Quiet Lightning / Better Ancestors: Valentina De Roca Fuerte, Lourdes Figueroa, Kelechi Ubozoh, ASHA & Teju Adisa-Farrar

Quiet Lightning / Better Ancestors: Valentina De Roca Fuerte, Lourdes Figueroa, Kelechi Ubozoh, ASHA & Teju Adisa-Farrar

Quiet Lightning presents the third Better Ancestors, featuring readings and performance by Valentina De Roca Fuerte, Lourdes Figueroa, Kelechi Ubozoh, ASHA and Teju Adisa-Farrar. ABOUT THE SERIES One of Quiet Lightning’s efforts to…

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Safety & The First Amendment – Holiday Fundraiser

Safety & The First Amendment – Holiday Fundraiser

The San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) will host its annual holiday fundraiser online this year and it is dedicated to the intriguing theme of…

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Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman

Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman

Event will be held on Zoom. Click the link in the event description for info. https://poetry.sfsu.edu/events/29160-collected-poems-bob-kaufman-celebration-his… In celebration of the recent publication of the Collected Poems…

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Celebrating RESISTENCIA: Poems of Protest and Revolution

Celebrating RESISTENCIA: Poems of Protest and Revolution

Mark Eisner and Tina Escaja with Carolina De Robertis, Romina Funes, Jack Hirschman, Rebeca Lane, Jessica Powell, and more. Opening statement by Elaine Katzenberger, Executive Director of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers Co-presented by City…

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City Lights LIVE!

City Lights LIVE!

Join us for our first livestream as we honor our worldwide community of friends with this special online gathering. About this Event With special guests…

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Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman: A celebration on his 95th birthday—poetry and jazz

Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman: A celebration on his 95th birthday—poetry and jazz

In celebration of the recent publication of the Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman, edited by Neeli Cherkovski, Raymond Foye, and Tate Swindell, by City Lights…

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Love Songs for Dyslexic Hearts: A Night of Poetry at Alley Cat Books

Love Songs for Dyslexic Hearts: A Night of Poetry at Alley Cat Books

Featuring Kim Shuck and the legendary bloodflower. Featuring Jack Hirschman, Rusty Rebar, Wrob Rosenberger, Jack Mellender, James Zealous, and the legendary bloodflower! The second hour…

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photos of Saint Mary's MFA

Lightning Strikes: A benefit for Saint Mary’s Rising Writers

DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 7, 2019 – 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. LOCATION: Dolby Chadwick Gallery 210 Post St #205, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA View a…

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flier for A World Without Wars - Part 1

A World Without Wars – Part 2

IN CELEBRATION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE 6TH OVERTHROWING CAPITALISM ANTHOLOGY NINA SERRANO ARNOLDO GARCIA JULIE ROGERS DIEGO DE LEO JEANNE POWELL CAROL DENNEY NILOUFAR TALEBI…

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flier for the San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival 2019

SFCohenFest: A Night of Cohen Poetry, Literature, and Music

The San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival – A Celebration of Leonard’s Music, Poetry, Insight & Humor – Night #1 Readings, recitations, and reflections on Leonard’s…

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