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Meet the finalists in Oakland's youth poet laureate competition
Bay Area, our young people are wrapping words of wisdom around subjects like survival, poverty, oppression, community, life, and death. It's time to listen up.“Just like a picture is worth a thousand...
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Poet laureate inauguration, Feb. 27
San Francisco's new poet laureate, who also happens to be a Guardian columnist, gets officially inaugurated Jan. 27 -- and while I have no idea what he's going to say, I expect it will be lively....
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'Maximus' through Flarf
Updated Norton Anthology of Postmodern American Poetry updates updates updatesmarke@sfbg.comLIT Mm-hmmYeah, mm-hmm, it's trueBig birds makeBig doo! I got fire insideMy "huppa"-chimpTMGonna be...
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The Performant: Cracks in the pavement
Erica Lewis reads at the Squat in Lower HaightPHOTO BY CARLEEN TIBBETTSGentrification-proof poetryAlthough the ongoing eviction saga (and upcomng relocation!) of Adobe Books, “the living room” of the...
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The language of hope
With its current poet laureate, SF's literary scene is enjoying a poesía en español renaissanceActive voice: A new anthology collects recent work by SF's first Latino poet laureate.COURTESY OF CITY...
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In the cut
Poet Randall Mann's breakthrough 'Straight Razor' slices into gay life nowSelf and selfie: Randall Mann at Blue Jay Cafe.LIT"Everywhere the gay narrative in this country is about freedom, but the...
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