Performance: The Living Poets Society

The San Francisco Public Library celebrates the initiation of its first SF Youth Poet Laureates program with its new reading series, San Francisco Living Poets Society, curated by SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim in collaboration with Youth Speaks and 826 Valencia. The readings launch in January and will introduce our city’s newly selected Youth Poet Laureate cohort members to the public, along with a who’s who of local poets and an open mic, at participating SF Branch Libraries. This reading will feature Youth Poet Katelyn Wong and local poet Clara Hsu in an intergenerational poetry reading, followed by an open mic where poets are welcome to share their work. Reservations recommended (by phone or in person only): (415) 355- 2888.

三藩市公共圖書館慶祝首屆「三藩市青年詩人桂冠計劃」的啟動，並同步推出全新的朗讀系列——「San Francisco Living Poets Society」，由三藩市詩人桂冠 Genny Lim 與機構 Youth Speaks 和 826 Valencia 合作策劃。朗讀活動將於一月啟動，向公眾介紹本市新選出的青年詩人桂冠成員，並邀請本地知名詩人以及開放式朗讀環節，於參與的三藩市各分館舉行。本場朗讀邀請青少年詩人 Katelyn Wong 與本地詩人 Clara Hsu 進行世代交融的詩歌朗誦，隨後進行自由朗讀，歡迎參與者分享自己的作品。報名請電(415) 355-2888。

About the poets | 關於詩人：

Katelyn Wong was born and raised in the Inner Richmond of San Francisco, growing up eating dim sum on Clement Street and watching her dad vigorously play ping pong at the Richmond Rec Center. She is passionate about advocating for women of color and sharing her first-generation experiences through filmmaking and poetry. One day, she hopes to pursue higher education as a first-generation student. If she’s not writing or eating noodle soup—even on hot days—she’s probably watching Cantonese dramas with her dad. 

Katelyn Wong 出生於三藩市列治文區（Inner Richmond），自幼在 Clement 街的點心文化熏陶中成長，也常看著父親在列治文休閒中心打乒乓球。她熱衷於為有色女性發聲，並透過電影與詩歌分享自己作為第一代移民的經歷。未來她希望能作為第一代學生繼續高等教育。如果她不在寫作或品嘗面食，便是與父親一起看廣東話劇集。

Clara Hsu is a Chinese-American poet born in Hong Kong. She is a mother, piano teacher, traveler, actor, translator, playwright, and executive director of Clarion Performing Arts Center. Clara leads a free weekly Cantonese Conversation Class at the Clarion. Her bilingual music video Gai Mou Sou Rap and her Cantonese play DragonBeard have sparked interest and uplifted the spirit of Cantonese-Americans. Clara's next Cantonese play, A Lantern Riddle, will premiere in August 2026.

Clara Hsu (馬文蕙) 是一位出生於香港的美籍華裔詩人。她是母親、鋼琴老師、旅行家、演員、翻譯家、劇作家，並擔任 Clarion 表演藝術中心執行長。Clara 在 Clarion 每週開設免費廣東話會話課程。她的雙語音樂影片 《鷄毛掃說唱》 以及廣東話劇 DragonBeard 於粵語社區引起廣泛關注，並激發了人們的文化熱情與精神力量。Clara 的下一部廣東話劇作 A Lantern Riddle 將於 2026 年 8 月首演。

Naia Chien is a sixteen-year-old Chinese American poet and writer from San Francisco. She writes on topics of mental health, culture, heritage, and the raw human connection to ourselves and the world around us. With her writing she hopes to shed light on unspoken struggles. She strives to inspire self-reflection and empathy through poetry, an art that carries us through darkness.

Naia Chien 是一位來自三藩市、十六歲的華裔美國詩人與作家。她的作品聚焦於心理健康、文化、傳承，以及自身與世界之間最真切的連結。她希望透過寫作來敘述那些不為人知的苦難。她致力於以詩歌這項能帶領人們穿越苦難的藝術，激發人們的自我反思及同理心。