Stephen Labovsky

When You Run Out of America You've Arrived in San Francisco And Other Poems Stephen Labovsky

In this book of poetry, I have tried to express something of San Francisco's people, customs, humor and beauty. There are poems about Alcatraz, Pier 39, Chinatown, The Castro and The Golden Gate Bridge. Here too are lesser known destinations like an Irish saloon in The Mission, life in The Tenderloin, and Glen Canyon, a bucolic park right in the heart of the city. Some of the people you'll meet include Steve Jobs, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmy Mitchell and Harvey Milk. I'll take you to City Lights Book Store in North Beach, for a wild night with the Dharma Bums, an afternoon at the Folsom Street Fair, and an early morning visit to Twin Peaks, to see the city emerging out of the fog. Finally, I have included some personal poems, reflecting my dozen years in San Francisco, the place I now dare to call my home.