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'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. -
Bay PoetsLast month Sampaguita Press rolled deep at San Francisco's Flor Y Canto International Literary Festival. They read poetry outside in the busy and beloved Mission streets. -
Bay PoetsLast month, San Francisco's Flor Y Canto International Literary Festival was blessed with poets from Sampaguita press. They read out in the Mission's noisy glory. Here's poet Ellie Lopez reppin' the 209 right there on 24th street. -
Bay PoetsAs many of you poetry fans know Sampaguita Press had poets reading at the San Francisco Flor Y Canto International Literary Festival month outside in the busy and beloved Mission district streets. Here is one of their poets Oakland's David Maduli. -
Bay PoetsEast Bay poet Danni Blackman gives us something truly profound to chew on with their poem. -
Bay PoetsToday, Chicana poet Dr. Naomi Helena Quinonez gently reminds us to look up at the night sky and wonder.
