City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Cassandra Candini-Tilton, City Clerk
Prepared by:
Ana Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant III
Date:
April 1, 2025
Subject:
Proclamation proclaiming April 2025 as National Poetry Month
Recommendation:
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Proclamation proclaiming April 2025 as National Poetry Month.
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Background:
National Poetry Month seeks to highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets. The Academy of American Poets established the month of April as National Poetry Month in 1996. Under the leadership and direction of the Academy of American Poets, National poetry month is now the largest literacy celebration in the world.
City of Manteca’s Poet Laureate Tara Rico to accept proclamation and read a poem.
Fiscal Impact:
None
Documents Attached:
1. Attachment 1 - Proclamation
2. Attachment 2 - Poem