Light Jacket Reading Series
Light Jacket is an outdoor reading series in San Francisco hosted by Amy Berkowitz and Erick Sáenz
KQED calls Light Jacket unpretentious, cheerily easygoing, kid-friendly, dreamy, and truly public. Bring a blanket. Bring your dog. Bring your friend who doesn’t usually go to poetry readings.
Upcoming events
Light Jacket 20
Saturday June 14, 2025 at 3 pm
Golden Gate Park
Details TBD!
Press
“This Unpretentious Poetry Series Roams the Pockets of Golden Gate Park,” KQED
“Light Jacket Reading Series: Free Poetry in Golden Gate Park,” Local News Matters
Audience photo by Michaela Vatcheva
Access info
Every reading is outdoors, and more often than not, we’re sitting on the grass — feel free to bring a blanket or camping chair.
Accessibility varies from event to event. We’ll share info about each location so you can know what to expect.
When it rains, we usually head to one of Golden Gate Park’s beautiful tunnels. If we ever need to move a reading indoors, masks will be required.
Past events
Light Jacket 19
Saturday March 8, 2025 at 3 pm
The Fuchsia Dell, Golden Gate Park
Angela Hume
Mike Huguenor
Lauren Parker
Light Jacket 18
Saturday February 22, 2025 at 2 pm
Bunny Meadow, Golden Gate Park
Cornelius
Karla Khine
Annie Malcolm
Brittany Newell
Light Jacket 17
Saturday January 18, 2025 at 3 pm
The Ghirardelli Card Shelter, Golden Gate Park
Gentle Return
Penina Eilberg-Schwartz
Geoff Saba
Max Shanley
Light Jacket 16
Saturday September 28, 2024 at 3 pm
Mothers Meadow, Golden Gate Park
Melissa Eleftherion
Martin Piñol
Moxie Carlblom
Max Stone
Light Jacket 15
Saturday July 20, 2024 at 3 pm
The overturned tree by Metson Lake, Golden Gate Park
stevie redwood
Angel Dominguez
Finn Finneran
E.Gross
Light Jacket 14
Saturday June 22, 2024 at 3 pm
Turtle Pond, Golden Gate Park
Jen Currin
Miriam Lawrence
London Pinkney
Camille Roy
Light Jacket 13
Saturday May 18, 2024 at 3 pm
Near the Horseshoe Courts, Golden Gate Park
Miri Karraker
Jennifer Williams
Leena Joshi
Brendan McHugh
Light Jacket 12
Saturday April 13, 2024 at 3 pm
Picnic tables near the 6th Avenue Skate Park, Golden Gate Park
Steven Karl
Jamie Townsend
Shawn Wen
Liam Curley
Light Jacket 11
Saturday March 16, 2024 at 3 pm
Huge fallen tree near the George Washington Grove Picnic Area, Golden Gate Park
Lauren Levin
Lourdes Figueroa
Lora Mathis
Terra Oliveira
Light Jacket 10
Friday February 2, 2024 at 5 pm
Jack Kerouac Alley, co-hosted by City Lights Bookstore
Gina Stella dell’Assunta
Aubrey King
Brian Ng
Jacob Kahn
Light Jacket 9
Thursday January 4, 2024 at 8 pm
Online, hosted in collaboration with exquisites and Hot Pink Magazine
Cea (Constantine Jones)
Miri Karraker
Eric Tyler Benick
Trey Keeve
Mandy Gutmann-Gonzales
Alina Pleskova
Light Jacket 8
Saturday December 9, 2023 at 3 pm
Monarch Bear Grove, Golden Gate Park
Christine Imperial
Danielle Freiman
Lindsey Boldt
Sophia Dahlin
Light Jacket 7
Saturday September 30, 2023 at 3 pm
Rhododendron Dell, Golden Gate Park
Matt L. Roar
Marisa Crawford
Sara Borjas
Truong Tran
Light Jacket 6
Saturday September 30, 2023 at 3 pm
Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park
Anhvu Buchanan
Joni Flint-Gonzales
Ivy Johnson
Hannah Lamb-Vines
Light Jacket 5
Saturday July 27, 2023 at 6:30 pm
The big stump near 9th and Lincoln, Golden Gate Park
Elliott Sky Case
Soledad Con Carne
N. Cuzzi
Steve Orth
Light Jacket 4
Saturday July 8, 2023 at 3 pm
Heroes Grove, Golden Gate Park
Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta
Scout Faller
Felix Dina
stevie redwood
Light Jacket 3
Saturday June 3, 2023 at 3 pm
Portals of the Past, Golden Gate Park
Angel Dominguez
Misha Crafts
Kelly Hoffer
Amy Berkowitz
Light Jacket 2
Saturday April 22, 2023 at 3 pm
Behind the Rose Garden, Golden Gate Park
Sarah Heady
Peach Kander
Hannah Kezema
Eric Sneathen
Light Jacket 1
Saturday March 18, 2023 at 3 pm
The Ghirardelli Card Shelter, Golden Gate Park
Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
Carrie Hunter
Audra Puchalski
Raul Ruiz