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SUMMARY:Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake & Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
DESCRIPTION:Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents Poetic Tuesdays on the second Tuesday of each month at Jessie Square next to the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Guest curated by Litquake’s Brynn Saito\, Poetic Tuesdays run from 12:30pm-1:30pm and feature poets and music.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetic-tuesdays-with-litquake-yerba-buena-gardens-festival/
LOCATION:Jessie Square\, 736 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170613T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170613T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
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SUMMARY:Queer Mysteries at Perfectly Queer
DESCRIPTION:“Queer Mysteries” stars three Lambda Literary Award luminaries–Michael Nava\, who has won six times and is nominated again this year for Lay Your Sleeping Head—Jon Wilson\, a 2016 Finalist for Cheap as Beasts–and Katie Gilmartin\, the 2015 Winner for Blackmail\, My Love. PLEASE NOTE: We are meeting for mysteries on TUESDAY\, June 13 this month at Perfectly Queer\, 7pm\, Dog Eared Books Castro\, 489 Castro St. in San Francisco. Mysterious door prizes for the quick and easy\, free admission\, and free refreshments. Book signing follows the readings.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/queer-mysteries-at-perfectly-queer/
LOCATION:Dog Eared Books Castro\, 489 Castro Street\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170613T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
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SUMMARY:Well-RED: Arlene Biala
DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 6:30pm and performance begins at 7:00pm.\nAffordable wine\, beer and soda. \nAdmission: $2 Suggested Donation; No one turned away. \nWe have the great pleasure of presenting the release of spring mother tongue\, edited by Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Arlene Biala. Copies of the anthology will be available. This will be a full night of readings by authors including:\nAmerica Cihuapilli Irineo\nASHA\nArlene Biala\nJade Bradbury\nDarrell Dela Cruz\nLorenz Dumuk\nParthenia Hicks\nLarry Taylor Hollist\nJoel Katz\nLita Kurth\nPushpa McFarlane\nQuynh-Mai Nguyen\nNils Peterson\nAnthony Santa Ana\nAnn Sherman\nDonna Steelman\nJarvis Subia \nFROM spring mother tongue: \nDear Reader\, \nIn these pages you will find us. The stories behind our names\, the origins\, hopes\, expectations\, and honor songs. We call Santa Clara County “home” even if we consider ourselves far away from our true homeland or drifting between homelands. You will find us in varying ages\, spaces\, beliefs\, ethnicities\, languages\, and colors of music. You will find us in “tú eres mi otro yo”/”you are my other me” and we can recognize each other. \nYou may recognize yourself in us. You may recall your own name(s) and stories around it/them and be moved to use your own poetic voice. I hope that you do. \nIn my time as the Santa Clara County Poet Laureate\, I’ve been honored to share space with fierce\, beautiful poets of our community. In this collection are twenty-three of our local poets who have come to talk story with you. I thank them for creating space to help us be better. I thank you for sharing the space with us. \nIn Community Spirit and Poetry\, \nArlene Angeles Biala\nSanta Clara County Poet Laureate
URL:https://litseen.com/event/well-red-arlene-biala/
LOCATION:Works/San José\, 365 S Market St\, San Jose\, CA\, 95113\, United States
CATEGORIES:South Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170614T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170614T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
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SUMMARY:Alex Dimitrov + Randall Mann
DESCRIPTION:reading from new poetry \nTogether and by Ourselves \nby Alex Dimitrov  \nfrom Copper Canyon Press \n& \nProprietary: Poems \nby Randall Mann \nfrom Persea Press \nAbout Together and by Ourselves: \nTogether and by Ourselves\, Alex Dimitrov’s second book of poems\, takes on broad existential questions and the reality of our current moment: being seemingly connected to one another\, yet emotionally alone. Through a collage aesthetic and a multiplicity of voices\, these poems take us from coast to coast\, New York to LA\, and toward uneasy questions about intimacy\, love\, death\, and the human spirit. Dimitrov critiques America’s long-lasting obsessions with money\, celebrity\, and escapism—whether in our personal\, professional\, or family lives. What defines a life? Is love ever enough? Who are we when together and who are we by ourselves? These questions echo throughout the poems\, which resist easy answers. The