Janice Lobo Sapigao
Janice Lobo Sapigao is an American Filipina poet and educator. In 2020, Sapigao became the 6th Poet Laureate for Santa Clara County, California.[1][2] Sapigao also founded the Santa Clara County's Youth Poet Laureate program.[1][2]
Personal life
Sapigao grew up on the Northside San Jose, California.[3] Her parents were first-generation Filipino immigrants.[3] Sapigao and her mother moved in with her cousin after her father died when she was six years old.[3]
Career
In 2016, Sapigao published her poetry book microchips for millions.[3] In 2017, she published another poetry book, Like a Solid to a Shadow.[3] That same year Sapigao was named as one of KQED Arts’ Women to Watch.[3] On April 23, 2018, Sapigao performed alongside Raquel Salas Rivera and Adeeba Talukder "Translation/Migration Mixtape" for the Asian American Writers' Workshop.[4]
In 2020, Sapigao was named as one of 23 recipients for the Academy of American Poets' Poets Laureate Fellowships.[5] She was appointed Poet Laureate for Santa Clara County, California.[5][1][2] Sapigao founded the Santa Clara County's Youth Poet Laureate program.[1][2]
Sapigao also works as an Assistant Professor of English at Skyline College in San Bruno, California.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Getachew, Samuel (2021-04-02). "Santa Clara County Announces Finalists for Youth Poet Laureate | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ a b c d e "Board of Supervisors Appoints Janice Lobo Sapigao as 2020-21 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate – Skyline Shines". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ a b c d e f Myrow, Rachael (2017-07-30). "Women to Watch: Janice Sapigao | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ "AAWW TV: Translation/Migration Mixtape". Asian American Writers' Workshop. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ a b de León, Concepción (28 May 2020). "23 Poets Laureate Receive Fellowships for Projects Around the U.S." The New York Times.