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SUMMARY:We Are the Voices & City Lights Live Present: Alli Warren + Cedar Sigo
DESCRIPTION:celebrating the release of Alli Warren’s new poetry book \nLittle Hill \npublished by City Lights \nEvent co-presented by We Are the Voices \nThis is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights. You will need access to a computer or other device that is capable of accessing the internet. \n——- \n(Click Here) to make reservations \nEvent is free\, but reservations are required \n——– \n(Purchase Little Hill here) \nThe third full-length collection from Bay Area poet Alli Warren\, Little Hill comprises seven long poems written with propulsive prosody in a daybook fashion\, examining our present\, politically charged moment. These poems are at once energetic and contemplative\, intimate and direct\, as Warren focuses her attention on capitalism\, gender\, love\, inequality\, and resistance. Despite the dystopian now\, Warren finds promise in the smallest human instances of tenderness\, ecological connection\, and political solidarity. Little Hill is about learning to live and love in the 21st century while not shying away from all there is to struggle against. \nPraise for Little Hill: \n“Little Hill is gift more than condemnation\, though as the latter it’s unsparing. Still\, it’s a gift.”––Alice Notley \n“Alli Warren keeps company with those rare poets whose every new book is their best.”––CAConrad \n“Little Hill embodies a poetics of radical uncertainty\, one that attends to its horrific condition of possibility and is produced through the unmooring catastrophes that define our present moment: the destruction of the earth\, mass imprisonment\, late-capitalism—the litany does not end there. . . . Yet yearning\, even as it is raised tentatively\, is not crushed. In and against it all\, a question is raised—the question of what it means to love in times of terror.”—Jackie Wang\, author of Carceral Capitalism \nAlli Warren published her Poetry Center Book Award-winning debut\, Here Come the Warm Jets\, with City Lights in 2013. She is also the author of I Love It Though (Nightboat Books\, 2017)\, as well as numerous chapbooks. She has edited the literary magazine Dreamboat\, co-curated the (New) Reading Series at 21 Grand\, co-edited the Poetic Labor Project\, and contributed to SFMOMA’s Open Space. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications\, including Harpers\, Poetry\, The Brooklyn Rail\, Best American Experimental Poetry\, and BOMB. She has lived and worked in the Bay Area since 2005. \nCedar Sigo was raised on the Suquamish Reservation in the Pacific Northwest and studied at The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute. He is the editor of There You Are: Interviews\, Journals\, and Ephemera\, on Joanne Kyger (Wave Books\, 2017)\, and author of eight books and pamphlets of poetry\, including Royals (Wave Books\, 2017)\, Language Arts (Wave Books\, 2014)\, Stranger in Town (City Lights\, 2010)\, Expensive Magic (House Press\, 2008)\, and two editions of Selected Writings (Ugly Duckling Presse\, 2003 and 2005). He has taught workshops at St. Mary’s College\, Naropa University\, and University Press Books. \nAbout We Are the Voices: Through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation\, this project connects Mills College students with local and national poets\, performers\, writers\, and scholars to collaborate around transformative art and critical scholarship. \nLed by Mills Professor Sheila Lloyd\, We Are the Voices We Have Been Waiting For: Poetry\, Performance\, and Public Humanities is a five-year\, multi-pronged project that brings visiting artists and scholars to campus\, broadening the conversation for Mills students and building connections with our local community.city
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LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Litquake on Lockdown: Daniel Mallory Ortberg and Something That May Shock and Discredit You
DESCRIPTION:From the New York Times bestselling author of Texts From Jane Eyreand Merry Spinster\, writer of Slate’s “Dear Prudence” column\, and cofounder of The Toast comes this hilarious and stirring collection of essays and cultural observations spanning pop culture—from the endearingly popular to the staggeringly obscure. In Daniel Mallory Ortberg’s most personal work to date\, he offers vigorous and laugh-out-loud funny accounts of both popular and highbrow culture while mixing in meditations on gender transition\, family dynamics\, and the many meanings of faith. From a thoughtful analysis of the beauty of William Shatner to a sinister reimagining of HGTV’s House Hunters\, and featuring figures as varied as Anne of Green Gables\, Columbo\, Nora Ephron\, Apollo\, and the cast of Mean Girls\, Something That May Shock and Discredit You will make you see yourself and those around you entirely anew. FREE\, $5 suggested donation \nStreamed live at Crowdcast and Facebook Live!