voice is both heartfelt and skeptical\, bruised yet playful\, and always deeply introspective. \nAlex Dimitrov is the author of Together and by Ourselves (Copper Canyon Press\, 2017)\, Begging for It (Four Way Books\, 2013)\, and the online chapbook American Boys (Floating Wolf Quarterly\, 2012). He is the recipient of the Stanley Kunitz Prize from the American Poetry Review and a Pushcart Prize. His poems have been published in Poetry\, The Yale Review\, Kenyon Review\, Slate\, Tin House\, Boston Review\, and the American Poetry Review. He is the Senior Content Editor at the Academy of American Poets where he edits the popular online series Poem-a-Day and American Poets magazine. He has taught creative writing at Rutgers University-New Brunswick\, Marymount Manhattan College\, Bennington College\, and lives in New York City. \nvisit: http://alexdimitrov.tumblr.com/ \nAbout Proprietary: Poems: \nIn Proprietary\, Randall Mann critiques corporate culture\, depicting (and slyly rebuking) the American materialism that erupted in the 1980s and has metastasized ever since. For years\, Randall Mann has been hailed as one of contemporary American poetry’s most daring formalists\, expertly using craft as a way of exploring racy subjects with trenchant wit and aplomb. His new collection\, Proprietary\, depicts with the insights of a longtime insider the culture of corporate America\, in which he’s worked for years\, intertwined with some of his tried-and-true subjects\, including gay life in the wildly disparate worlds of San Francisco and northern Florida. \nRandall Mann is the author of Complaint in the Garden (2004)\, which won the Kenyon Review Prize in Poetry; Breakfast with Thom Gunn (2009)\, finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry and the California Book Award; Straight Razor (2013)\, also a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award; and Proprietary (2017). He is co-author of the textbook Writing Poems (2007). Mann received the 2013 J. Howard and Barbara M.J. Wood Prize from Poetry.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/alex-dimitrov-randall-mann/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170614T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170614T210000
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SUMMARY:Fireside Storytelling: Bad Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Nothing makes for a better story than a bad decision. Short of an Act of God\, that’s how the best (as in worst) things tend to come about\, really. So this month\, join us at Fireside as we celebrate six storytellers’ very bad decisions\, with the entertaining— for us\, anyway — tales that they led to. \nReaders:\nEmily Epstein-White\nDoug Cordell\nJake Arky\nMark Steinberg
URL:https://litseen.com/event/fireside-storytelling-bad-decisions/
LOCATION:The Institute of Possibility\, 3359 Cesar Chavez St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170614T193000
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SUMMARY:Christopher Bernard w/ Keith Ekiss\, Clara Hsu\, + David Wong
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith hosts local poet Christopher Bernard for his new book Chien Lunatique. With Christopher will be poets Keith Ekiss and Clara Hsu\, who will be joined by David Wong on the guqin. Join us for a night of poetry and music! \nLove\, Modernity\, and the Internet. Just who\, or what\, is Le Chien Lunatique? The poet driven out of his mind when faced with the catastrophe of the modern world? The modern world turned into a rabid canine when faced with the hopelessly idealistic poet? Or when it looks in the mirror and sees what it has become? \nThese poems—profound yet accessible\, contemporary yet classical\, eloquent and dynamic even when apparently most despairing—distill one poet’s somewhat jaundiced look at modernity\, from the Renaissance and the philosophical revolutions of the seventeenth century to the nihilism of post-modernism\, from the death of God to the bankruptcy of humanism\, from the midnight of the Enlightenment to the immortalized barbarism of the internet. Yet behind all of these poems\, supporting them like a hand\, lies the passion that drives all of existence\, old or new: the ferocious and uncompromising demands of love. \nA rabid dog eventually bites itself to death. So is there hope pour ce pauvre chien lunatique? Maybe there is. Maybe there isn’t. Only the future knows. It sits at your feet. Growling. \nChristopher Bernard is author of the novels A Spy in the Ruins andVoyage to a Forgotten Planet\, the short-story collections Dangerous Stories for Boys and In the American Night\, and The Rose Shipwreck: Poems and Photographs. He is co-editor of Caveat Lector and a regular contributor to Synchronized Chaos. Bernard writes fiction\, poetry\, essays\, plays\, and criticism. His poetry can be found online at The Bog of St. Philinte. He lives