Red — bright red against the clouds
a cardinal sits high
wavering with the wind
Such a thin blue line
circles the top of the world
San Luis Obispo County's Connection to Arts and Culture
Red — bright red against the clouds
a cardinal sits high
wavering with the wind
Such a thin blue line
circles the top of the world
Kevin Patrick Sullivan, a Poet Laureate Emeritus of San Luis Obispo, is the co-founder/curator of the annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival since 1984. His books include First Sight, The Space Between Things, UNIMPAIRED, and a number of chapbooks. His poems are in Solo, Hummingbird, Askew, Lummox, Miramar, and Spillway among other journals and anthologies. He co-founded and for 35 years ran Corners of the Mouth at Linnaea’s Café, a monthly event featuring poets and open readings. He is co-editor of Corners of the Mouth: A Celebration of Thirty Years at the Annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival.