Come to North Beach First Fridays on April 3, at 7 PM, for poetry by Jessica Loos, Rene Vargas Zamora, Clara Hsu, Michael Warr, music by Will Rogers, plus sculpture and jewelry design drawings by Peter Macchiarini and Dan Macchiarini. At Macchiarini Creative Design (1544 Grant Ave.).

I will share poems from my project “Black in San Francisco” based on Polaroids of my family taken by my parents during my childhood next Tuesday, January 20, 2026, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm, at the Potrero Hill Branch of the Public Library. Please share. For details, see michaelwarrcreativework.blog.

My friend Chuck Perkins is in the Bay this week promoting his new book “Beautiful and Ugly Too” a firsthand account of his life in the Crescent City told through poetry and essays. I hope you will show up and support him tomorrow (1/7/26) at the Eastside Arts Alliance. See you there.

RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. "I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."

RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.

Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Today is San Francisco poet Bob Kaufman's B-Day. In 2020, the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University organized an epic digital celebration of his Collected Poems. The nearly two-hour video tribute is worth watching. I appear around 1:44:08 diva.sfsu.edu/collect.../p... (photo: A.D. Winans)

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Happy bday poet Bob Kaufman, b.1925, New Orleans.

“Remember not to forget the dying colors of yesterday
As you inhale tomorrow's hot dream, blown from frozen lips.
Remember, you naked agent of every nothing.”

“Let the voices of dead poets
ring louder in your ears...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Leading Chicago Cultural Institutions Invite Application for Chicago’s Next Poet Laureate Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), in partnership with Chicago Public Library…

An opportunity for poets in Chicago:

RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. "I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."

RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Texas' First Black Woman Poet Laureate Spreads Poems of Praise In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.

In the 92 years since the state began naming poets laureate, Amanda Johnston is the first Black woman to earn the title. Here's how she's using her position to elevate other poets, and unsung stories of our state:

White House Refuses to Restore The A.P.’s Access Despite Court Order, It Says The wire service on Wednesday accused The White House of continuing to bar its reporters from the press pool despite a judge’s order that called the restriction a violation of the First Amendment.

The Associated Press said in a court filing on Wednesday that the Trump administration had defied a federal judge’s order requiring the administration to restore the wire service’s full access to the White House.

I hear that registrations for this event are high. You might want to register, and if you like sitting rather than standing, arrive early.

I hear that registrations for this event are high. You might want to register, and if you like sitting rather than standing, arrive early.

Poets and poetry lovers join us this Thursday, April 17, at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. It will be a unique night that includes bilingual poems and pairs a few poets who have never read together. Our books will be available. If you cannot make it, invite your poetry-addicted friends.

Poets and poetry lovers join us this Thursday, April 17, at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. It will be a unique night that includes bilingual poems and pairs a few poets who have never read together. Our books will be available. If you cannot make it, invite your poetry-addicted friends.

“Write one poem at a time and resist knowing where you are going.” In today’s Ten Questions, Arthur Sze discusses his writing process for Into the Hush, out now from @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social. at.pw.org/10Q4Sze

This definitely looks like something the original Enterprise crew encountered.

Healing only comes when we tell the truth

...rising attacks against difference, those publicly protesting the current regime's policies and the impact on their lives have a vested interest in preventing American prisons from becoming even more torturous than they already are.

Hopefully, human decency dictates outrage against all torture. However, with trumped-up charges of criminality, promised "retribution " (another word for crime)," and...

Fortunate to have met and participated in bringing this towering intellectual of the people to Chicago back in the day. I consider him a mentor.

Member Event: Curators on Artist Studio Visits Join us on April 29 for a virtual conversation with Kimberli Gant, Candice Hopkins, and Caroline Liou.

Hyperallergic Members are invited to join us on April 29 for a virtual conversation with three prominent curators, who will share their thoughts on what they’re looking for in studio visits and how artists can build healthy relationships with curators in the field.

The rise of end times fascism The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM

My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.

The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.

Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Prisons Must Fall book cover

Prisons Must Fall 🌱

Happy Publication Day to this beautiful, hopeful book by @prisonculture.bsky.social and Jane Ball, illustrated by @ollycostello.bsky.social! 💐

21 States Sue Trump Over Attacks on Museums and Libraries Trump’s move to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which was established by Congress, is “illegal several times over,” says a new lawsuit.

A coalition of attorneys general from 21 states filed a lawsuit against Trump and several senior administration officials to prevent the dismantlement of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and two other federal agencies.

Trump's Hammer, Our Hope: An Emergency Town Hall Join Naomi Klein, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Astra Taylor, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor for an emergency town hall on the continuing attacks on both marginalized co...

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Trump's Hammer, Our Hope 🌱

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social , @chenjerai.bsky.social , @keeanga.bsky.social , & @astra.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on the cascading crisis and how we can fight back.

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AWP 2025 # VII -- Chun Yu and I had a few events at the Associated Writers & Writing Program conference in Los Angeles. We caught a moment on the exhibit floor with globe-trotting poet sensation Matt Sedillo.

AWP 2025 # VI -- A few images of the Red Hen Press (at least one side of the three sided booth):