in San Francisco. \nKeith Ekiss is a Jones Lecturer in Creative Writing at Stanford University and a former Wallace Stegner Fellow in Poetry. He is the author of Pima Road Notebook(New Issues Poetry & Prose\, 2010) and translator of The Fire’s Journey\, an epic poem by the Costa Rican writer Eunice Odio in four volumes. Territory of Dawn: The Selected Poems of Eunice Odio was published in 2016 by The Bitter Oleander Press. \nClara Hsu practices the art of multidimensional being: mother\, piano teacher\, director of Clarion Music Performing Arts Center in San Francisco\, traveler\, translator\, and poet. Henry W Leung wrote in Lantern Review on her work: “Hsu…remains faithful to the sense in Chinese while also refreshing our English idiom.” But Clara likes to experiment and transform her translations into unique poetic expressions\, stunning in sound and form. She is currently finishing her translations of Lao-Tze’s Tao-te Ching\, taking the ancient texts for a wild ride in the twenty-first century. \nHailing from a long line of Chinese scholars\, David Wong has studied guqin (seven string zither)\, guzheng (Chinese table harp)\, pipa (Chinese lute)\, traditional Chinese painting\, and tea culture under masters in the United States and China. As a member of the San Francisco Gu-zheng Music Society’s youth ensemble\, with the support of guzheng virtuoso Liu Weishan\, Wong’s passion for teaching and introducing traditional Chinese culture lead to the establishment of Tranquil Resonance Studio\, which carries on the mission of passing along these ancient traditions to the greater community through lessons\, performances\, workshops and lectures throughout the bay area. In 2004 he received Honor awards and Outstanding Performance awards at the First International Guqin Competition held in Beijing.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/christopher-bernard-w-keith-ekiss-clara-hsu-david-wong/
LOCATION:The Booksmith\, 1644 Haight St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170615T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170615T210000
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SUMMARY:Borderlands Lectura Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:The bi-monthly Borderlands Lectura reading series returns with writers exploring the issues of borders and boundaries. Featured readers: Scott Duncan\, Noam Zelaya\, Sara Campos\, Norma Liliana Valdez and John Jota Leaños.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/borderlands-lectura-reading-series/
LOCATION:Alley Cat Books\, 3036 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170615T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170615T213000
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SUMMARY:Thomas Centonella
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Centonella presents his new poetry collection\, Almost Human\, winner of the Dorset Prize\, selected by Edward Hirsch. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs in a profound love affair\, Thomas Centolella’s new poems register attraction\, delight\, expectations fulfilled and foiled\, and moments of great feeling cherished and/or lamented. Employing the vividness of narrative without yielding to its linear strictures and overly familiar tonalities\, many of the first person protagonists in Almost Human are mysterious figures at once engaging and idiosyncratic\, even outright eccentric. Often betwixt and between\, neither here nor there\, they are uncertain of actually getting anywhere. Almost Human documents the restive life-force incarnated in an endangered species—our own—and charts the movement of the self between spirit and human\, recalling the idea\, attributed to Teilhard de Chardin\, that we aren’t human beings having a spiritual experience but spiritual beings having a human experience. \nThomas Centolella has published three previous books of poetry: American Book Award-winner Terra Firma\, Lights & Mysteries\, and Views from Along the Middle Way. He was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford and has taught literature and creative writing at San Francisco State\, UC extension\, the College of Marin\, and in the California Poets in the Schools Program as well as for the Institute on Aging and WritersCorps. He lives in San Francisco.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/thomas-centonella/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170615T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170615T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170519T111257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170523T020624Z
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SUMMARY:You're Going to Die: Poetry\, Prose & Everything Goes
