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David Annwn and Thomas Ingmire reflect on their working processes and explore new insights about their collaborations.

Browse books and enjoy a glass of wine while listening to internationally acclaimed poets and artists!

Featured writers: Gabriel Cubbage,Alan Leggitt, Tomas Moniz, Red Scott,Maggie Tokuda-Hall, and Feb/March winner Vivenne Pustell.

The Elephant in the Room, is a collection of stories told through his art, a lyrical interweaving of abstraction, rich color and texture, and surreal dreaminess.

Rob Spillman, one of the founding editors of Tin House Magazine, talks with Glen David Gold about his memoir, All Tomorrow's Parties.

William Taylor, Jr. and friends return to the Beat Museum for the release of Taylor’s new collection of poems, To Break the Heart of the Sun.

Word World is the culminating event of the MFA Program in Writing at California College of the Arts that features graduating students reading from their thesis.

An important contribution to Latino/a studies, these writings will introduce readers to a new collection of rich literature.

Readings by Ethan Miller, Daniel Higgs, and Sylvie Simmons.

Inspired by real-life events, author Kim Vogee artfully combines the elements of a Western with the 21st century.

Bring a friend and a poem. There will be an open mic after the reading.

Come on out for a fantastic night of writing and music at the next Bazaar Writers Salon!

Join us for a night of readings featuring Green Apple booksellers.

The life and legacy of Bob Kaufman, one of the most innovative and exciting voices in American poetry of the late 20th century, is celebrated by a gathering of formidable talents.

The Left Coast Writers® and the Southern Sampler Artists Colony Poets invite you to join them for an evening of poetry readings in celebration of National Poetry Month!

Audrey “Jean” Pumphrey was a gifted poet and teacher who lived to share the joys of creative writing with others.

Trace Peterson, TC Tolbert, Julian Brolaski, Gr Keer, + Zoe Tuck

RADAR Productions Presents: APRIL QUEER READING SERIES at the San Francisco Library.

Voice, music, + poetry!

Celebrating the release of Elizabeth Crane's new novel.

Co-sponsored by the English department and MFA program, the Emerging Writers Festival features two days of readings by five up-and-coming writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

Celebrating the expanded 25th anniversary edition!

Fueled by gender and queer studies and combined with radical traditions in poetry, Shurin’s essays combine a highly personal and lyrical vision with a trenchant social analysis of poetry’s possibilities.

Molly Prentiss reads from and discusses her debut novel, Tuesday Nights in 1980, with Tom Barbash.

The Festival's second day will include readings from Naomi J. Williams and Jill Talbot, followed by the panel discussion.

This is her first book!

Amazing writers serving up their best works-in-progress for you to enjoy!

Proceeds from our bookstores benefit the San Francisco Public Library.