Artist Feature: Al Robles

Today's #MondayArtistFeature (with a slightly new ~look~) is the legendary Filipino poet Al Robles (1930-2009). Robles grew up in the Fillmore District of San Francisco and was an essential member of KSW when it was getting started in the 70s. Robles' poetry was impacted by the neighborhood and Filipinx community he grew up with and was deeply invested in. To learn more about his incredible life, you can watch the 2008 documentary directed by Curtis Choy titled "Manilatown is in the Heart: Time Travel with Al Robles." (Image 1 credit to Jeremy Keith Villaluz, Image 2 unknown, Image 3 credit to Choppy Oshiro)
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[Image Description: 1: A red background with white and red stripes in the top right and bottom left corner. Text in white at the top reads "Artist Feature, Al Robles, poet." There is a black and white picture of Robles in the middle. 2: a black and white photo of early KSW members. There is a red arrow pointing at Robles. 3: a light blue poster that says “reclaiming our roots” and an illustration of Robles wearing glasses, a white beard, and a blue shirt. White text on the bottom says “poster from a 2015 KSW event featuring an illustration of Robles.”]