Genny Lim

Genevieve (Genny) Lim (born December 15, 1946, in San Francisco, California) is an American poet, playwright, and performer. She served as the Chair of Community Arts and Education Committee, and as Chair of the Advisory Board for the San Francisco Writers Corps. She has performed with Max Roach, Herbie Lewis, Francis Wong, and Jon Jang among others in San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Houston and Chicago.

Life
She graduated with her BA and MA from San Francisco State University, and later with a certificate in broadcast journalism from Columbia University in 1973. She teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She lives in San Francisco with her two daughters, Colette and Danielle. Her papers are held at University of California Santa Barbara.

Awards

 * 1981 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation
 * Bay Guardian Goldie, Creative Work Fund and Rockefeller for "Songline: The Spiritual Tributary of Paul Robeson Jr. and Mei Lanfang," collaboration with Jon Jang and James Newton.
 * James Wong Howe Award for Paper Angels (Premiered July 2000, UC Zellerbach Playhouse).
 * 2022 Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN Oakland

Works

 * Contributed to This Bridge Called My Back in 1981.
 * Featured poet in festivals that took place in Venezuela, Sarajevo, Italy and Bosnia-Hercegovina (2007).
 * Contributed to This Bridge Called My Back in 1981.
 * Featured poet in festivals that took place in Venezuela, Sarajevo, Italy and Bosnia-Hercegovina (2007).