Jorge Tetl Argueta: Poet Laureate of San Mateo County Inaugural Celebration

Dear friends and family, 

I am honored to have been selected Poet Laureate of San Mateo County. Please join me for the inaugural celebration!

Queridos amigos y familiares estoy muy feliz de haber sido nombrado Poeta Laureado del Condado de San Mateo. Los invito a la lectura de inauguración.

Jorge Tetl Argueta

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Jorge Tetl Argueta: Poet Laureate of San Mateo County Inaugural Celebration

Thursday, February 23, 2023

5:30pm

Daly City Public Library

John Daly Branch

134 Hillside Blvd, Daly City, CA 94014

Poetry for all!

¡Poesía para todos!

Please join us for the inaugural celebration event welcoming Jorge Tetl Argueta as San Mateo County’s 2023-24 Poet Laureate.

Jorge Argueta of Daly City is San Mateo County’s 2023-2024 Poet Laureate and their first poet laureate of Hispanic descent. He cites his ability to use poetry to create bridges among diverse communities. Argueta’s work reflects his heritage as a native of El Salvador with a number of bilingual books and poems. He teaches creative writing at elementary schools, high schools and colleges and works with young people in homeless shelters, hospitals and other challenging environments.

Argueta’s works include children’s books such as the bilingual “The Fiesta of the Tortillas/La Fiesta De Las Tortillas” and “A Movie in My Pillow/Una Pelicula en mi Almohada,” about a child with two homelands.

Argueta is the fourth poet laureate, following Aileen Cassinetto, Lisa Rosenberg and Caroline Goodwin.