San Francisco Poet Laureate Diane di Prima
In conversation with writer Alan Kaufman
Tuesday April 20, 6:00 pm
Co-sponsored by Poetry Flash
A revolutionary activist of the 1960's and an important writer of the Beat movement, Diane di Prima co-founded the New York Poets Theatre, and edited the literary newsletter, The Floating Bear. She is the author of 43 books of poetry and prose, including Pieces of a Song, TimeBomb, Towers Down, and The Ones I Used to Laugh With. A long-time resident of San Francisco, she teaches private classes and workshops. In 2006 she received the Fred Cody Award for Lifetime Achievement and community service. In 2009, she was named the Poet Laureate of San Francisco.
Alan Kaufman (Moderator) is author of the books Matches and Jew Boy and editor of several anthologies, including The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. His writing has been anthologized in W.W. Norton's Nothing Makes You Free: Writings From Descendents of Holocaust Survivors. He has written for the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle and Salon.com. He has taught at the Academy of Art University and writing salons in San Francisco. He currently has a blog on the Huffington Post
LOCATION: Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco
TRANSPORTATION: Montgomery BART/MUNI station
Reservations & Information: 415.393.0100
Reservations by email: rsvp@milibrary.org
In conversation with writer Alan Kaufman
Tuesday April 20, 6:00 pm
Co-sponsored by Poetry Flash
A revolutionary activist of the 1960's and an important writer of the Beat movement, Diane di Prima co-founded the New York Poets Theatre, and edited the literary newsletter, The Floating Bear. She is the author of 43 books of poetry and prose, including Pieces of a Song, TimeBomb, Towers Down, and The Ones I Used to Laugh With. A long-time resident of San Francisco, she teaches private classes and workshops. In 2006 she received the Fred Cody Award for Lifetime Achievement and community service. In 2009, she was named the Poet Laureate of San Francisco.
Alan Kaufman (Moderator) is author of the books Matches and Jew Boy and editor of several anthologies, including The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. His writing has been anthologized in W.W. Norton's Nothing Makes You Free: Writings From Descendents of Holocaust Survivors. He has written for the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle and Salon.com. He has taught at the Academy of Art University and writing salons in San Francisco. He currently has a blog on the Huffington Post
LOCATION: Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco
TRANSPORTATION: Montgomery BART/MUNI station
Reservations & Information: 415.393.0100
Reservations by email: rsvp@milibrary.org
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