The Word on the Beach

The Word on the Beach brings the living pulse of Bay Area poetry to the Makers Stage at Broadway & Columbus, gathering six distinctive voices — Jerry Ferrez, Ayla Ginger, Tate Swindell, Patrick Dunagan, Sarah Menefee, and Michael Koch — for an afternoon of verse that is as electric and alive as any instrument on the festival grounds. From the raw to the lyrical, the personal to the political, this gathering of poets represents the rich and restless tradition of San Francisco literary culture that has inspired writers and readers for generations. Pull up a spot, take a breath, and let the words wash over you.