\nBooks are available from your favorite indie bookstores\, or order from bookshop.org!\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n \nDaniel Mallory Ortberg\nDaniel Mallory Ortberg is the “Dear Prudence” advice columnist at Slate\, the cofounder of The Toast\, and the New York Times bestselling author of Texts From Jane Eyre and The Merry Spinster.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/litquake-on-lockdown-daniel-mallory-ortberg-and-something-that-may-shock-and-discredit-you/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco,Virtual
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Meredith Talusan in conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan / Fairest: A Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith and The Bindery host a virtual event with Meredith Talusan for her new memoir Fairest. She’ll be in conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan (Long Black Veil; Good Boy: My Life in 7 Dogs)! Please join us. \n“A ball of light hurled into the dark undertow of migration and survival.” – Ocean Vuong \n“Talusan sails past the conventions of trans and immigrant memoirs.” – The New York Times Book Review \nWe’ll be streaming live on our Facebook page. \nFriends\, neighbors: We are pleased to be able to bring you some of our events virtually while our doors are otherwise closed in the interest of public health. If you’d like to support the store\, you can still do that in the usual ways: \n> Buy the book and we’ll deliver it directly to your door.\n> Buy one of our gift certificates\, which we keep on file and never expire.\n> Make a donation. \nThank you very much for your support – we’re proud to be a legacy business and a mainstay of the Haight-Ashbury since 1976! \n\nFairest is a memoir about a precocious boy with albinism\, a “sun child” from a rural Philippine village\, who would grow up to become a woman in America. Coping with the strain of parental neglect and the elusive promise of U.S. citizenship\, Talusan found childhood comfort from her devoted grandmother\, a grounding force as she was treated by others with special preference or public curiosity. As an immigrant to the United States\, Talusan came to be perceived as white. An academic scholarship to Harvard provided access to elite circles of privilege but required Talusan to navigate through the complex spheres of race\, class\, sexuality\, and her place within the gay community. She emerged as an artist and an activist questioning the boundaries of gender. Talusan realized she did not want to be confined to a prescribed role as a man\, and transitioned to become a woman\, despite the risk of losing a man she deeply loved. Throughout her journey\, Talusan shares poignant and powerful episodes of desirability and love that will remind readers of works such as Call Me By Your Name and Giovanni’s Room. Her evocative reflections will shift our own perceptions of love\, identity\, gender\, and the fairness of life. \n\nMeredith Talusan is an award-winning author and journalist who has written for The Guardian\, The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, The Nation\, WIRED\, SELF\, and Condé Nast Traveler\, among many other publications\, and has contributed to several essay collections. She has received awards from GLAAD\, The Society of Professional Journalists\, and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. She is also the founding executive editor of them.\, Condé Nast’s LGBTQ+ digital platform\, where she is currently contributing editor. Photo by Albrica Tierra. Photo by Albrica Tierra. \nProfessor Jennifer Finney Boylan\, author of fifteen books\, is the inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer in Residence at Barnard College of Columbia University. Her column “Men & Women” appears on the op/ed page of the New York Times on alternate Wednesdays. She serves on the Board of Trustees of PEN America\, the nonprofit advocating for authors\, readers\, and freedom of expression.  From 2011 to 2018 she served on the Board of Directors of GLAAD; she was co-chair of GLAAD’s board of directors from 2013-17. She also is a member of the faculty of the Breadloaf Writers’ Conference of Middlebury College\, and the Sirenland Writers’ Conference in Positano\, Italy.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-meredith-talusan-in-conversation-with-jennifer-finney-boylan-fairest-a-memoir/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:YOU'RE GOING TO DIE PRESENTS: YOU. ARE. NOT. ALONE.