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Phillip B. Williams Poetry Reading

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*FREE with RSVP
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco

Event Details

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Courtesy of YBCA. Photo by Corey Marsau.

Join Phillip B. Williams for an intimate poetry reading among Diedrick Brackens’ luminous woven works in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts gallery.

After the reading, stay for a conversation with YBCA Senior Curator Essence Harden and Williams on the connection between his poetry and Brackens’ practice.



Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*FREE with RSVP
Categories: Art & Museums, Downtown San Francisco, In Person
Address: 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

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