The 2006 California Poets Festival was made possible through the generosity of the following institutions and individuals: Supporters Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant received from The James Irvine Foundation. Sponsors Chacho's Mexican Restaurant & Catering The Palace Café Heyday Books/Santa Clara University California Legacy Project joe miller's company MACLA - Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana Patsons Press Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Team, San Jose Co-sponsors Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State University Hilton San José Poetry Santa Cruz Poetry Flash Contributors Nancy Fowler Persis Karim Volunteers Mimi Ahern Gabriel Aponte Susannah Ashton Cari Benifiel Tonya Bollinger Kate Evans Joan Gelfand, Marketing in San Francisco area Ken Haas Chris Holland Millicent Kellogg Andrea Lamper Linda Lappin Jean Lin Donald Lucero Mary Marasco Michal Martin Joe Miller, Graphics design and branding Karen Moir Dennis Noren Pat O’Laughlin Stephanie Pressman, graphic support John Price Chuck Rudd Jack Sawicki Marissa Savo Brenda Simmons Tim Tomasi Sayo Ugundiran Robyn York, Website editor