Poet Laureate Emeritus of California
Poet Laureate Emeritus of California, he's also a novelist, musician and teacher
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Al Young
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FROM Al Young
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Leimert Park Book Fair This Weekend On Saturday, the Leimert Park Village Book Fair will be back for its third year with 150 authors, writers, storytellers and poets. This year's theme for workshops, forums and panel discussions is "Celebrating Our Literary Legacy: Our Heritage, Our Words, Our Stories." One featured attraction is California's former Poet Laureate, Al Young, who's also a musician and singer, college teacher, screenwriter, author of five novels and cultural ambassador all over the world.
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