Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam

Thu Apr 09 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-07:00

San Francisco Public Library | San Francisco

The General Collections & Humanities Center
Publisher/HostThe General Collections & Humanities Center
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam
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San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites Robert Pesich and special guests to present at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading.
About this Event

San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites Robert Pesich and special guests to present at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading. Note: This program takes place in the Latino Room (lower level).

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, , was published in 2024, and her book of essays, , 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.

Robert S. Pesich is the editor of Swan Scythe Press and the author of Model Organism. He is the President of Poetry Center San José and coordinator for the Well-RED Reading Series, co-sponsored by Works/San José art and performance center. His literary work has appeared in Apercus Quarterly, The Bitter Oleander, Circulo de Poesia (Mexico City), CutBank, Oyez Review, Red Wheelbarrow, Slipstream and elsewhere. Pesich was awarded the Littoral Press Poetry Prize and fellowships from Djerassi Resident Artists Program and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, as well as an artist fellowship from Arts Council Silicon Valley.

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San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States

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