Poppy State: Commune with California

This program is included in the cost of standard Garden admission, which can be purchased online in advance or day-of at the gate.

Saturday, October 18, 2025
3:45-4:45pm
San Francisco Botanical Garden — Garden of Fragrance

About the Program

A part of Litquake Secret Garden series 

Join our guide Myriam Gurba and a gaggle of poets and musicians as they traverse themes of language, power, & ancestry in California.

Forest bath? Sure. Or come yell at a beautiful plant. Whatever suits you. Part poetic performance, part storytelling, part study of place, join our guide Myriam Gurba and a gaggle of poets and musicians as they traverse themes of language, power, ancestry, and California’s ecology, in the structure of a labyrinthine secret garden. Close out our afternoon series in the gardens with poets Caroline M. Mar, Wendy M. Thompson, and Mukethe Kawinzi. Limited seating. BYO chair or blanket, encouraged. No RSVP required.

Musical interludes by Rosie Cima and Jenny Haniver.

Book sales for this event coordinated by Green Apple Books.

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Heavy rain cancels. Admission to the Garden is free for San Francisco residents, veterans, Museums for All/EBT participants, and Gardens members.