Bay Poets
Mondays at 7:19 am and 3:48 pm, Saturdays at 6:04 am
A weekly poetry segment featuring Bay Area poets reading their own poems in their own voices. Launched in February 2022, the segment was created and produced by KALW News Editor Shia Levitt. Since January 2023, the segment has been produced and hosted by veteran local poet Josiah Luis Alderete, who is also the co-owner of Medicine For Nightmares book shop and event space in San Francisco's Mission District.
If you are interested in submitting poetry for the series you can contact Josiah by emailing tacoshoppocho@gmail.com
Latest Episodes
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Bay PoetsToday poet Justin Ebrahemi brings us a dense and lyrical piece. It deals with the love and exploration of a recently widowed mother. -
Bay PoetsToday's poem comes to you from the archives of the Poetry Center at SF State. Here's Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck reading an excerpt of her bilingual poem. -
Bay PoetsToday we are pulling out a poetic gem from the Poetry Archives at San Francisco State. Here's the current poet laureate of San Francisco Jenny Lim at the Poetry Center with her luminous poem from 2022. -
Bay PoetsSelwyn is a poet, a wife, a Titi and friend. They can often be found scolding their cat. -
Bay PoetsAngelica Sanchez is a lesbian Latinx artist from the 818 who explores themes of isolation, longing, and renewal through their poetry. -
Bay PoetsToday's poem is a true reflection of our times. -
Bay PoetsThe begining of autumn always bring the urge to listen to those melancholy poems so here's Chicanx poet Lourdes Figueroa reading their untitled poem. -
Bay PoetsElizabeth Jiminez Montelongo is the editor of La Raiz magazine and is based in San Jose. -
Bay PoetsCamelia will be celebrating the release of her new EP on September 7th at El Rio. Proceeds from the show will go to La Raza Centro Legal. -
Bay PoetsDiego Plascencia-Vega is a Mexican American poet from San Luis Potosi who is now based in the Bay Area. He is one of the curators of this year's Litquake Out Loud.
