Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem

San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites Yeva Johnson, Elena Gross and special guests to present at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading. NOTE: The program takes place in the Latino Room (lower level).

Kim Shuck was San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate. Her poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage, and her experiences as a lifelong resident of San Francisco. Her most recent book of poetry, , was published in 2024, and her book of essays, , was published in 2022. In her term as Poet Laureate, she hosted scores of free poetry and art workshops for all ages at neighborhood libraries and schools and worked closely with San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Arts Commission to launch major citywide initiatives to honor Native American Indigenous Peoples' heritage.

Yeva Johnson, a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet whose work appears in Bellingham Review, , sin cesar, , and elsewhere, explores interlocking caste systems and possibilities for human co-existence in our biosphere. Yeva’s debut chapbook, , published by Black Lawrence Press, is available at your favorite independent bookstore and the San Francisco Public Library.

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