![]() ![]() History San Jose CEO and curator Alida Bray has installed a display of artifacts that includes Markham's poems, his cane, The Lark first edition of his poetry, and a 1920s miniature book. PCSJ members have access to these libraries and open time to use the house for study and writing. The Yuki Teikei Haiku Society library and archives are also housed here. We are particularly interested in California poets and readers who have appeared at Poetry Center San José in past years. Both libraries are open to book donations we ask that you go through your own library and set aside what you can spare. The children’s library was made possible by a grant from Air Systems Foundation, Inc. Books are to be used as reference at the house they are not available for borrowing. Our catalogue of books is online and can be accessed by visiting The Naomi Clark Libary through LibraryThing. This section has television, DVD’s, and magnetic boards for writing. Downstairs, a resource room contains Markham’s original bookcase, now holding poetry books for children-classics, new publications and reference books for those interested in teaching poetry to their classes. ![]() The library is located on the second floor, which also has a reading/writing room equipped with a copier. The Edwin Markham House contains a collection of poetry books, now over a thousand donated, along with anthologies, reference books, and small press publications. Markham House is also generally open Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3pm for docent-led tours. History Park's Markham House offers an opportunity to gather with others for an informal time of writing the second Sunday of most months from 1 to 4pm with This playhouse of poets is a way to connect with the local poetry community through writing, reading, and listening. The Markham House was the center for an all-day Festival of Poetry at History Park. Alarcon, California Poet Laureate nominee. The newly refurbished home was dedicated in 2002 with a ceremony led by Dana Gioia, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts Bay Area poets Jack and Adelle Foley, and Francico X. On Country Lane, this historic building is now the headquarters of Poetry Center San José. The house was moved from its original site on Eighth Street across from the San José State University campus to the grounds of History Park. A historical San José landmark, The Edwin Markham House is a Victorian home where the famous poet Edwin Markham lived in the late 1800s. ![]()
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