San Francisco Public LibraryPresents21st AnnualPoems Under the Dome April 24th 2026, 5:30-8:00pmNorth Light Court, San Francisco City Hall San Francisco Public Library presents Poems Under the Dome at San Francisco’s majestic City Hall. The 21st annual event features an all-ages open mic to celebrate National Poetry Month. San Francisco Poet Laureate Genny Lim will read […]
Reading by Genny Lim & Nellie Wong, with Hyeyung Sol Yoon Weds., April 19, 2025, 2pm – 3:30pmLatino/Hispanic Meeting RoomMain Library, 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 SFPL’s Humanities Center celebrates National Poetry Month with a reading by Genny Lim, San Francisco’s 9th Poet Laureate. Cherry blossoms have long been a symbol of life’s […]
March 20th, 5:00 PM PTFree to attend (donations appreciated) Please join Eth-Noh-Tec on March 20th at 5PM PT for “Women Warriors of the Word,” an evening of authors and a poet who will share their writings that address our resilience against many odds. There will be a chance to ask questions, to listen to each […]
Join us—Stand up for the Earth! October 5, 2024, Noon to 4:30pm, Civic Center Park, Berkeley, CA – FREE! Celebrate Writers, Nature & Community Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10:00 a.m., freeStrawberry Creek Walk: Poetry, talk, and an easy walk along beautiful Strawberry Creek through UC Berkeley and its underground path across downtown Berkeley to the […]
Sunday, November 17, 2024, 4:00 pm A Sunday afternoon reading featuring eight poets: Genny Lim, current San Francisco Poet Laureate, Giovanna Lomanto Kim Shuck, 7th San Francisco Poet Laureate David Gorin, Winner of the 2023 Emily Dickinson Award Deborah Bachels Schmidt NSAA (Lawrence Dinkins, Jr) Rebecca Lee Whiting Bob Stanley, Sacramento Poet Laureate, 2009-2012 With […]
San Francisco Public Library’s 19th One City One Book: San Francisco Reads selection, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. This One City One Book title was chosen with the unveiling of the new monument honoring Dr. Angelou, Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman by Lava Thomas, on the front steps of the […]
In English and Chinese 中英⽂詩會(A Two Languages/One Community 兩種語⾔/⼀個社群 Project) Wednesday, September 11, 6-7:30 PM, 447 Minna Street, San FranciscoFree – Light Food and Drinks will be served FEATURING GENNY LIM, San Francisco’s Poet Laureate (2024- )TONGO EISEN MARTIN, San Francisco Poet Laureate (2021-2024)CHUN YU, Poet/Editor/Translator, San Francisco Public Library Laureate (2023)MICHAEL WARR, Poet/Editor, San […]
The 27th Annual Petaluma Poetry Walk – Sunday, September 15, 2024, 11am – 8pm The Petaluma Poetry Walk is an annual poetry festival founded in September 1996 by the late poet Geri Digiorno. It features over two dozen poets reading their works at eight venues. The event has grown over the years, attracting notable poets […]
April 5, 6pm at Golden Sardine, 362 Columbus Avenue North Beach First Friday Poetry Crawl is back! 5p @citylightsbooks in the alley @vesuviobarsfw/ @sfflorycanto hosted by @soledadconcarne + @spell_dust 6p at Golden Sardine upstairs in the Poetry Loftw/ Genny Lim, Alie Jones, & Antony Fangaryhosted by @scottmbird22 7p at Maccharini Gallery hosted by Jessica Loos(long […]
“We the People solemnly swear to Manifest our Common Destiny as a diverse and multicultural global humanity with respect and recognition of the freedom, equality and sovereignty of all nations and peoples on our blessed planet earth, in opposition to the destructive and unsustainable path of war, extraction, over-consumption and imperialism, on which the colonial […]