• After Hours: Poetry World Series

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours: Poetry World Series Friday, April 5th · 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. This unlikely pairing of baseball and poetry showcases...

  • Literary Cafe presents: RUTH REICHL

    Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts 200 N. San Pedro Rd, San Rafael

    Trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl took the risk (and the job) of a lifetime when she entered the glamorous, high-stakes world...

    $40 – $55
  • Why There Are Words Presents: Familiar

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words on April 11, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for a familiarly spectacular night of readings as six acclaimed authors...

    $10
  • Fire, Rain, Darkness: Three New Books from Sixteen Rivers Press

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA

    Fire, Rain, Darkness: Three New Books from Sixteen Rivers Press April 13 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm CAMILLE NORTON, BARBARA SWIFT BAUER & MAYA KHOSLA Book Signing,...

    $10
  • Erica Jong and Francesca Bell

    The Osher Marin JCC 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael

    Kanbar Auditorium, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael This special event is cosponsored by the Marin JCC and Red...

  • Literary Cafe presents: An Evening with Erica Jong

    Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts 200 N. San Pedro Rd, San Rafael

    Erica Jong, author of the acclaimed Fear of Flying, reads selections from her new book of poetry, The World Began with Yes (Red Hen Press)....

    $8 – $12.
  • Poet Laureate Celebration

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Rebecca Foust, outgoing poet laureate of Marin County will host this event, welcoming the new poet laureate and honoring previous poets laureate. The evening will...

  • Why There Are Words Presents: Strange

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Aren’t the strangest experiences often the most relatable—the most memorable? Join Why There Are Words on May 9, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for...

    $10
  • Sixteen Rivers Anthology Celebration

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    America, We Call Your Name: Poems of  Resistance and Resilience, was conceived in response to the 2016 presidential election, combines the voices of poets from across America—from...

  • Memorial Tribute to Linda Gregg

    Falkirk Cultural Center 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael , CA, United States

    Falkirk Cultural Center This tribute celebrates Linda Gregg’s life and work, with poems and stories from poets and friends. Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Forrest Gander,...

  • Ilya Kaminsky and Heather Altfeld

    Osher Marin JCC 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA, United States

    Kurland Lounge, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael This special event is cosponsored by the Marin JCC. Admission is...

  • After Hours – Naked Truth: real.stories.live.

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours - Naked Truth: real.stories.live. Friday, June 7th | 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Internationally acclaimed comedian and storyteller Dhaya Lakshminarayanan emcees a...

  • Why There Are Words Presents: Origins and Destinations

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    There’s no better place to begin and end your Thursday evening than with Why There Are Words on June 13, 2019, at Studio 333 in...

    $10
  • After Hours: Shoulder Pads + Shermer High School

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Friday, June 28th | 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Join Tom Barbash (The Dakota Winters) and Kevin Smokler (Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to 80s...

  • After Hours – Eric Kleinenberg: Palaces for the People

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours - Eric Kleinenberg: Palaces for the People Friday, July 19th | 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Eric Klinenberg (Heat Wave, Fighting...

  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    BAPC OPEN POETRY READING   Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2019:  August 3, September 7 3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison...

  • After Hours: Jason Rezaian

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    After Hours: Jason Rezaian Friday, August 9th | 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Marin County native Jason Rezaian, former Tehran Bureau Chief for...

  • WTAW Press 2019 Books Release Celebration

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    WTAW PRESS 2019 BOOKS RELEASE CELEBRATION: CHIMERICA AND LIKE WATER AND OTHER STORIES Join WTAW Press on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Studio 333 in...

    Free
  • Get Lit! Book Party for “All of Me”

    Aqus Petaluma 101 H St, Petaluma, CA, United States

    Dani and Kara are back for a special book party event for "All of Me: Stories of Love, Anger and the Female Body!" Join editor...

  • Poetry in Parks 2019

    Ayala Cove, Angel Island CA, United States

    The 5th Annual Poetry in Parks / Ayala Cove on Angel Island Sunday, Sept 15, 2019, 11a – 4pm Youth readings A literary mixtape curated by Katie Tandy and July Westhale...

  • BAY AREA POETS COALITION

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    October 5, November 2, December 7 3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA   Addison is one block...

  • 2019 Marin Poetry Center Anthology Launch

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

    This event celebrates local poets reading their work from the anthology. The theme is “The Wild.” There will be many different voices and a lively...

  • Why There Are Words Presents: Unrest

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Wake yourself up with Why There Are Words on October 10, 2019, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for a night of discussion with six powerhouse...

    $10
  • Pints & Prose

    Bootleggers Lodge 367 Bolinas Road, Fairfax, CA

    Fairfax joins the Litquake Literary Festival with a revival of the popular Pints & Prose reading series from the Tuesday Night Writers! Featuring readings from...

  • Margaret Gibson & Lisa Rappoport

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

    Margaret Gibson is the poet laureate of Connecticut and has been short-listed for the National Book Award. Her lyrical and meditative poems celebrate the “sometimes painful,...

  • Impromptu writing online via Zoom!

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    Come join us to write together from the comfort of home! This chance to meet via computer or mobile device (or by phone) is surprisingly...

    $11.44
  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    BAPC OPEN POETRY READING   Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 201 November 2, December 7 3:00 - 5:00 PM     STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St.,...

  • Maurya Simon & Amber Flora Thomas

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

    Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 7pm Maurya Simon & Amber Flora Thomas Maurya Simon is the author of ten volumes of poetry, including Speaking in Tongues, a nominee...

  • Teen Poetry Night

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

    A night for teens recite their original work. Teens from local high schools will perform: “A mic for your poem, your breath, and your soul....

    Free
  • After Hours: Jose Antonio Vargas

    Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United States

    Friday, December 6th | 7:00pm Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. Pultizer Prize-winning journalist and author of Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, Jose Antonio Vargas is one...