ngabemi bedolophu abalindele ukuhlala kwidolophu phakathi kukaSeptemba 2021 kunye no-Agasti 2022.
Kufuneka kwakhona ukuba babonakalise ukuzibophelela kwabo kubugcisa boncwadi kunye nokuzibandakanya noluntu ngokuthatha inxaxheba kumavolontiya kunye nenkonzo yoluntu, iiklabhu, imisebenzi yasemva kwesikolo, kunye nemisebenzi eyongezelelweyo yezifundo.
Iimbongi zaseCalifornia ezikolweni ziya kulawula le nkqubo njengeqabane lengingqi ye- Urban Word.
Imbongi yoLutsha ewongwayo iza kusebenza isithuba sonyaka omnye kwaye kulindeleke ukuba ithathe inxaxheba ubuncinane kumatheko kawonke-wonke.
I-YPL iya kufumana i-stipend eyi-$500 kunye nekhontrakthi yokupapasha i-chapbook yomsebenzi wabo, okanye i-anthology ebandakanya umsebenzi wabo kunye nowabanye abaphumeleleyo.
Inkqubo:
Ulonyulo lweYPL lunokuphuma kuwo nawuphi na umbutho okanye umntu.
Isicelo masikhutshelwe, siprintwe, sisayinwe size singeniswe ungadlulanga owe-15 Septemba nge-imeyile apha californiapoets@gmail.com
Isicelo sinokuthunyelwa kwakhona ku: California Poets in the Schools - Ukuhanjiswa kweMbongi yoLutsha, PO Box 1328, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Siza kuthumela isicelo kuye nabani na osicelayo. Nceda uqhagamshelane ne-meg@cpits.org xa ucela.
Ngesicelo, imibongo emithathu yomfundi kufuneka ingeniswe, ingabi ngaphezu kwamaphepha alishumi.
Kubafundi abaphumelele umjikelo wokugqibela, umxhasi omdala uya kufuneka anike ileta yokuxhasa.
Ikomiti yeembongi zengingqi ezihloniphekileyo iya kuphonononga izicelo kwaye ikhethe abaphumeleleyo.
Abagqwesileyo bokugqibela baya kucelwa ukuba beze kwiseshoni yabagwebi ukuze bakwazi ukuvavanywa ukukwazi kwabo ukwenza imibongo yabo ngempumelelo (kunye nokubhala imibongo ephucukileyo).
Ophumeleleyo uya kubhengezwa ngoSeptemba, 2021
Procedure:
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YPL nominations may come from any organization or individual.
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Application must be completed online.
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We will email or mail a hard copy application to anyone who requests one. Please contact meg@cpits.org to request.
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With the application, three of the student’s poems must be submitted, totaling no more than ten pages.
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For finalists, an adult sponsor will be required to provide a letter of support.
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A committee of respected local poets will review applications and choose finalists.
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A parent/guardian must sign the application for applicants under the age of 18.
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Finalists will be asked to attend a judging session so that their ability to present their poems effectively (as well as writing good poems) can be assessed.
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The winner will be announced in April 2024.
PAST YOUTH POET LAUREATES OF SONOMA COUNTY INCLUDE:
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UZOYA AHMED
Imbongi yoLutsha yeNqila yaseSonoma, ngo-2020-21
UZoya Ahmed usebenze njengembongi yokuqala yoLutsha eLaureate yaseSonoma County ngo-2020-21. UZoya wayefunda kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo iMaria Carrillo eSonoma County. UZoya wamkela imvelaphi yakhe eyahlukileyo njengesizukulwana sokuqala saseMelika yaseMelika, eneengcambu zombini ePakistan naseIndiya. Eli lifa lemveli elimibalabala luqhutywa nguye. Yonke imihla uZoya uyaxhotyiswa ukuba asebenze nzima ukuze aphumeze iinjongo zakhe, ethotywa ngamathuba awanikwayo, kwaye ukhuthazekile ukuba abuyisele eluntwini. Abona bantu bamkhuthazayo ngabazali bakhe kunye nosapho lwakhe, abamkhuthazayo yonke imihla. Zizizinda zakhe; zifuzisela intsingiselo yedini kubomi bakhe. Amabali abo, ingakumbi awabafazi bosapho lukaZoya, ngawona amnika intlantsi yokuyila kunye nombono wakhe wokubhala.
UZOYA AHMED
Imbongi yoLutsha yeNqila yaseSonoma, ngo-2020-21
UZoya Ahmed usebenze njengembongi yokuqala yoLutsha eLaureate yaseSonoma County ngo-2020-21. UZoya wayefunda kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo iMaria Carrillo eSonoma County. UZoya wamkela imvelaphi yakhe eyahlukileyo njengesizukulwana sokuqala saseMelika yaseMelika, eneengcambu zombini ePakistan naseIndiya. Eli lifa lemveli elimibalabala luqhutywa nguye. Yonke imihla uZoya uyaxhotyiswa ukuba asebenze nzima ukuze aphumeze iinjongo zakhe, ethotywa ngamathuba awanikwayo, kwaye ukhuthazekile ukuba abuyisele eluntwini. Abona bantu bamkhuthazayo ngabazali bakhe kunye nosapho lwakhe, abamkhuthazayo yonke imihla. Zizizinda zakhe; zifuzisela intsingiselo yedini kubomi bakhe. Amabali abo, ingakumbi awabafazi bosapho lukaZoya, ngawona amnika intlantsi yokuyila kunye nombono wakhe wokubhala.