Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Poet Laureates (SF Main Library)

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San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites Georgina Marie Guardado, Kimi Sugioka and Brenda Yeager to read at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading.

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, Pick a Garnet to Sleep In, was published in 2024. Her book of essays, Noodle, Rant, Tangent, 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.

Georgina Marie Guardado was the Lake County Poet Laureate for 2020–2022.

Kimi Sugioka is the current Alameda Poet Laureate.

Brenda Yeager is the current Lake County Poet Laureate for 2024-2026.

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