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 4\, 2020\n6:30 PM 9:00 PM\nGLOBALLY (map)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’re Going to Die Presents: YOU. ARE. NOT. ALONE.\nan online community event\nfor enlivening connection\nfeaturing words & music from\nThe Feelings Parade\nThe Singer and The Songwriter\nChelsea Coleman\nNick Jaina\nJordan Edelheit\nNed Buskirk\n& more\, more\, more…. \nYou’re Going to Die offers a mortally conscious & enliveningly entertaining experience\, proudly presenting great artists as they deserve to be presented: in the concert context of acknowledging their mortal magic…\nHonestly. We just wanna have a fun night together.\nWe might cry\, but mainly we’re gonna laugh & sing a lot. \nVirtual Doors at 6:30pm\nShow at 7pm\nEnds at 9pm\nREGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/3gbDTmr \nTICKETING:\nLike so many other artists & nonprofits with an event focus\, much of our work for the foreseeable future is cancelled. For this special online event we suggest that people pay between $10-50\, but don’t hesitate to go above or below based on what feels possible. And PLEASE\, if you are suddenly in financial danger\, DO NOT pay us. We’re just happy you’re alive & able to join. If you’re still earning income (or are just generally resourced)\, we very much welcome your generosity.\nVenmo: @YG-2D\nPaypal: chelsea@yg2d.com \nMortally Yours\,\nthe You’re Going to Die Team\nwww.yg2d.com
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SUMMARY:Quarantine Storytime // Miah Jeffra
DESCRIPTION:During the Shelter in Place\, CLA is presenting live readings online with poets\, writers\, and translators\, and the local presses who publish them. \nOur final event features Miah Jeffra\, author of The Fabulous Ekphrastic Fantastic: Essays (Sibling Rivalry Press) and The First Church of What’s Happening (Nomadic Press). Miah’s reading will be streamed on Facebook Live and Instagram Live on Thursday\, June 4 at 7PM. \nPraise for The Fabulous Ekphrastic Fantastic: \n“Miah Jeffra is that rare writer who’s as committed to the individual sentence as much as he is to developing a bold\, animated vision. These short pieces are nothing less than an ongoing art of survival\, and they’re irresistible in their force\, innovation\, and vulnerability.” — Paul Lisicky \nPraise for The First Church of What’s Happening: \n“Miah Jeffra does not use his imagination to protect himself or to protect us. Instead\, he gives us stories of reckless tenderness and anger and sorrow and lust—that overflow with images of wonder and desire. How wonderful!” –Robert Glück \nMiah Jeffra is a writer\, artist\, curator and educator\, currently living in San Francisco. A military brat\, Jeffra moved throughout their childhood\, but most identifies the South as home. \nThey spent their high school years in Baltimore\, and then moved to Atlanta\, where they studied English\, Music and Theatre at Oglethorpe University. \nMiah later studied in the MFA Writing Program in Critical Studies at the California Institute of the Arts and the MA program in English at San Francisco State University. Jeffra teaches Writing\, Drama\, Media and Cultural Studies at Santa Clara University and The San Francisco Art Institute\, and is Founding Editor and Production Designer for queer literary collaborative\, Foglifter Press. \nJeffra finds interest in community-centered arts and discourse and chooses to maintain a multi-disciplinary studio practice for its collaborative possibilities. The subjects of their work range from psycho-geography\, urban studies and class to gender structures and whiteness as oppressive construct. Influences include Augusto Boal\, Anna Deavere Smith\, Richard Rodriguez\, Peter Brook\, Angela Davis\, Richard Schechner\, James Baldwin\, Judith Butler\, Michael Cunningham\, Toni Morrison\, Adrian Piper\, Colum McCann\, Olafur Eliasson\, Guy Debord and the Situationists\, Whoopi Goldberg\, Joe Goode\, West African dance forms\, and other artists/writers who emphasize process in their work.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/quarantine-storytime-miah-jeffra/
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SUMMARY:The Racket Weekly : A Necessary Distraction
DESCRIPTION:The Racket Weekly : A NECESSARY DISTRACTION\, JUNE 4th\, 7PM \nZOOM LINK TO COME \nYou know what’s good right now? Distraction. We know it looks different for all of us\, but regardless if it’s a drink or two at the end of the day\, a deep dive into an epic\, a six film movie marathon\, a wet cloth over your eyes\, a dog\, a cat\, a mouse\, a bird\, a documentary on tigers – whatever it might be it is more necessary than ever. Our quintet of readers will be discussing their distractions\, what’s keeping the bad thoughts at bay\, or inviting them into stay. \n6/4 PST\, 7PM\, ZOOOOOOOOOOM. \nThe Readers (So Far): \nJames Cagney\nEmily Pinkerton\nWesley Cohen\nChris Danzig
