Bob Perelman, Norman Fischer, James Sherry
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYNorman 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...
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Journalism and Politics in the Corn Belt: Art Cullen in conversation with Michael Pollan
Sibley Auditorium University of California, Berkeley, Bechtel Engineering Center, Berkeley, CA, United StatesPulitzer 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...
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Peggy Orenstein
First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesDiscussing Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity. Watch this space for info on ticketing. Wednesday, January 29,...
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#we music – a talk and performance series of queer perspectives
ProArts 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza (around the corner from Awaken Café), Oakland, CAPlease join us for the seventh installment of #we, a talk and performance series of queer perspectives hosted by Richard Loranger. Each event features two...
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The Berkeley Slam ft Mycah Miller!
The Starry Plough 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesTHE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST! Bringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1999, and...
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We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race, Resegregation, and Public Art
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesJeff Chang gives a talk related to his latest book, We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation. Published in 2016, it was named...
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Poets Michael Gottlieb, Brian Ang, Sara Larsen, and James Sherry
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesMichael Gottlieb is the author of twenty books, most recently Mostly Clearing, from Roof Books, published in November 2019. Other recent titles include What We...
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Bay Area Poets Coalition
Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesSTRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Addison is one block south of and parallel to University Ave. between Acton & Bonar St. Parking on...
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Poetry & the Senses: Readings by Indira Allegra, Chiyuma Elliott, and Lyn Hejinian
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesPoetry and the Senses Program Launch + Celebration With Readings by Indira Allegra, Chiyuma Elliott, and Lyn Hejinian Tuesday, February 4, 2020 5:30 – 7:00pm:...
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Ian Brennan in conversation with Kevin Army on Silenced by Sound
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYIan Brennan in conversation with Kevin Army about Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth at Moe’s Books in Berkeley, CA on Tuesday, February 4th at 7pm....
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The New Global Politics of Waste
Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesThis lecture addresses how wastes have become globalized, but also how one decision - such as China's decision not to import paper and plastic scrap...
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Tomas Moniz in Conversation with Nancy Au
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesBig Familia follows Juan Gutiérrez, a self-employed single father, as he navigates a tumultuous year of inescapable change. His daughter, Stella, is on the verge of...
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Lunch Poems: Robert Hass
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesRobert Hass’s many awards include the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Additionally, he served as U. S....
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Lidia Yuknavitch VERGE Book Tour
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandLidia Yuknavitch will read from her new book, VERGE, on Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 PM at East Bay Booksellers. A Q&A and Signing will...
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Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Shauna Shapiro / Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy with Eve Ekman
Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBerkeley Arts & Letters and The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley co-present an evening with Shauna Shapiro, Ph.D. for her new book, Good Morning,...
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Poetry Flash presents Dan Bellm and Alicia Suskin Ostriker
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyAlicia Suskin Ostriker’s latest book of poems is Waiting for the Light. Daisy Fried says, “Ostriker so loves the world, its griefs, traumas, praises, mysteries, and joys,...
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Andy Warner presents Spring Rain
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesAndy Warner presents and signs copies of Spring Rain: A Graphic Memoir of Love, Madness, and Revolutions. ABOUT THE BOOK An intimate graphic memoir by a New York...
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First Friday Teen Open Mic & Children’s Storyteller Series
Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United StatesOur February First Friday Children's Storyteller Series and Teen Poetry Open Mic is filled with literary magic. 6pm-7pm, featuring: - Children's Storytelling with children's book...
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Jan Steckel & Shazam at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic
Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, OaklandA WOMEN-ONLY open mic featuring poet Jan Steckel and singer-songwriter Shazam. Jan Steckel is a former pediatrician who stopped practicing medicine because of chronic pain....
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Contemporary Writers Series: Brenda Shaughnessy
Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United StatesBrenda Shaughnessy was born in Okinawa and raised in Southern California. She is the author of five poetry collections, most recently The Octopus Museum. She’s the...
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Jean Day and Evan Kennedy
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYJean Day is a poet, union activist, and editor whose Triumph of Life was published last spring by Insurance Editions. Her Late Human will follow from Ugly Duckling in...
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Jeneé Darden at Alameda Authors Series IV
Alameda Free Library, Stafford Room 1550 Oak Street, Alameda, caDetails: The fourth annual Alameda Authors Series, sponsored by, AAUW Alameda and the Friends of the Alameda Free Library, returns with award winning journalist and...
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Meng Jin – Little Gods
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Meng Jin to read from her new book, Little Gods on Wednesday, February 12tht at 7pm. On the...
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Babar in Exile #22: Up Close and Personal
Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Avenue, BerkeleyBabar in Exile will be ending in May, and for its penultimate installment we proudly feature a lineup of queer readers who will take a...
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Alexandra Petri: Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why
Berkeley Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St, BerkeleyIn Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why, acclaimed Washington Post satirist Alexandra Petri offers perfectly logical, reassuring reasons for everything that has happened in recent American politics...
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Clearly Meant presents Rebecca Radner
Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library 2940 Benvenue Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesClearly Meant presents: a poetry reading, interview, and discussion, featuring Rebecca Radner. Rebecca Radner, a Berkeley poet, is the author of What you least expect—selected poems...
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Book Release: Synchronicity by Tureeda Mikell
East Side Arts Alliance 2277 International Blvd., Oakland, CAJoin us as we celebrate the long-awaited and much-anticipated release of Tureeda Mikell's first full-length collection of poetry, Synchronicity: The Oracle of Sun Medicine. Location...
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World-Renowned Poets Ellen Bass, Jane Hirshfield and Marie Howe to Give Poetry Reading in Support of the Courageous Students of the Safe House Education (S.H.E.) Fund for Maasai Girls
Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley 1 Lawson Rd, KensingtonOn February 15, 2020, three renowned poets will join voices to offer and unforgettable evening of poetry in support of the Safe House Education (S.H.E.)...
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Jan Steckel on Poetry and Activism
Robinson Classroom A 1204 Preservation Park Way, OaklandOn February 16th the California Writers Club – Berkeley branch welcomes award-winning poet and activist Jan Steckel as a featured guest of the club. Steckel...
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Gish Jen’s The Resisters Book Talk with Helen Zia
Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United StatesA moving and important story of an America that seems ever more possible, The Resisters is also the story of one family struggling to maintain...
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