Michael Warr
@michael-warr.bsky.social
Lover of art + politics, practical tools + practices that make life easier, and people/cultural organizations working to transform the world. Award-winning poet, writer, editor, and arts management consultant. See more at https://michaelwarrcreativework.bl
Today is San Francisco poet Bob Kaufman's B-Day. In 2020, the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University organized an epic digital celebration of his Collected Poems. The nearly two-hour video tribute is worth watching. I appear around 1:44:08 diva.sfsu.edu/collect.../p... (photo: A.D. Winans)
April 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Today is San Francisco poet Bob Kaufman's B-Day. In 2020, the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University organized an epic digital celebration of his Collected Poems. The nearly two-hour video tribute is worth watching. I appear around 1:44:08 diva.sfsu.edu/collect.../p... (photo: A.D. Winans)
I hear that registrations for this event are high. You might want to register, and if you like sitting rather than standing, arrive early.
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I hear that registrations for this event are high. You might want to register, and if you like sitting rather than standing, arrive early.
Poets and poetry lovers join us this Thursday, April 17, at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. It will be a unique night that includes bilingual poems and pairs a few poets who have never read together. Our books will be available. If you cannot make it, invite your poetry-addicted friends.
April 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Poets and poetry lovers join us this Thursday, April 17, at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. It will be a unique night that includes bilingual poems and pairs a few poets who have never read together. Our books will be available. If you cannot make it, invite your poetry-addicted friends.
AWP 2025 # VII -- Chun Yu and I had a few events at the Associated Writers & Writing Program conference in Los Angeles. We caught a moment on the exhibit floor with globe-trotting poet sensation Matt Sedillo.
April 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
AWP 2025 # VII -- Chun Yu and I had a few events at the Associated Writers & Writing Program conference in Los Angeles. We caught a moment on the exhibit floor with globe-trotting poet sensation Matt Sedillo.
AWP 2025 # VI -- A few images of the Red Hen Press (at least one side of the three sided booth):
April 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
AWP 2025 # VI -- A few images of the Red Hen Press (at least one side of the three sided booth):
AWP 2025 # V -- I had a signing at AWP for all my Tia Chucha Press titles and the anthology Of Poetry & Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin (W.W. Norton) at the Red Hen Press booth. If there were awards for best booth Red Hen would have taken the crown.
April 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
AWP 2025 # V -- I had a signing at AWP for all my Tia Chucha Press titles and the anthology Of Poetry & Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin (W.W. Norton) at the Red Hen Press booth. If there were awards for best booth Red Hen would have taken the crown.
AWP 2025 # IV -- We made a great tag team at our panel on translation collaborations. Two Languages / One Community was thrilled to share the Association of Writers & Writing Programs stage. Photo by Mike Puican (left to right, Michael Warr, Sandi Wisenberg, Chun Yu, and Mary Hawley).
April 8, 2025 at 4:30 AM
AWP 2025 # IV -- We made a great tag team at our panel on translation collaborations. Two Languages / One Community was thrilled to share the Association of Writers & Writing Programs stage. Photo by Mike Puican (left to right, Michael Warr, Sandi Wisenberg, Chun Yu, and Mary Hawley).
AWP 2025 # III -- It was a blast to have my Tia Chucha Press titles side-by-side with the family of Tia Chucha poets at the Red Hen Press booth, which stood out like a bright yellow moon at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Los Angeles last week.
April 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
AWP 2025 # III -- It was a blast to have my Tia Chucha Press titles side-by-side with the family of Tia Chucha poets at the Red Hen Press booth, which stood out like a bright yellow moon at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Los Angeles last week.
AWP 2025 # II -- Poet (Tongo Eisen-Martin) and poet baby at AWP.
April 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
AWP 2025 # II -- Poet (Tongo Eisen-Martin) and poet baby at AWP.
AWP 2025 # I -- What a surprise to look up from signing a book at the Red Hen Press table and see Jen Morea with her new/ first book, "The Hyacinth Letter," in her hands. It is a beautiful debut collection. Get yours now.
April 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
AWP 2025 # I -- What a surprise to look up from signing a book at the Red Hen Press table and see Jen Morea with her new/ first book, "The Hyacinth Letter," in her hands. It is a beautiful debut collection. Get yours now.
I shot this photo of Nikki with her dog in her office while producing "Of Poetry & Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin." Love the Tupac poster in the background.
February 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I shot this photo of Nikki with her dog in her office while producing "Of Poetry & Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin." Love the Tupac poster in the background.
The Poetry Society of America is pleased to announce that Nikki Giovanni is the 2025 recipient of the Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry. Named for Robert Frost, and first given in 1930, the Frost Medal is one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in American poetry.
February 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Poetry Society of America is pleased to announce that Nikki Giovanni is the 2025 recipient of the Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry. Named for Robert Frost, and first given in 1930, the Frost Medal is one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in American poetry.