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  • April 2020
  • Wed 22
    Queer Russophone Poetry- Readings, Translations, and Contexts
    April 22, 2020 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm PDT

    Queer Russophone Poetry: Readings, Translations, and Contexts

    This exceptional three-part panel opens Globus Books Literary Translation Series at Globus Books YouTube Channel. We present three sets of authors and translators: Ilya Danishevsky...

    Free
  • Wed 22
    Lunada- New Moon Virtual Literary Lounge
    April 22, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Lunada: New Moon Virtual Literary Lounge

    MAJOR LUNADA ANNOUNCEMENT: For two decades, Lunadas have fortified Bay Area communities on the full moon. On this month’s full moon when the moon is...

    Free
  • Wed 22
    flier for Holloway Spring 2020
    April 22, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Holloway Reading Series: Lynn Xu

    Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States
    Free
  • Wed 22
    April 22, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    Lyrics & Dirges: Ether Edition#4

    Weekly virtual reading series 3 readers and a community craft talk Lyrics & Dirges: Ether Edition is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic:...

    Free
  • Wed 22
    photos of Ploi Pirapokin and Laura Mullen
    April 22, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Virtual: Reading at a Distance / Laura Mullen and Ploi Pirapokin

    We've partnered with the Headlands Center for the Arts to bring you a series of distanced literary readings with Headlands Artists, curated by Emily Wolahan...

    Free
  • Wed 22
    front cover of Wite Out by Linda Norton
    April 22, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Linda Norton & Stephanie Sauer

    The Creative Writing Department of UC Davis is pleased to announce the first ever digital-only event in our Creative Writing Reading Series, featuring Stephanie Sauer and...

    Free
  • Wed 22
    April 22, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Kawai Strong Washburn: Sharks in the Time of Saviors

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

     Kawai Strong Washburn discusses his debut novel Sharks in the Time of Saviors. Praise for Sharks in the Time of Saviors “Sharks in the Time of...

    Free
  • Wed 22
    April 22, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Creative Writing Reading Series with Cyrus Cassells

    De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge 928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA, United States

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga,...

    Free
  • Thu 23
    Virtual Book Event: R.O. Kwon in conversation with C Pam Zhang
    April 23, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    Virtual Book Event: R.O. Kwon in conversation with C Pam Zhang

    Instagram Live Virtual Book Event event R.O. Kwon in conversation with C Pam Zhang author of How Much of These Hills is Gold Thursday, April...

    Free
  • Thu 23
    April 23, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    Lake Like a Mirror at The Ruby SF: Ho Sok Fong and Natascha Bruce in conversation with Meng Jin

    The Ruby 23rd and bryant street, san francisco

    Celebrate the release of Ho Sok Fong’s Lake Like a Mirror, translated by Natascha Bruce, at The Ruby SF, an arts and letters-focused work and...

    Free
  • Thu 23
    April 23, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    VIRTUAL: Sopan Deb with Kabir Akhtar / Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me

    Booksmith hosts a live-stream with Sopan Deb for his new book Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me. He'll be in conversation with Kabir Akhtar. PLEASE NOTE:...

    Free
  • Thu 23
    April 23, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Mazza Writer in Residence Wendy Trevino, with Zaina Alsous, reading and in conversation

    The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Under the heading “A border, like race, is a cruel fiction”—a line drawn from one of the poems in Wendy Trevino's remarkable book, Cruel Fiction—Trevino, The Poetry...

    Free
  • Thu 23
    April 23, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Robert Hass & Matthew Zapruder

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Robert Hass and Matthew Zapruder read from their new poetry collections, Summer Snow and Father's Day. About Summer Snow A major collection of entirely new poems from the...

    Free
  • Fri 24
    Alex Gino & Mike Jung to Support the Multicultural Children’s Bookstore
    April 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

    Alex Gino & Mike Jung to Support the Multicultural Children’s Bookstore

    Fundraising goal: $2000 Alex Gino and Mike Jung will read via video conference from their work and talk about writing about real-life experiences through a...

    Free – $100
  • Fri 24
    April 24, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PDT

    Zoom Forward! #5 with Brad Crenshaw, Deb Gorlin, Anna Citrino

    Phren-Z, The Hive Poetry Collective, and Bookshop Santa Cruz present Zoom Forward! #5 with Brad Crenshaw, Deb Gorlin, and Anna Citrino. This online event is part...

