The San Francisco Public Library and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
present
July 27, 28 & 29, 2007
All events are free and open to the public.
Join us for the San Francisco International Poetry Festival July 27-29, 2007. The festival will showcase 15 poets from around the world, reading together with poets from San Francisco’s own literary community. This truly international group of poets represents a wide spectrum in the world of poetry, from recognized masters to emerging new talents, who are redefining the art in our evolving times.
The Poets
International Guests
- Maram al Masri
- Syria
- Hanan Awwad
- Palestine
- Bei Dao
- China
- Ferruccio Brugnaro
- Italy
- Nicole Cage-Florentiny
- Martinique
- Francis Combes
- France
- Agneta Falk
- England/Sweden
- Sinan Gudzevic
- Croatia
- Sabah Jasim
- Iraq
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph
- USA
- Anna Lombardo
- Italy
- Miguel Mendoza Barreto
- Venezuela
- Alberto Masala
- Sardinia
- Sarah Menefee
- USA
- Cletus Nelson-Nwadike
- Nigeria/Sweden
- Sotirios Pastakas
- Greece
- Aharon Shabtai
- Israel
- Carmen Yanez
- Chile/Spain
Host
Jack Hirschman, Current SF Poet Laureate
Co-hosts
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Former SF Poet Laureate
devorah major, Former SF Poet Laureate
Janice Mirikitani, Former SF Poet Laureate
Background Information
Honorary Committee
Robert Mailer Anderson & Nicola Miner, Chairs
Donna Bero
Jewelle Gomez
Luis Herrera
Jack Hirschman
Conor Howard
Joyce Jenkins
Michael Krasny
Aaron Peskin
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
Oscar Villalon
Sponsors
Hospitality Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Contributing Sponsors
Palace of Fine Arts Theater
San Francisco Department of Parks & Recreation
Miriam & Peter Haas Fund
Lambert Bridge Winery
Diane B. Wilsey
Berkeley China Initiative
The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
The O’Donnells
City Lights Book Store
The Beat Museum
Litquake
Judy & George Marcus
San Francisco International Airport
Markos Kounalakis & Eleni
Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis
3M Corporation
Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 26th
Outdoor Reading in Jack Kerouac Alley
Host: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Former SF Poet Laureate
Poetry Crawl in partnership with Litquake
Friday, July 27th
Main Reading at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
» directionsCarmen Yanez
Bei Dao
Francis Combes
Nicole Cage-Florentiny
Sarah Menefee
Sabah M. Jasim
Anna Lombardo
devorah major
Sotirios Pastakas
Sinan Gudzevic
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Saturday, July 28th
Branch Library Day
Readings at branch libraries
Bernal Heights Branch
» directionsAnna Lombardo and Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Caffé Trieste
» directionsSabah Jasim and Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Bayview/Anna E. Waden Branch
» directionsdevorah major and Francis Combes
Excelsior Branch
» directionsCarmen Yanez and Bei Dao
North Beach Branch
» directionsSarah Menefee and Sinan Gudzevic
Sunset Branch
» directionsSotirios Pastakas and Nicole Cage-Florentiny
Main Reading at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
» directionsHanan Awwad
Miguel Mendoza Barreto
Ferruccio Brugnaro
Cletus Nelson-Nwadike
Janice Mirikitani
Agneta Falk
Alberto Masala
Maram Al Masri
Aharon Shabtai
Jack Hirschman
Sunday, July 29th
North Beach Poetry Crawl
Locations throughout North Beach
Beat Museum
» directionsCletus Nelson-Nwadike and Agneta Falk
Purple Onion
» directionsMiguel Mendoza Barreto and Janice Mirikitani
Caffé Trieste
» directionsHanan Awwad and Ferruccio Brugnaro
City Lights
» directionsAlberto Masala and Nicole Cage-Florentiny
Live Worms Gallery
» directionsAharon Shabtai and Jack Hirschman
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