DESCRIPTION:YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: Poetry\, Prose & Everything Goes\nis a total open mic event\, with no set or featured performers\,\nbut only the communal offering for us to explore the conversation of death & dying\, to embrace our losses & mortality\,\nto grieve\, bereave & honor those we’ve lost & love…\nwhile all the while making room for simply being ALIVE. \nSign-ups will be the night of & the list fills up quickly\, so if you want to perform\, you’d better get there early… \nIf you’re going to perform\, keep it under 5 MINUTES. That’s right: 5 MINUTES. WE WILL TIME YOU. And we will hug you when we have to stop you [just to make it easier on you (or harder – depending on your propensity for intimacy)]. \nPoetry\, prose\, music\, dancing\, comedy\, drama\, happy\, sad\, & on & on & on… Remember: EVERYTHING GOES… so do whatever you want. \nYou don’t have to perform anything; the audience is as essential as the performers. \nPlease don’t perform anything with a setup that takes much more time than the time it takes for you to walk onstage. Honestly\, plugging things in is endlessly boring. If you need to borrow an instrument\, figure it out before you’re called to the stage. \nIMPORTANT ::: DON’T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY. Come and have fun. The end. Remember. Someday\, we won’t exist and neither will the English language. If you choose to take yourself seriously\, then take yourself so seriously that it’s stupid. Ridiculousness is encouraged. \nYou’re Going to Die. No. Really. You are.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/youre-going-to-die-poetry-prose-everything-goes-6/
LOCATION:The Lost Church\, 65 Capp Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170616T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170618T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
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SUMMARY:Americans for the Arts 2017 Annual Convention
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open! \nThe Americans for the Arts 2017 Annual Convention is heading to San Francisco! Mark your calendars for June 16-18 and join your fellow arts leaders and professionals for the arts networking event of the year\, including: \n• 100+ speakers\n• 35+ sessions\n• 2 preconferences on equity and public art\n• 10+ ARTventure tours across San Francisco \nWith a vibrant culture and history of experimentation in everything from fashion to technology\, San Francisco has long been a haven for artists and innovators. During the tumultuous summer of 1967\, thousands sought out San Francisco for refuge in expression\, community and art. \nOn the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love\, we’re heading to San Francisco to not only explore this iconic arts center but also discuss the pressing issues of equity\, accessibility and community building in arts world.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/americans-for-the-arts-2017-annual-convention/
LOCATION:Hilton San Francisco Union Square\, 333 O'Farrell St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170616T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170616T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170513T010218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170513T010218Z
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SUMMARY:Have a Poet for Lunch w/ Sherilyn Connelly
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a lunchtime poetic performance in the gallery with Sherilyn Connelly in conjunction with Pride Month and the exhibition Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show. \nSherilyn Connelly is a San Francisco-based writer and librarian\, and a film critic for the Village Voice and SF Weekly. Her first nonfiction book\, Ponyville Confidential: The History and Culture of My Little Pony\, 1981-2016\, was recently published by McFarland & Company.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/have-a-poet-for-lunch-w-sherilyn-connelly/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170616T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170616T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170604T230322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170604T230322Z
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SUMMARY:At The Inkwell
DESCRIPTION:The At The Inkwell series returns with its usual variety of tender mayhem.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/at-the-inkwell/
LOCATION:Alley Cat Books\, 3036 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170617T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170617T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170606T015125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170607T015838Z
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Queer Zine Fest 2017
