San Francisco’s poet laureate
From Associated Press
Jack Hirschman, a prolific Beat Generation poet known for decades of social activism, has been selected as San Francisco’s new poet laureate, Mayor Gavin Newsom said. “I want someone who will challenge the status quo,” Newsom said of the 72-year-old poet. The appointment surprised some because Hirschman supported Newsom’s opponent, Green Party member Matt Gonzalez, in the city’s 2003 mayoral race.
