• Jennifer Ackerman, The Bird Way at Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United States

    This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information, or sign up for our events emails. This free event will take place at...

    Free
  • Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody on Paul Valéry

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

    Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody discusses his translation of The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry. About The Idea of Perfection A fresh look into the...

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  • Oakland Virtual Slam ft. Joyce Lee!

    GANG GANG. We might be stuck inside but that doesn't mean we can't come together and have a poetry slam! We'll be hosting the slam...

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  • Alta Asks Live: Peter Orner

    Where do Peter Orner’s characters come from? Will the global pandemic appear somehow in his future work? And what comes next for the award-winning author...

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  • Todd Miller: Empire of Borders

    Todd Miller discusses his recent book Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border around the World This author presentation, discussion and Q and...

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  • Red Light Lit

    Red Light Lit is having its first virtual reading series hosted by comedian, Luna Malbroux. Featured readers include Peter Thomas Bullen, Lara Coley, Jenee Darden,...

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  • Exploring Rumi to Make Sense of Ourselves

    “Quit being a drop. Make yourself an ocean.” Rumi’s inspiring and deceptively simple poems have been called ecstatic, mystical, and devotional. For writer and activist...

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  • Mary Karr & Kaveh Akbar

    Watch the upcoming webcast on our YouTube channel → You can support the cost of this public webcast by making a tax-deductible donation. Thank you...

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  • Mary Karr & Kaveh Akbar

    Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    TICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Known for her bestselling memoirs, Mary Karr is also a celebrated poet, essayist, and...

    $29
  • Lyrics & Dirges Ether Edition: May Contagion

    Lyrics & Dirges continues its long-running reading series featuring the diverse voices of the East Bay. With a reading by poets Tureeda Mikell and Sarah...

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  • Write from the Gut! Virtual Reading + open mic

    Join the SF Creative Writing Institute for an online reading by former and current students, faculty, and friends to celebrate the end of our Spring...

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  • Open Mic Night

    Open Mic at MoAD is going virtual! Hosted by poet Nia McAllister, join us for an evening of spoken word, featuring amazing poets from throughout...

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  • Take Place: SFSU Reading & Open Mic

    We're joining together one last time during this (weird) semester for a virtual reading, open mic and party time, with funky virtual tunes. Feel free,...

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  • This is Now – Facts in Crisis

    This event is online. Join us online when political commentator, author, and international affairs expert Tom Nichols returns for a new conversation. You may know...

  • The Racket : The Long Gone w/ Keith Wilson

    We're doing a weekly reading series while the world continues to be what it is. This week we're celebrating Chicago-based poet Keith Wilson. He's the...

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  • VIRTUAL EVENT: Rick Hanson, Neurodharma

    Bookshop Santa Cruz invites you to join us for an online event with psychologist and bestselling author Rick Hanson, Ph.D., who will discuss his new...

  • Karolina Waclawiak: Life Events

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

    Karolina Waclawiak discusses her new novel Life Events. Praise for Life Events "Waclawiak writes with emotional precision and explores the tragedy of existence by masterfully walking...

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  • Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic

    Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    A Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press. Decolonized beats provided...

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