Sojourner Kincaid Rolle is a poet, a playwright, an environmental educator and a peace activist. She was selected as i Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara, CA for a a two-year term. (2015-2017). Her book of poems for young people, The Mellow Yellow Global Umbrella: La Sombrilla Global, Amarillo y Apacible was published by Lucky Penny Press (2015). Sojourner Rolle is a two-time recipient of the California Arts Council’ Artist-in-Residence program.
Listen to hear how writing poetry engages our senses and our emotions, capturing the feelings about an experience the poet wishes to share. Poetry allows the message to be brief and impactful. Poetry brings great human understanding that contributes to world peace. You will learn how every sentence can stand alone and as she says, “the best poetry is written from the heart”. She reads two of her favorite poems from the thousands she has written. Sojourner has engaged young poets through her “Song of Place Poetry Project” and her work with City At Peace, Speak for the Creeks, the Annual Young Writers Poetry Contest and the MLK Poetry and Essay Contest. She hosted a monthly poetry event, The Poetry Zone, for years and has organized an annual tribute to poetry icon Langston Hughes since 2002.