DESCRIPTION:👽 :: Q U E E R S : I N : S P A C E :: 👽 \nJoin us on Saturday\, June 17th\, as we celebrate independent publishing and the Bay Area’s diverse queer histories. Admission is FREE\, the event is FAMILY FRIENDLY\, and is also ACCESSIBLE. The fest runs from 11 AM – 6 PM! \n  \n🌞 FEATURING 🌞\n– ZINE LIBRARY\n– MAKE YOUR OWN ZINE WORKSHOP\n– ZINE READINGS\n– 40 TABLERS \n  \n🌠 TABLERS 🌠\nAlexis Jimenez\nAnand Vedawala\nBreena Nuñez\nCabronas Healing\nCameron Simmons\nCenter for Sex and Culture\nChulita Vinyl Club\nChris Mancinas\nDating Between the Lines\nDarcy Crash Distro\nThe Degenderettes\nDiscantbelife Press\nElliott Sky Case\nEnola Dismay\nFoglifter\nGlamboyant Zine\nThe Grand Newsstand\nIvy Atoms\nLindsay Rodriguez\nLisa Sy\nMaia Kobabe\nMarie Njoku-Obi\nMixed Race Queer and Feminist Zine\nMixed Rice Zines\nNia King\nNiko Nada\nPatrick Woolf\nQueer Fat Crafts for Ghosts and Cuties\nRadical Queereans\nRoxana Dhada\nSe’mana Thompson\nSilver Sprocket Bicycle Club\nSarah Grace Gladstone\nSonia Nickles\nSouth Bay DIY Zine Collective\nTYFN Zine\, Megalodude & Queen Sen Sen\nVanessa Hernandez\nViolet Zitola\nXicanx Crybaby\nZerena Diaz \n  \n🚀 TRANSPORTATION 🚀\nThe East Bay Community Space is located at 507 55th St in Oakland\, right in the middle of Ashby\, MacArthur\, and Rockridge BART stations! There is limited street parking! No bikes allowed inside the Space! For more transit information\, please visit http://511.org/ \n  \n🌛 ACCESSIBILITY 🌜\nEBCS is fully ADA compliant. There is a lift to both levels of the mezzanine areas. Each of the six gender-neutral bathroom stalls is wheelchair accessible. Only service animals are allowed in the Space. THIS WILL BE A SCENT-FREE EVENT! For more information on how to be scent-free\, visit:http://thinkagaintraining.com/about/fragrance-free/#forparticipants \n  \n☄️ SAFETY ☄️\nBAQZF is a safe space and we won’t tolerate ANY BULLSHIT. This means no discrimination based on gender identity or presentation\, race\, class\, body\, ability\, religion\, or sexuality. No racism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, ableism of any kind will be tolerated. RESPECT the space\, the artists\, their property\, and their work. If at any time you feel unsafe during the event\, grab one of our volunteers\, and we’ll handle the situation. There will be no alcohol allowed on the premises. \n  \n✨ BAQZF MISSION STATEMENT ✨\nThe goal of the Bay Area Queer Zine Fest (BAQZF) is to showcase and promote the DIY publishing scene of the Bay\, while highlighting its diverse queer histories. We aim to illustrate these histories by bringing marginalized voices to the forefront of the fest – specifically those of people of color\, femmes\, disabled folks\, and trans folks. Our mission is clear: we are queer and love zines. This fest is for and by queer people. \n  \n🖖 #arajoforever
URL:https://litseen.com/event/baqzf/
LOCATION:East Bay Community Space\, 507 55th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94609\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170617T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170617T150000
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SUMMARY:MK Chavez: Guest Poet @Claremont
DESCRIPTION:MK Chavez reads her poems\, followed by an interview and discussion. Pick up a free chapbook of MK Chavez poems at any BPL branch!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/mk-chavez-guest-poet-claremont/
LOCATION:Claremont Branch\, Berkeley Public Library\, 2940 Benvenue Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170617T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170617T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
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SUMMARY:Poetry Real Life
DESCRIPTION:Guest curator: Tongo Eisen-Martin\nReaders: A’aron Heard\nDavid Lau\nTanea Lunsford\nAndrea Murphy\nIndiana Pehlivanova\nAsh Phillips\nMathew Siegel\nSB Stokes\nRene Vaz
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-real-life/
LOCATION:Alley Cat Books\, 3036 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170619T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170619T140000
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SUMMARY:Jane Green - Literary Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:From Jane Green — the New York Times bestselling author of Falling — comes The Sunshine Sisters: a warm\, wise\, and wonderfully vivid novel about a mother who asks her three estranged daughters to come home to help her end her life. \nRonni Sunshine left London for Hollywood to become a beautiful\, charismatic star of the silver screen. But at home\, she was a narcissistic\, disinterested mother who alienated her three daughters. \nAs soon as possible\, tomboy Nell fled her mother’s overbearing presence to work on a farm and find her own way in the world as a single mother. The target of her mother’s criticism\, Meredith never felt good enough\, thin enough\, pretty enough. Her life took her to London–and into the arms of a man whom she may not even love. And Lizzy\, the youngest\, more like Ronni than