Bay Poets: San Francisco's Poet Laureate speaks for the people

About this episode

The episode features an interview with San Francisco's Poet Laureate, Genny Lim, as part of a celebration for National Poetry Month.

April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate in proper style Bay Poets has been exploring the Poetry Center at SF State’s amazing archives. Today, we wrap up the series and poetry month by talking about San Francisco’s current Poet Laureate, Genny Lim.

People in this episode

Guest: Genny Lim

Topics covered

• poetry
• San Francisco
• cultural events
• literature
• community

Keywords

• poet laureate
• Genny Lim
• National Poetry Month
• San Francisco
• Poetry Center

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Poetry Center at SF State

Places: San Francisco

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