Event Listing - Literary Arts
Thu Jul 23 - Sat Jul 25

2nd Biennial

San Francisco International Poetry Festival


Tel. 415.626.7500
Email San Francisco International Poetry Festival
Website

Location
Date and Time
Kerouac Alley
Columbus & Broadway
San Francisco, CA 94133 map
cross street: Between City Lights Bookstore & Vesuvio Cafe
district: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

Thu Jul 23 (7:00 p.m.) - Kick-off Party
Palace of Fine Arts
3301 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA 94123 map
cross street: Lyon @ Francisco
district: Marina/Cow Hollow

Fri Jul 24 (7:00 p.m.) - Main Stage Poetry Reading
Sat Jul 25 (7:00 p.m.) - Main Stage Poetry Reading

Description
Visit Poetry at the 2nd Biennial San Francisco International Poetry Festival, July 23-26, 2009!

The festival brings 26 poets from 21 countries to San Francisco for events at the Palace of Fine Arts and various venues and libraries.

Join thousands of people for free and open-to-the-public poetry and music at both large and small venues throughout the City, including a street party in North Beach, youth events, book signings, translation workshops and more.

Presented by Friends of the SFPL, Mayor Gavin Newsom and the SFPL, this year’s event is co-hosted by Poet Jack Hirschman; California Poet Laureate Carol Muske-Dukes and the SF Poet Laureate Diane di Prima.

Sat. July 25
Branch Readings (Various Locations)

Sun. July 26
North Beach Poetry Crawl 2–7:30PM

Washington Square Park Closing Party 8:00 p.m.