Join us as we celebrate the Beat Not Beat anthology, edited by Rich Ferguson, and co-edited by Kim Shuck. Appreciated for its candor, sense of history and cultural and spiritual dynamism, beat literature remains a vital and open invitation to self-expression elevated to the here and now by a period when Beat poets, the Vortex, Baby Beats, and their progenitors inspired one another through cultural, political, and humorous means to create new forms of consciousness. There will be a small welcome reception from 6:30-6:45, followed by the poets reading from 6:45-7:45, and book signings from 7:45-8:00.

Please note: this event will take place in the Amphitheater behind the Library. Participants are encouraged to bring portable seating, blankets and flashlights, and to dress warmly. The Amphitheater has limited bench seating. Registration is recommended.

In collaboration with the Marin Poetry Center

 Robert Hass 

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet, & Eighth U.S. Poet Laureate 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Schuck

Cherokee Nation Poet & Seventh Poet Laureate of San Francisco

 

 

 

 

 

Kimi Sugioka

Current Alameda County Poet Laureate

 

 

 

Judith Ayn Bernard

Poet & Marin Poetry Center Founding Member + Board Chair Emerita 

 

 

 

MK Chavez

Afro-Latinx poet and Co-Director of the Berkeley Poetry Festival

 

 

 

Kelly Grace Thomas

Award-winning poet, writer, and educator

 

 

 

 

Rich Ferguson 

Award-winning L.A. poet/spoken-word performer & current U.S. Beat Poet Laureate