As always, we'd love to hear your (three-minute) poems, stories, comedic sketches, songs, or dances on our optional theme (or any topic).
Join the Oakland launch party for The Murderer’s Maid at East Bay Booksellers, and have a bloody cupcake on us!
Book & Broadside Giveaway.
She is currently a Jones Lecturer at Stanford University.
Michelle Gillett’s debut book of poems, Coming About, was selected for publication before her death from lung cancer in 2016.
We could not be more excited for this one!
Come and enjoy a friendly and informal read-around.
Free reading!
Free poetry readings!
Neurologist and poet Dawn McGuire will be in conversation with Tom Donahoe and read selections from her latest poetry collection
Poetry Flash presents two readings at a special time.
In 2015 she joined the faculty of the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Nan Cohen is the author of two books of poetry.
Free poetry readings!
This is the East Bay book launch for Hilton Obenzinger's new book, Treyf Pesach.
Selz is currently writing the biography of the artist, Sam Francis.
Free reading at a special time!
Featuring a quartet of local authors.
Come celebrate the publication of Sin Against the Race, a new novel by Oakland-based writer Gar McVey-Russell. Sin Against the Race follows the coming out journey...
Readings + music!
Come and enjoy a friendly and informal read-around.
Readings + open mic!
Rita Dove is a former U.S. Poet Laureate (1993-1995) and recipient of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry.
Free reading!
Join us at Nomadic Press for a night of poetry, book readings and conversation on the themes of collectivity, intersectionality and possibility.
Readings + music!
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Tolbert was recently named Tucson’s Poet Laureate.
Submit by 03/07!
Reading + interview.