Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman,
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 Gudžević
- Serbia/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
Literary Partners
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
3M Corporation
Sean and Sherry O'Donnell
City Lights Book Store
The Beat Museum
Litquake
Judy & George Marcus
San Francisco International Airport
Markos Kounalakis & Eleni
Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis
Lorrie's Airport Service
Bauer's Limo 'Green' Bio-Diesel
Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 26th
Outdoor Reading in Jack Kerouac Alley
» directionsHost: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Former SF Poet Laureate
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 Gudžević
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Saturday, July 28th
Branch Library Day
Readings at branch libraries
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