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-racket-weekly-a-necessary-distraction/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Author Alex George Discussing THE PARIS HOURS | GGP Online Zoom Chat
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, June 4\, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for an online discussion with author Alex George\, discussing his new historical fiction novel\, THE PARIS HOURS. \nOur discussion will be webcast on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87893211762. \n  \n(Order your copy of THE PARIS HOURS in hard cover at bit.ly/GGPParisHC\, or in audiobook from Libro.fm at bit.ly/GGPParisLibro.) \nMay 2020 Indie Next List\n\n“Alex George has woven a beautiful tapestry of a historical novel in The Paris Hours through four colorful\, intertwining threads. Each of the characters will touch your heart with their stories of love\, loss\, the ravages of war\, and their search for answers and a path to pick up the broken pieces of their lives. Lush with descriptions of 1927’s Paris and the appearance of many famous cultural figures of the era\, The Paris Hours will transport readers to a time and place they will be reluctant to leave until the last unexpected moment.”\n— Betsy Von Kerens\, The Bookworm of Omaha\, Omaha\, NE \nDescription\n\n“Like All the Light We Cannot See\, The Paris Hours explores the brutality of war and its lingering effects with cinematic intensity. The ending will leave you breathless.” —Christina Baker Kline\, author of Orphan Train and A Piece of the World \nOne day in the City of Light. One night in search of lost time. \nParis between the wars teems with artists\, writers\, and musicians\, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city’s most famous citizens\, four regular people are each searching for something they’ve lost. \nCamille was the maid of Marcel Proust\, and she has a secret: when she was asked to burn her employer’s notebooks\, she saved one for herself. Now she is desperate to find it before her betrayal is revealed. Souren\, an Armenian refugee\, performs puppet shows for children that are nothing like the fairy tales they expect. Lovesick artist Guillaume is down on his luck and running from a debt he cannot repay—but when Gertrude Stein walks into his studio\, he wonders if this is the day everything could change. And Jean-Paul is a journalist who tells other people’s stories\, because his own is too painful to tell. When the quartet’s paths finally cross in an unforgettable climax\, each discovers if they will find what they are looking for. \nTold over the course of a single day in 1927\, Alex George’s The Paris Hours takes four ordinary people whose stories\, told together\, are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit. \nAbout the Author\n\nA native of England\, Alex George read law at Oxford University and worked for eight years as a corporate lawyer in London and Paris. He has lived in the Midwest of the United States for the last sixteen years. He is the founder and director of the Unbound Book Festival\, and is the owner of Skylark Bookshop\, an independent bookstore in downtown Columbia\, Missouri. \nAlex is the author of The Paris Hours\, A Good American\, and Setting Free the Kites.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/author-alex-george-discussing-the-paris-hours-ggp-online-zoom-chat/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Eves At The Virtual Beat
DESCRIPTION:During Women’s History month a constellation of events brought together a group of fabulous womxn+ writers. The meeting of these hearts and minds exploded into something powerful and a new monthly reading series concept was born\, “Eves at the Beat”. \nJune’s Eves At The Virtual Beat will feature \nAmalia Alvarez\nLyndsey Ellis\nLeticia Hernandez\nNaomi Quiñonez\nAlia Volz\nOphelia Williams\nhosted by Janice Blaze Rocke\ncurated by Nicole Henares \nTopic: Eves At The Beat On Zoom\nTime: Jun 4\, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83865957296?pwd=L3Vhc0szQkdZTTJRblh4M2MrVFRPUT09 \nMeeting ID: 838 6595 7296\nPassword: 077226\nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,83865957296#\,\,1#\,077226# US (San Jose)\n+12532158782\,\,83865957296#\,\,1#\,077226# US (Tacoma) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\nMeeting ID: 838 6595 7296\nPassword: 077226\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kebI0idpfg
URL:https://litseen.com/event/eves-at-the-virtual-beat/
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CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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