Poetry reading in San Francisco Chinatown

$6 all-day parking at St. Mary’s Square Garage

John Curl is the author of twelve poetry collections, including his new book, Rainbow Weather: Poems for Environmental Healing  (Vagabond). His translations of ancient Inca, Maya, and Aztec poets are collected in Ancient American Poets (Bilingual Press). Author of two novels, a memoir of the 1960s, and a history of cooperation (For All The People), he co-founded Indigenous Peoples Day and published a history of how it replaced Columbus Day. At the World Poetry Festival (Venezuela 2010), he read with Nobel laureate Derek Walcott. He is a member of the Revolutionary Poets Brigade and co-edited many anthologies with former San Francisco Poet Laureate, Jack Hirschman.

Mahnaz Badihian is a poet, painter, and translator whose work has been published in several languages, including her native language, Farsi. Her latest book of poetry, Ask the Wind, was published…