• 5th Annual Ecopoetry Festival at the John Muir House

    John Muir House 4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, CA, CA, United States

    The Fifth Annual Ecopoetry Festival will feature two poet laureates of Central Valley cities, along with special guests.  Indigo Moor, current laureate of Sacramento, and...

    Free
  • GET LIT #36 (MUSIC BY MICHAEL ALSO)

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    IT'S OUR 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Come celebrate 36 continuous months of Nomadic Press' Get Lit show! Started by J. K. Fowler and Annelyse Gelman three years ago, we have been graced with the...

    $10 – $25
  • Mark Greenside

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Mark Greenside Reads from (not quite) Mastering the Art of French Living, a sequel of sorts to I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do), about which the San...

  • Keep Begin Detach: Yoko Ono

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Keep Begin Detach: Multimedia Essays Come to EM Wolfman for an exploration of text and image, music and silence, meditation and performance. Inspired by Yoko...

  • Poets giovanni singleton and Carmen Gimenez Smith

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Born in New York, poet Carmen Giménez Smith earned a BA in English from San Jose State University and an MFA in creative writing from...

    Free
  • May Day, May Day–Lyrics & Dirges

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Jump from spring to summer with a literary reading that will leave you giddy and bubbly with. . . DeMareon Gipson Liz Green Barbara Jane...

  • InsideStoryTime: Persist

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    Coming up: InsideStorytime SWAY at Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster St, Oakland, on Thursday May 17th, 7-9 pm, will feature, Kaitlin Solimine (Empire of Glass), Townsend Walker (3 Women 4...

    Free
  • Todd Robert Petersen presents IT NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE WE TRIED

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Thursday, May 17 7pm EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Todd Robert Petersen to discuss his novel, It Needs to Look Like We Tried, on Tuesday, May 17th at 7pm. “Todd Robert...

  • Poetry Flash presents Melissa Stein and C. Dale Young

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Melissa Stein’s new book of poems is Terrible Blooms. The New York Times says, “Ms. Stein reminds us that there is no honey—rough, or otherwise—without the sting.”...

    Free
  • Friday Night Poetry: w/ Carmen Giménez Smith & MK Chavez

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    Friday, May 18 7:00pm East Bay Booksellers is excited to host a fantastic Friday night of contemporary poetry, featuring Carmen Giménez Smith and MK Chavez, on May 18th at 7pm. Carmen...

  • THERE

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    NEXT THERE: THERE 23 – Friday, May 18, 2018, with East Bay novelist Cameron MacKenzie, award-winning local writer Tamara Schuyler, local novelist Yang Huang,and musical guest TBA. THERE (THe Eastbay Reading Extravaganza)...

  • David Ulrich

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    David Ulrich presents Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice of Photography, an unprecedented photography practice that guides you to the creativity at your our fingertips,...

  • AfroSurreal Writers Monthly Meeting

    AfroSurreal Writers Workshop Oakland, CA, United States

    Folks, do the grown person thing and RSVP yes only if you can confirm your attendance so we can plan accordingly. We need to know...

  • Spring Poetry & Place | El Cerrito

    El Cerrito Community Center 7007 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito, CA, United States

    Spring Poetry & Place | El Cerrito Please join us on Sunday, May 20 from 1:30 - 5 pm at the El Cerrito Community Center...

    Free
  • Jason Dewees

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Join Mrs. Dalloway's and the Mediterranean Garden Society for a talk and signing by Jason Dewee's on his just released book, Designing with Palms (photography by Caitlin...

  • Daegan Miller discusses THIS RADICAL LAND

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Daegan Miller to the store to discuss his book, This Radical Land: A Natural History of American Dissent, on Tuesday, May 22nd at 7pm.  Joining him in conversation...

  • Geoffrey G. O’Brien, Jane Gregory, and Wendy Trevino

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Wendy Trevino was born & raised in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. She is a Grant Writer in San Francisco, where she shares...

    Free
  • Kim Malcolm presents A COUNTRY WITHIN

    East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, Oakland

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Kim Malcolm to the store to discuss her book, A Country Within: A Journey of Love and Hope During the Refugee Crisis in Greece, on Thursday,...

  • Poetry Flash presents Jane Mead and Carol Muske-Dukes

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Jane Mead’s new book of poems is World of Made and Unmade. C.D. Wright said, “As the laundry room floods and the grape harvest gets done; as...

    Free
  • Ted Scheinman

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    reads from Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan, a raucous tour through the world of Mr. Darcy imitations, tailored gowns, and tipsy ballroom...

  • Bay Area Queer Zine Fest Fundraiser

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    The 2nd annual Bay Area Queer Zine Fest is coming back September 9! What better way to get people pumped about zines than to have...

  • MARY Journal Release Reading

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    On Saturday, May 26th, MARY: A Journal of New Writing will be holding a release party for the latest print edition of MARY Journal! Join us from...

  • Book Release: Cotton Candy by Jeremy Fernando

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Jeremy Fernando's full-length poetry collection, Cotton Candy! It's going to be an amazing...

  • Saturday Night Special, A “Salty” Open Mic

    Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Is it summer yet? At SNS we're feeling SALTY and we're ready to sweat, so bring us your sexiest, SALTIEST, summer stories, poems, songs, stand-up,...

  • Oakland First Fridays at Nomadic Press!

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! Join us at Nomadic Press as we celebrate Oakland First Fridays! Featuring readings by...

    $10 – $15