Beyond the Stacks: The International Poetry Library of San Francisco hosts Five Local Poets
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Mahnaz Badihian is a poet and translator with five publications. She is editor-in-chief of MahMag.org and currently working on translations of protest poems from Iran.
Tianna Cohen-Paul is a Jamaican spoken-word poet who has performed on numerous stages including the Apollo, the Blue Note, the Green Mill, and Yoshi’s.
Keetje Kuipers is a Stegner Fellow at Stanford. Her book, Beautiful in the Mouth, won the A. Poulin, Jr. Prize and was published by BOA.
Kenji C. Liu is a 1.5-generation immigrant from New Jersey. His writing arises from his work as an activist, educator, and cultural worker.
Truong Tran is a poet, teacher, and visual artist. His most recent book, Four Letter Words (2008) was published by Apogee Press.
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