EVERYBODY’S CLIMATE 2024: July 6-July 31
Sunday, 7/21/2024
1:00 - 3:00
San Francisco Main Library
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room
100 Larkin St SF
Light refreshments and free copies of Dear Human at the Edge of Time to in-person attendees while supplies last!
Aileen Cassinetto, Marisa Lin and Kim Shuck will be reading poems from the new anthology Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States. This timely, moving collection of poetry was released as a companion to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, the U.S. Government’s 2023 preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks and responses. They will be joined by special guests Sharon Coleman and Ranko Ogura who will perform “EcoDance.”
Aileen Cassinetto is co-editor of the anthology, Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States (Paloma Press, 2023). She served as poet laureate of San Mateo County from 2019 to 2022 and is a 2023 YBCA 100 honoree for her contributions in building regenerative and equitable communities through poetry.
Sharon Coleman received the 2022 Maverick Award for her poetry from the ruth weiss Foundation. She’s taught composition, poetry writing, creative writing, and production and publication at Berkeley City College since 2002 and directs their art and literary journal, Milvia Street.
Marisa Lin (she/they) is a poet and Minnesota native. In 2023, she was awarded fellowships from UC Berkeley’s Arts Research Center and her chapbook, DREAM ELEVATOR, was published by Kernpunkt Press (2024). As a policy advocate, Marisa studies alternatives to policing and incarceration. She graduated in May with a Master’s Degree of Public Policy from UC Berkeley.
Ranko Ogura was raised with Japanese traditional arts/cultures, and the spirit of harmony with nature formed the foundation of her artistic consciousness. She promotes environmental preservation through her performances and was awarded a San Francisco Arts Commission Grant in 2023.
Kim Shuck is the 7th Poet Laureate of San Francisco. She is the author of over ten books of poems and prose. She is also editor, co-editor, or part of the editing team for ten anthologies. Kim has various awards and fellowships associated with her writing ranging from an Inaugural National Laureate Fellowship and a Censorship Award from PEN Oakland to a Second Place in a radio screenplay contest in 6th grade.
Everybody’s Climate 2024: Connect with others to address the climate crisis in ways that are meaningful to you, from poetry and music to science and practical action.
This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
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