Robert Savino Oventile

Robert is Local News Pasadena's Poet Laureate. He is a native of Pasadena and hikes Eaton Canyon regularly. His poetry has appeared in The New Delta Review, Upstairs at Duroc, The Denver Quarterly, ballast, and MyEatonCanyon.com, among other journals and venues. He is coauthor with Sandy Florian of Sophia Lethe Talks Doxodox Down (Atmosphere, 2021). He has kept the same haircut since 1983.
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Poetically Speaking

Heat Dome

Today's high temperature inspires some verse about changing daily routines.

September 5, 2024

Hart Crane standing in front of a building

Poetically Speaking

Hart Crane in Altadena (November 1927-March 1928)

Our Poet Laureate memorializes Hart Crane's sojourn in Altadena.

August 22, 2024

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