    Free
  • Fri 24
    Nomadic Press' Virtual Open Mic #6
    April 24, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #6

    Donate (only if you can swing it) by clicking on the "ticket" link or dropping donations via the $Cash app to $NomadicPress OR https://cash.app/$NomadicPress 90...

    Free
  • Fri 24
    photo of Mill Valley Library by Natasha Lowell
    April 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    After Hours: 9th Annual Poetry World Series

    Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Friday, April 24th | 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Daniel Handler emcees this fabulous mashup of poetry and baseball where poets are...

    Free
  • Fri 24
    April 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    Zaina Alsous and Wendy Trevino, Mazza Writer in Residence, reading from their work

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley

    Under the heading “A border, like race, is a cruel fiction”—a line drawn from one of the poems in Wendy Trevino's remarkable book, Cruel Fiction—Trevino, The Poetry Center's...

    Free
  • Sat 25
    April 25, 2020 @ 4:00 pm PDT

    Jason Rezaian In Conversation With Yeganeh Rezaian

    Live In Conversation: Saturday, April 25th, 7:00est/4:00pst Jason Rezaian is an Iranian-American journalist who served as Tehran bureau chief for The Washington Post. He was...

    Free
  • Sat 25
    But Also #23: Gabriel, Awkward-Rich, van Dyck, Wilson & Mendoza
    April 25, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

    But Also #23: Gabriel, Awkward-Rich, van Dyck, Wilson & Mendoza

    The But Also returns virtually on Saturday, April 25th featuring Kay Gabriel, Cameron Awkward-Rich, Stephen van Dyck, Claudia Wilson and Paula Mendoza Kay Gabriel is...

    Free
  • Sat 25
    Be About It Birthday Kitchen
    April 25, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

    Be About It Birthday Kitchen

    Alexandra Naughton (editor of Be About It), Amy Berkowitz (host of Amy's Kitchen), and Tyler Vile (birthday celebrant) are teaming up to host an online...

    Free
  • Sat 25
    Virtual Reading- We've Been Too Patient
    April 25, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

    Virtual Reading: We’ve Been Too Patient

    Please join us for the third event in our Disability Book Series featuring Kelechi Ubozoh and LD Green, and their recently published book "We've Been...

    Free
  • Sat 25
    Saturday Night Special, A Virtual Open Mic
    April 25, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm PDT

    Saturday Night Special, A Virtual Open Mic

    SNS ONLINE - Please sign up in advance to read First come first served. Sign-up starts one week in advance (open now) and closes when...

    Free
  • Sat 25
    April 25, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm PDT

    YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: POETRY, PROSE & EVERYTHING GOES… ONLINE! – THE NEW YORK EDITION

    You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes Online! THE NEW YORK EDITION for the East Coast Time Zone an ONLINE Open Mic w/Ned...

    $10 – $15
  • Sun 26
    April 26, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    Silent Book Club SF

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    Bring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...

    Free
  • Sun 26
    April 26, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    ONLINE: Silent Book Club SF

    PLEASE NOTE: UPDATE - the April 26 Silent Book Club meetup will take place online. For the health and safety of our community and out of respect to...

    Free
  • Sun 26
    Hacienda de las Flores
    April 26, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    The Irresistible Beauty of All Things: A reading and conversation with poets Cyrus Cassells and Matthew Zapruder

    Hacienda de las Flores 2100 Donald Dr., Moraga, CA, United States

    DATE & TIME: Sunday, April 26, 2020 - 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. LOCATION: Hacienda de las Flores, 2100 Donald Dr. in Moraga. View a map and get...

    Free
  • Sun 26
    We Are The Voices Presents- Social Listening w: MK Chavez + More
    April 26, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    We Are The Voices Presents: Social Listening w/ MK Chavez + More

    We Are The Voices Presents: SOCIAL LISTENING Social Listening is a new series of virtual readings from local artists. Reserve your spot here through eventbrite:...

    Free
  • Sun 26
    photo of Maurice Carlos Ruffin by Tad Bartlett
    April 26, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    Maurice Carlos Ruffin in conversation with Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Maurice Carlos Ruffin reading from We Cast A Shadow published by One World About We Cast a Shadow: "An incisive and necessary" (Roxane Gay) debut for fans...

    Free
  • Mon 27
    image for Escape from Quarantine Reading
    April 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    Escape From Quarantine Reading – a weekly online thing

    a weekly digital gathering and poetry reading. join our weekly zoom chat to meet with friends without having to leave your house. this is a...

    Free
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