(Charles Kruger) Marcus Banks is a curious man with a taste for the confessional blog post and the personal essay. He wonders about writers and…
(Stellar Cassidy) She is part romantic, part bad ass; part Mary Oliver, part Charles Bukowski; part musician, part poet, and unafraid of letting all these…
(Charles Kruger) Sam Sax, Nic Alea and Andrew Paul Nelson organized New Poetry Mission a few months ago. What they had in mind was a reading…
(Evan Karp) Because of a free, two-hour introductory sail, a woman quit her job, sold everything she owned, and put all her savings down to…
(Evan Karp) They were allowed to play that afternoon. It was only two blocks away, their own personal Garden of Eden. Pouring their lives into…
(Nicole McFeely) Beautiful. Simple. Quiet brick. Mixed wood. Cushioned chairs. They offered us cookies and tea, but should we touch anything? Should we? The Matthews…
(Charles Kruger) On August 19, Writing Without Walls took their show to The Subterranean Arthouse in Berkeley, consistent with their goal of “addressing the Bay…
(Charles Kruger) When “Lyrics and Dirges” takes over Pegasus Books in Berkeley for their monthly reading series, readers will often include nationally known writers along…
(Evan Karp) After adding the brilliant Jen G to replace Andrew Paul Nelson, who is busy with the band, the new shit show is in…
(Charles Kruger) Beloved poet/teacher/activist and Mills College MFA Meg Day has been a huge contributor to the Bay Area literary scene for the past several years. She…