2002 devorah major Poet Laureate at the San Francisco Public Library
Channel: San Francisco Public Library
Date: 2016-04-29

Recorded April 30, 2002.  devorah major gives her inaugural address after being selected as the third Poet Laureate of San Francisco. After reading some of her poetry, she closes by stating her goals for her tenure: "I will make every effort to give voice to more poets and poetry. To let the poets and the poems demonstrate poetry's capacity to heal, to give vision, to provide clarity, and to offer love." Check out devorah major's books in our online catalog: https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&t=author&search_category=keyword&q=Devorah+Major&commit=Search