# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Profound thoughts, occasional rhymes
Cookies, tea, and some plum wine
Poetry Reading with two features and an open mic.About this EventOpen mic before and after the featured poets. Sign up at 3 pm.Norma Smith (normasmithwriter.com) is a Bay Area poet, memoirist, and lyric essayist. She was born in Detroit and grew up in Fresno. She worked in hospitals for decades and has also worked as a journalist, translator-interpreter, social researcher, event and conference organizer, and editor-writing coach. Her work has been published in literary, scholarly, and political journals and anthologies, including POETS READING THE NEWS, COLLOSSUS, DESPUES DEL AGUACERO (Pan Dulce Poets), BUTTERFLIES IN GAZA, and Círculo de Poetas & Writers Anthology (forthcoming). She offers online and in-person writing workshops. Her book of poems, HOME REMEDY, is available at https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/home-remedy/Cave Canem fellow James Cagney is the award-winning author of Black Steel Magnolias In The Hour Of Chaos Theory (Black Lawrence Press, 2023), MARTIAN: The Saint Of Loneliness (Nomadic Press, 2022). His current collection, Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive, is published by Black Lawrence Press. He was born, raised, and currently resides in Oakland, Ca. Visit his website JamesCagneyPoet.com.Parking tip:$8 all-day parking at St. Mary’s Square Garage.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/fc2efd10-7db0-11f1-8de7-a55c04e17f2e-rimg-w493-h740-dc126872-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-francisco/3rd-saturday-poetry-in-chinatown/100001992461093767
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic, workshops, business, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 2 hours
  - Location: Clarion Performing Arts Center
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7.18, max: 7.18, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: San Francisco
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Clarion Performing Arts Center
- **lat**: 37.7934366
- **long**: -122.40659519999997
- **full address**: Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Place, San Francisco, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown being held?
  - **A:** 3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown takes place on Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Place, San Francisco, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown?
  - **A:** 3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown is organized by Clarion Performing Arts Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in San Francisco, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If 3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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