All That Glitters is an homage to the dreamers and schemers that make the Bay Area unique. San Francisco artist Kaytea Petro uses a homemade hibiscus ink to illustrate historic photos, lovingly depicting a bygone era. More of her work can be seen at kayteapetro.com or on her Instagram.
All the the writings were created by students at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. Many of the source photos used to create the drawings come from the San Francisco Public Library’s Photo Collection.
Golden Gate Theatre, 1952
Unidentified
By Rowan Penn and Cora Shimetz
Unidentified run and hideyour face awayin the cold chill of the theater.Unidentified disguise your pridebehind the stagebury your sorrows in thevelvet seat.Unidentified confide in the usherthis is your first performance after allof what you thoughtwould be many.Unidentified set your worries asidethe future is inevitable.Unidentified cheers come from the crowdas act one comes to an endIntermission.Unidentified guideyour feet upstairsto the lavatory.Unidentified watch as you collidewith a passerbyand get sent sprawling.Unidentified remain outsidethe windowsillclinging with your fingertips.Unidentified notice the diagonal windowstrailing down to the people below.Unidentified flashescreep up next to your sight.Unidentified is how you’re rememberedtrapped in a photographUnidentified life is a joyrideand yours is reaching its end.Unidentified you survived the fallbut the landingis much less forgiving.
About the poets: Rowan Penn and Cora Shimetz are students at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts.
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