The next Poets Cafe show on KPFK 90.7 FM is at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and will be archived a day after the program airs. Iif you like this program, check out other archived programs hosted by Lois P. Jones and Myrenna Ogbu!

Wednesday's host is Jaimes Palacio and guests are sisters Lily Greenberg Call and Avalon Greenberg Call.

Lily Greenberg Call is on the verge of fourteen years old. She placed first in the Laguna Beach Library Poetry Contest for eight consecutive years. In first grade, Lily won first place in the Capistrano district-wide Reflections contest for her poem and multi-media artwork "If the Statue of Liberty Were a Person." In 2007, she received an award for Excellence in Reading in the 4th grade accelerated APAAS program through the Irvine Unified School District. A merit scholar at her current school, she is a philanthropist at heart and dedicates her spare time to world hunger, child trafficking and disappearing honeybees.

Avalon Greenberg Call is ten years old, and for six consecutive years placed first in the annual Laguna Beach Library Poetry Contest. In 2007, Avalon received an award for Excellence in Creative Writing and Art in first grade at Eastshore Elementary, Irvine Unified School District. She has been a featured poet at various readings in Orange County during National Poetry Month, and was a finalist in the Barnes & Noble 2006 Poetry Contest. She plays original piano jazz compositions for various recitals and festivals, and received the California Music Teacher’s Association Certificate of Merit in 2010.

January 24, 2012  :  Posted by Jaimes Palacio

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