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  • Poets Milo Starr Johnson, Steve Arntson & Tim Xonnelly + open mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm, come and enjoy a reading by three poets, with a little solo piano thrown in for good measure. No charge, but it doesn't hurt to…

    Free, donations welcome

  • POETS! Angie Minkin & Heather Saunders Estes + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Angie Minkin and Heather Saunders Estes both have new poetry collections out: LineageSongs and Crosswinds, respectively. Come hear their poems, and bring one of your own for the open mic to…

    Free, donations welcome

  • Poet Kim Shuck: A reading

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Readings by Kim Shuck from three new books: November Dance Shirt: a new collection of Kim's poems written in November 2023. American Indian Stories by Zitkala-Ša, re-release, with an intro…

    Free, donations welcome

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free, donations welcome

  • Taurean Horn Poets: Jack Crimmins, Melissa Eleftherion & Bill Vartnaw

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Taurean Horn is a press without whom the Northern California poetry scene would be bereft. Its roster of poets and publication history is beyond valuable. On it goes!

    Free, donations welcome

  • Avotcja & Modúpue: afro-latin jazz and poetry

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Poet / Playwright / Essayist / Fiction Writer / Multi-Percussionist / Photographer / Teacher, Avotcja is a Bay Area icon and is renowned for her group Modúpue. At Bird & Beckett tonight, Modúpue will be a quintet with Avotcja joined by violinist Sandi Poindexter, saxophonist Francis Wong, bassist Heshima Mark Williams and talking drum master Baba Ken Okolulo.

    Happy Hour Sliding Scale

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free, donations welcome

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free, donations welcome

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free, donations welcome

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free

  • POETS! Featured Readers + Open Mic

    Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    POETS! Every 1st Thursday, featured readers followed by a community open mic, hosted by Michael Koch & Jerry Ferraz

    Free