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Performance: Kim Shuck’s Poem (SF Main Library)

Thursday, June 11, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE
San Francisco Public Library, Main Library, Latino Room (lower level) | 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Event Details

San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck and special guests present 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, and 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

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Cost: FREE
Categories: Community, In Person, Lectures & Workshops, Literature, Theater & Performance
Venue: San Francisco Public Library, Main Library, Latino Room (lower level)
Address: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

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