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  • Lyrics & Dirges

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

    Lyrics and Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers.

  • Spring in Translation: Poets on Translation

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

    A reading by five poet/translators. A reading of translation, of translating and of not translating.

  • Mystical Poetry and the Awakened Heart

    Vedika Global 5950 Doyle St., Emeryville, CA, United States

    An Evening with Acharya Shunya and Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brianfeaturing heartfelt conversations on Bhakti and the Hidden Sweetness, and poetry reading by Yogacharya from her...

    Free

  • Dana Goia Reading

    El Cerrito Public Library 6510 Stockton Ave, El Cerrito, CA, United States

    Poetry reading with poet laureate Dana Goia and others

  • Small Press Celebration: Editorial Argonáutica

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    DIESEL, A Bookstore welcomes Mark Haber, Scott Esposito and Editorial Argonáutica to the store to celebrate their latest bilingual books.

  • JP Voyer

    Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join Pro Arts and Little Black Cart on April 20th, 7:00 - 9:00 at Pro Arts Gallery for a book launch and reception for the English language version of "Inquiry Into the Causes and Nature of the Misery of People" by JP Voyer.

  • Christine No + Jenee Darden

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

    Uptown Fridays reading featuring Christine No and Jenee Darden, with music by Nkechi.

  • West Marin Review VII Reading

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Readings from the contributors of the West Marin Review VII.

  • Be About It Presents: Julie Mannell + Friends

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

    Join us for a fun afternoon in Oakland! After the reading, we will meet at the Fairlyland sign at Lake Merritt for open mic readings and a low-rent afterparty.

  • Poetry Weekend: White, Davis, Ellis, + McZeal

    California Jazz Conservatory 2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    The CJC is proud to present four local poets, George Davis, Amos White, Amber McZeal, and James Ellis for our final day of Poetry Weekend.

    $20

  • Bay Area Generations #44

    The Bellevue Club 525 Bellevue Drive, Oakland, CA, United States

    Suggested donation $7.00 (admission), $10.00 with a souvenir chapbook!

    $7

  • Jacqueline Winspear

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

    Jacqueline Winspear reads from her latest Maisie Dobbs adventure, In This Grave Hour.

  • Andrés Barba

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Andrés Barba discusses and signs "Such Small Hands".

  • Shanthi Sekaran

    A2 Cafe 5212 Broadway St, Oakland, CA, United States

    She's a member of the SF Writers' Grotto and the Portuguese Artists Colony.

  • Ericka Huggins

    Grand Lake Theatre 3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Activist, former political prisoner, and poet Ericka Huggins reaches into her own history, reading the words of her sheroes and heroes.

    $10 – $20

  • THERE 14

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

    Reading series showcasing emerging and established writers from Oakland and Berkeley, with the occasional San Franciscan.

  • Lone Glen Welcomes BACS

    Lone Glen 3132 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    A celebration of the sixth anniversary of the Bay Area Correspondence School.

  • Guts, Grit & Glory Poetry Night

    Two Jacks Denim 2355 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United States

    Featuring Readings by Three Stanford Wallace Stegner Fellows.

  • Lunch Poems Student Reading

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    One of the year’s most lively events!

  • Story Hour in the Library Student Reading

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Story Hour in the Library celebrates the writers in our campus community with an annual student reading.

  • Babar in Exile

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

    The Octopus Literary Salon is proud to present Babar in Exile, a quarterly commemoration and revival of the high energy San Francisco reading series of the 1990’s, Café Babar and Paradise Lounge.

  • Patricia Lockwood

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Patricia Lockwood discusses and signs her memoir "Priestdaddy".

  • Duncan McNaughton + Norma Cole

    Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Readings by Duncan McNaughton and Norma Cole.

  • Uptown Fridays w/ Shideh Etaat + Ingrid Rojas Contreras

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

    Shideh Etaat and Ingrid Rojas Contreras read for Nomadic Press' Uptown Fridays series, with music by Phillip Michael Hermans.

    $5 – $25

  • Homegoing: An Evening with Yaa Gyasi

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

    Yaa Gyasi appears at Pegasus Books Downtown for the paperback release of her celebrated debut novel Homegoing.

    Free