LYRICAL / BAILEY FAN
BAILEY FAN
Spoken word poet and Lyrical Opposition’s Poet Laureate, born and raised in the Excelsior District of San Francisco.
Performances
Stages Bailey Fan has performed on, newest first.
7 Last Poems: The 7 Days of Holy Week
April 13, 2025 · Ruth Williams Opera House, San Francisco · one of the 7 Last Poets
Watch the evening on VimeoSacred Sounds: A Night of Asian-American Storytelling
February 27, 2021 · Lyrical Assembly, virtual · spoken word, with a Q&A with Cathy Park Hong
View on TumblrLyrical Ones, Episode 17: Words Are Hard
October 2, 2020 · Lyrical Opposition’s show, online · guest, as Program Director of Lyrical Academy
Watch on YouTubeDry Bones
May 12, 2019 · FirstPres Hayward Sunday Gathering, Castro Valley · inspired by Ezekiel 37
Watch on VimeoUNDIVIDED 10: COLLECTIVE
November 19, 2017 · City Life Church, San Francisco · promoted at the time as UNDIVIDED X
Event page7 Last Poems (2017)
April 2017 · one of the 7 Last Poets, with Fego Navarro · spoken word theater
Watch on Instagram7 Last Poems (2017): collaboration
April 2017 · a collaboration with Timothy Mays and Bspokeit
Watch on InstagramSouthern Lights Tour: Bay Area
May 24, 2014 · City Life Church, San Francisco · spoken word: “When I Used To”
Event pageEaster 2012 service
Easter 2012 · City Life Church, San Francisco · spoken word: “It Is Finished”
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Dry Bones
An original spoken word piece inspired by Ezekiel 37, performed at FirstPres Hayward’s Sunday Gathering in Castro Valley on May 12, 2019.
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Bailey Fan has been with Lyrical Opposition since 2020. She joined as Program Director of Lyrical Academy, creating writing workshops where artists can come to write and express themselves, and on July 1, 2023, became Lyrical Opposition’s Poet Laureate.
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Biography
Bailey Fan is born and raised in the Excelsior District of San Francisco, CA. She’s a spoken word poet and is heavily involved with the communities she’s a part of. Bailey has been with Lyrical Opposition since 2020. She works to build, manage, and cultivate community partnerships in school systems and provides various career pathways for the youth. Bailey performed on various stages and speaks about many socially-relevant and impactful subjects. She places a lot of value on wellness and mental health.
Bailey is Lyrical Opposition’s Poet Laureate, an official title, and previously served as Program Director of Lyrical Academy.