(Maureen Blennerhassett) Before I publicly criticize a New York Times best seller, a cult icon, a writer whose words I admire, let me just say…
(Evan Karp) In case you haven’t noticed, Portuguese Artists Colony is en fuego. There’s something about confines that allows us to grow, and when we…
(Charles Kruger) The ‘Lectric Collective consists of Jillian Roberts, Kelsa Trom and Sarah Rothberg, friends who attended UC Berkeley together to study creative writing. They…
(Evan Karp) Carey Tennis hosted Portuguese Artists Colony this month as Caitlin Myer, founder of the San Francisco-based series visited Portugal for the first time….
(Charles Kruger) Poetry Center San Jose is one of those organizations that transcends the hip, quietly toiling away in the background to nurture the poetry…
(Nicole McFeely) City Lights was filling up fast, but there was still one seat available, and it was sandwiched between me and a nice-enough-looking gentleman…
On Thursday, Jun 23 ZYZZYVA and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers organized a Bay Area benefit to help Dean Young absorb the staggering costs of his recent heart transplant. An exceptional roster of poets each read one of Dean’s poems and one of their own.
(Evan Karp) Youth Speaks is a multi-faceted organization that understands and believes that the power, insight, creativity, and passion of young people can change the…
(Evan Karp) I lived in Fruitvale for 11 of last year’s months and worked in Berkeley for most of that time, and had a pretty…
(Evan Karp) I contract. I dilate. “Push! Push!” I wax. I wane. “Push! You can do it!” … “Congratulations! It’s a nonprofit organization.” At some…