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Berkeley Poetry Walk

A Berkeley sidewalk etched with 128 cast-iron poems.

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On an unassuming Berkeley, California, sidewalk, 128 cast-iron panels (each weighing 55 pounds) display a poem. Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Hass selected the 128 poems for the public art piece on Addison Street between Shattuck and Milvia.

Sponsored by the City of Berkeley Civic Arts, the Poetry Walk was created to help revitalize Berkeley's small downtown.

All of the poems have ties to Berkeley, such as a poem written by Ohlone Indians, the original inhabitants of this area of California, and a poem by Ina Coolbrith, the first poet laureate of California.

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The Poetry Walk is installed on the sidewalk on Addison Street between Shattuck and Milvia and is free to view anytime.

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2030 Addison St
Berkeley, California, 94704
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37.87097, -122.26938
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