Name: Poetry Triple Feature
Start: 2025-04-11T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Clarion Performing Arts Center

Come out to Clarion Performing Arts Center to hear the masterful poetry of Lauren Parker, Kimi Sugioka, and Keith Gaboury.
Lauren Parker is a fourth generation female breadwinner descended from male charlatans, and thus has grown up to become a very educated liar. She is a writer, zine maker, and visual artist and has written for the Toast, Strange Horizons, The Racket, Xtra Magazine, Catapult, and Autostraddle. She’s the author of the poetry collection We Are Now the Thing in the Woods (Bottlecap Press, 2023), Dark Way Down (Animal Heart Press, 2025), and Spells for Success (Simon Element, 2025).
Kimi Sugioka is a mother, educator, songwriter and poet. She earned an MFA from Naropa University and has published two books of poetry, the newest of which is Wile & Wing (Manic D Press). She has been published in numerous anthologies and is currently the poet laureate of nearby Alameda. As an active board member for literary arts organizations, Kimi curates and hosts readings in Alameda and San Francisco. She believes that creating community through art is a revolutionary act.
Keith Gaboury earned a MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. His poems have appeared in such literary publications as Poetry Quarterly, New Millennium Writings, and the San Francisco Public Library’s Poem of the Day Series. Kelsay Books published The Cosmos is Alive in 2023, and Falkenberg Press published Still Human in 2025. He’s also a preschool teacher, a proud bibliophile, and the president of the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. Keith lives in Oakland, California. Learn more at keithgaboury.com.