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Spread the word to friends out east... California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera will be presenting at the National Book Festival's Poetry & Prose Pavilion on Sunday, September 22 in Washington, DC. Herrera was appointed as California Poet Laureate by Governor Brown in March 2012. Learn more about the National Book Festival and this year's theme "Books that Shaped the World" here.