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Sights and Sounds is your weekly guide the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. During the pandemic, we're offering suggestions for ways to experience art and culture from home. This week, host Jenee Darden speaks with San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck. "Tribal Chant" by Carol Lee Sanchez Poet Carol Lee Sanchez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and later studied at San Francisco State University. She taught at her alma mater, along with Mills Colleges and other universities in California. Sanchez is of Laguna Pueblo, Sioux and Lebanese-American heritage. Her poem "Tribal Chant" is about her mixed-race identity. “Good Grease” by Mary TallMountain The late Mary TallMountain was a Native Alaskan writer , but spent much of her life in San Francisco. She founded the Tenderloin Women Writers Workshop. Much of her work centers on her Native American culture. Her beloved poem “Good Grease” reminisces over a family meal. Watch/listen to her read her poem. "The |