Quiet Lightning / literary mixtape curated by Kevin Dublin & Antony Fangary

Quiet Lightning / literary mixtape curated by Kevin Dublin & Antony Fangary

Quiet Lightning presents their 140th show, curated by Kevin Dublin & Antony Fangary and held virtually on Monday, May 3, 2021, with readings/performance by (in the following order): Rohan…

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Better Ancestors: Kai Sugioka-Stone, Amanda Muñiz, Isabelle Khoo-Miller, Arlene Biala & Melissa Merin

Better Ancestors: Kai Sugioka-Stone, Amanda Muñiz, Isabelle Khoo-Miller, Arlene Biala & Melissa Merin

Quiet Lightning hosted the second Better Ancestors, a quarterly series showcasing writers of color, with a virtual event on Monday, April 5, 2021. Hosted by Rhea Dhanbhoora and featuring,…

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Better Ancestors: Nia McAllister, Josiah Luis Alderete, Brontez Purnell, Greer Nakadegawa-Lee & Aja Couchois Duncan

Better Ancestors: Nia McAllister, Josiah Luis Alderete, Brontez Purnell, Greer Nakadegawa-Lee & Aja Couchois Duncan

Quiet Lightning hosted the premiere of Better Ancestors, a quarterly series showcasing writers of color, with a virtual event on Monday, Jan 4, 2021. Hosted…

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front cover of Via Negativa by July Westhale

July Westhale & Katie Tandy discuss Via Negativa: Poems

Our dear friend and former columnist July Westhale talks with QL board member Katie Tandy about Westhale’s new book of poems Via Negativa (Kore Press,…

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art by Judit Navratil

Quiet Lightning / Poetry in Virtual Parks

Quiet Lightning presents their 135th show and the 6th annual Poetry in Parks, produced in collaboration with California State Parks and held virtually on Monday, September 7,…

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The videopoetry for La Chica's Field Guide to Banzai Living by Jennifer Hasegawa

The videopoetry for La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living by Jennifer Hasegawa

Check out these videopoems Jennifer Hasegawa made for poems in La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living! The book came out from Omnidawn in April…

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sPARKLE & bLINK 105 by Evan Karp

Virtual Quiet Lightning!

Quiet Lightning presents their 133rd show, held virtually on Monday, May 4, 2020, with readings/performance by (in the following order): Ronny Kerr » Joe Donohoe » Keith Mark Gaboury » Jon Bennett » Cynthia Darling » Leigh…

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Quiet Lightning @ Old Devil Moon by Evan Karp

Quiet Lightning @ Old Devil Moon

Quiet Lightning presents their 132nd show, held at Old Devil Moon on Monday, March 2, 2020, with readings/performance by (in the following order): Gustavo Barahona-López » Jyoti Arvey » Nicole Henares » Jennifer Lewis » Kai…

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Quiet Lightning @ The Balboa Theatre

Quiet Lightning presents their 131st show, held inside the Balboa Theatre on Monday, January 7, 2020, with readings/performance by (in the following order): Sean Taylor » Robert Pesich » Caitlyn Clark » Thea…

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photo from the launch of Mimi Lok's Last of Her Name, held at The Bindery on 10/22/19, by Evan Karp

Quiet Lightning / 10 Year Anniversary

Quiet Lightning holds a reading and celebration 10 years from the date of their first show, on December 14, 2019, at The Bindery in San…

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