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SUMMARY:POETS! Tate Swindell & Shane King Zackery + Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Shane King Zackery is a queer black poet\, filmmaker\, and technologist who has lived in the Bay for over 10 years. They like to sit in the river and talk in circles about being human. Occasionally\, they write something down about the nature of time\, space\, and love. \nArchivist\, Editor\, Poet and Photographer\, Tate Swindell is the founder of Unrequited Records\, which specializes in poetry records released on the vinyl format. Editor of On Valencia Street: Poems and Ephemera by Jack Micheline (Lithic Press\, 2019). Co-editor of the Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman for City Lights Books (2019). Tate\, and his brother Todd\, worked extensively on the Harold Norse archives\, which were donated to the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. He is currently writing short stories about his experiences in the San Francisco medical cannabis movement. Previous collections of writings include Palpitations; The Creation of Deadlines; Fotopomes and the most recent SOLAR HITS (Lithic Press\, 2025). \nMichael Koch and Jerry Ferraz host Bird & Beckett’s 1st Thursdays poetry series. The reading starts at 7pm with two to three featured readers\, with an open mic following after a short break. \nThe reading\, including the open mic\, is welcomes all comers at no cost\, although tips to augment the small honorarium awarded the featured readers by the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project are encouraged and welcome at the break before the open mic commences. BYOB. \nTo help underwrite this 25-year tradition at Bird & Beckett\, please consider a sustaining donation to the Cultural Legacy Project\, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization charged with presenting\, documenting and archiving the work of the region’s crucial corps of dedicated poets and musicians. Information can be found here: Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/poets-open-mic_2026-09-03/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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SUMMARY:Poets Joseph Simas & Yates Cessna\, with music from Michael Schuffler and t. persephone
DESCRIPTION:Joseph Simas reads from his latest book of poems\, Shuffle (Introducing — Anime Titles)\, The Bodily Press\, 2026. Working writer and artist Yates Cessna will open with a reading of her work\, followed by a selection from Shuffle set to cello\, with poet Michael Schuffler on voice\, and composed by poet and cellist t. persephone. \nJoseph Simas is a poet whose first book\, Entire Days\, was published by Burning Deck in 1985. The Post-Apollo Press published his first English-language edition of Mezza Voce in 1988. Simas is known for his numerous translations in poetry\, and his art\, film\, and performance translations and writings.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/2026-09-10_joseph-simas-yates-cessna/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Poetry Reading
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Poets Brigade - United We Stand Anthology
DESCRIPTION:The Revolutionary Poets Brigade presents the new anthology United We Stand. \n 
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/revolutionary-poets-brigade_2026-09-24/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Event,Poetry Reading
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SUMMARY:Poet Leslie Simon - Everything Appeared That Night
DESCRIPTION:Bottlecap Press recently published Leslie Simon’s chapbook “Everything Appeared That Night. For the evening\, she’ll bundle copies of the chapbook with old copies of High Desire from Wingbow and sell each bundle for $10 with the entire amount from each purchase going to Bird and Beckett. \nLeslie Simon established CCSF’s Poetry for the People class.
URL:https://birdbeckett.com/event/poet-leslie-simon_2026-09-26/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books & Records\, 653 Chenery Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94131\, United States
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