Category Archives: SF Bay Area

K.R. Morrison is a San Francisco based poet, drummer, and high school teacher who has been teaching English and Creative Writing for 18 years. Her first chapbook Cauldrons was recently published by Paper Press Books, within which “Her Altar” received a Pushcart nomination. Apart from reading at curations in New Orleans, Los Angeles, and NewContinue reading “K.R. Morrison”

Karen Poppy has work published in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies. Her poetry chapbooks Crack Open/Emergency (2020), and Our Own Beautiful Brutality (2021) are both published by Finishing Line Press. Her poetry chapbook, Every Possible Thing, is published by Homestead Lighthouse Press (2020). Born in Burlingame, Karen Poppy grew up in Foster City andContinue reading “Karen Poppy”

Karen Llagas’s first collection of poetry, Archipelago Dust, was published by Meritage Press in 2010. A recipient of a Filamore Tabios, Sr. Memorial Poetry Prize and a Hedgebrook residency, her poems have appeared in various journals and anthologies. She lectures in UC Berkeley and lives in Los Angeles and San Francisco. She is the recipientContinue reading “Karen Llagas”

Audrey T. Williams is an Oral Storyteller, Activist, Writer, and Poet based in Oakland, California. She holds an MFA from California College of the Arts and is on the Board of Directors at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Her first poetry chapbook, Where I Dream, is available for purchase at Alley Cats Bookstore. She writes,Continue reading “Audrey T. Williams”

As a communications strategist and researcher with expertise in climate change, conflict, migration, humanitarian aid, and technology, Heather Bourbeau has worked with colleagues around the world to produce influential high-level reports and communications strategies. She has developed strategic political analysis and reports for high-level UN officials and overseen multinational teams in complex and sensitive politicalContinue reading “Heather Bourbeau”

Janice Lobo Sapigao (she/her) is a daughter of immigrants from the Philippines. She is the author of two books of poetry: microchips for millions (Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc., 2016) and like a solid to a shadow (Timeless, Infinite Light, 2017 by way of Nightboat Books). She was named one of the San FranciscoContinue reading “Janice Lobo Sapigao”

McTate is a spoken-word artist, guest lecturer and motivational speaker. Over the past 25 years he has had the opportunity to share his inspirational talents at such places as; The World Stage in Leimert Park, The Comedy Store on Sunset, Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York, UCLA,  USC, and San Jose State University.  With aContinue reading “McTate Stroman II”

James J. Siegel is a San Francisco-based poet and literary arts organizer. He is the host and curator of the popular monthly Literary Speakeasy show at Martuni’s piano bar. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, his first poetry collection, How Ghosts Travel, was inspired and fueled by his coming of age in the Midwest and was a finalistContinue reading “James J. Siegel”

Francesca Bell was born in Spokane, Washington into a family with deep, hardscrabble roots in the Northwest. Her maternal great-grandfather, the son of a prostitute and her client, was raised in a brothel. He raised his own six children, including Bell’s grandmother, on a 160-acre homestead in Plummer, Idaho. On her father’s side, the NorwegianContinue reading “Francesca Bell”

Kimi Sugioka is an educator and poet. She earned an MFA at Naropa University and has published two books of poetry; the newest of which is Wile & Wing on Manic D Press. As the Poet Laureate of Alameda, she engages the community in a multi-cultural and intergenerational exploration of poetry and literature. Her work appears inContinue reading “Kimi Sugioka”