Heading into its fourth consecutive year, Get Lit is a community gathering of 12–15 writers reading NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute...
Join us every other month at 7pm for a featured poet, an open mic and great drinks and treats! Featured Poet: Gene Kahane (more dates/poets...
A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press.
Join us for a reading that brings together the work of Laotian poet and dancer Krysada Phounsiri and Cambodian writer Sieu Sean Do. Krysada Phounsiri's...
STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Addison is one block south of and parallel to University Ave. between Acton & Bonar St. Parking on...
Monday night's Weekly Poetry Workshop at House of Sake in Walnut Creek.Bring one or two, at most, poems with copies to be passed out to...
Slam Jam is a monthly series featuring a rotating lineup of some of the SF Bay Area's most radical poets accompanied by the Noise All-Stars,...
It’s 2020! So let’s combine two poetry readings into one! And have a new year poetry extravaganza! Poets include Lewis Freedman, Clay A.D., Caspar Heinemann,...
THE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST! Bringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1999, and...
Local award-winning author, Ellery Akers, will be launching her new book, Swerve: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Resistance on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at Moe's Books. She will...
Poetry Connection reading series presents CB Follett and Joseph Zaccardi, hosted by Terry Lucas, Marin County Poet Laureate, open mic to follow, light refreshments, The...
It's going down! Jan 10th @ Cafe Leila 7-9:30 pm My Word turns 3 Kicking off the season is no other than Tony Aldarondo &...
Help us bring in 2020 right. 10 books, 10 new Nomadic Press authors, 1 night. Join us as we celebrate (and release) new books by:...
This is a night of zine readings from Bay Area Queer Zine Fest peeps on the eve of the fest. Come hear us vocalize pieces...
Lyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...
Join us in celebrating the official release of Suzanne Stein's 21st century technicolor epic NEW SUTRAS at The Lede in Old Oakland, a new bar/restaurant...
Poetry Express presents Caroline Goodwin in a featured poetry reading, open mic before and after featured reading, hosted by Bruce Bagnell, Himalayan Flavors Restaurant, back...
The perfect Valentine's Day or anniversary gift: An illustrated collection of love and relationship advice from New Yorker writer Patricia Marx, with illustrations from New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Everyone's heard...
presens Merge Left:Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America. "The book for anyone interested in cross-racial solidarity on behalf of racial and economic justice...
Join us at Books Inc. Alameda to celebrate 15 years of serving our community! Come for snacks, activities for the kids, music, and fun with...
EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS celebrates the latest issue of their dear friends at ZYZZYVA on Friday, January 24! ZYZZYVA dedicates its most recent issue to the...
Prose, poetry and artwork from the Civil Liberties United anthology, featuring Lorraine Bonner, Sue Granzella, Anahita Miller, Sridevi Ramanathan & Shizue Seigel, The anthology includes...
An artist showcase and open mic night honoring the voices of black women.
Come Write With Us! Novelists, poets, nonfiction writers, artists, all genre/ genrequeer/ no genre. We'll bring a few writing prompts/ poems to help start you...
Welcome back! I'm excited to see my SNS family following our annual holiday hiatus, for our first reading of 2020. Our January theme (suggested by...
Norman Fischer is a poet, essayist, and Zen Buddhist priest. The latest of his more than twenty-five prose and poetry titles are the serial poems On...
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Art Cullen in conversation with Michael Pollan Art Cullen is editor of The Storm Lake Times, a family-run newspaper published in Storm...
Discussing Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity. Watch this space for info on ticketing. Wednesday, January 29,...
Please join us for the seventh installment of #we, a talk and performance series of queer perspectives hosted by Richard Loranger. Each event features two...
THE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST! Bringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1999, and...