any of them\, seemed to have it easy\, using her drive and ambition to build a culinary career to rival her mother’s fame\, while her marriage crumbled around her. \nBut now the Sunshine sisters are together again\, called home by Ronni\, who has learned that she has a serious disease and needs her daughters to fulfill her final wishes. And though Nell\, Meredith\, and Lizzy have never been close\, their mother’s illness draws them together to confront the old jealousies and secret fears that have threatened to tear these sisters apart. As they face the loss of their mother\, they will discover if blood might be thicker than water after all… \nA former journalist in the UK and a graduate of the International Culinary Center in New York\, Jane Green has written many novels (including Jemima J\, The Beach House\, and\, most recently\, Falling)\, most of which have been New York Times bestsellers\, and one cookbook\, Good Taste. Her novels are published in more than twenty-five languages\, and she has over ten million books in print worldwide. She lives in Westport\, Connecticut\, with her husband and a small army of children and animals.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jane-green-literary-luncheon/
LOCATION:Book Passage Corte Madera\, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd.\, Corte Madera\, CA\, 94925\, United States
CATEGORIES:North Bay
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170619T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170324T014116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170616T044640Z
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SUMMARY:POETS! - featured readers followed by an open mic
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poets-featured-readers-followed-by-an-open-mic-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170619T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170504T235133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170504T235133Z
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SUMMARY:Booksmith Resists: A Radical Hope Party
DESCRIPTION:Feeling a little (or a lot) tired sixth months into this administration? Local and International Treasure Carolina De Robertis is here to help you stay fueled for the long haul with a new collection of letters called Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times. Carolina will be joined by Jeff Chang\, Aya De León\,Cristina García\, Kate Schatz\, and Jane Smiley to discuss how on earth we’ll keep resisting amid the daily chaos. \nRadical Hope is a collection of letters–to ancestors\, to children five generations from now\, to strangers in grocery lines\, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged–written by award-winning novelists\, poets\, political thinkers\, and activists. Provocative and inspiring\, Radical Hope offers readers a kaleidoscopic view of the love and courage needed to navigate this time of upheaval\, uncertainty\, and fear\, in view of the recent US presidential election. It serves as a kind of literary sustenance in dangerous times\, and together we’ll reflect on how to resist\, who we are\, the power and beauty of pluralism\, and how to hold on to our vision for a better world. \nJoin us for a night of readings\, drinks\, snacks\, bitching\, plotting\, tips\, tricks\, and actual facts. Sponsored by Quiet Lightning\, Lagunitas Brewing Co\, and more TBA. \nRSVP greatly appreciated so we know how much stuff to get.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/booksmith-resists-a-radical-hope-party/
LOCATION:The Booksmith\, 1644 Haight St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170619T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170616T123013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170619T114234Z
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SUMMARY:Peter N. Caroll + David Watts
DESCRIPTION:Peter Neil Caroll has just published his fourth poetry collection\, The Truth Lies on Earth: A Year by Dark\, by Bright (Turning Point Press). His work follows the cycle from winter solstice to winter solstice\, exploring how seasonal time affects ordinary moments of our lives. \nDavid Watts is a physician writer who has published seven books of poetry\, four anthologies\, two books of short stories\, and two novels. His most recent publication\, Having and Keeping\, was a runner-up in the Brick Road Poetry Press national contest\, and published as the ‘Editor’s Choice.’
URL:https://litseen.com/event/peter-n-caroll-and-david-watts/
LOCATION:Folio Books\, 3957 24th St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170620T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170515T233120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170607T020005Z
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SUMMARY:Nomadic Press Summer Solstice 2017 Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Nomadic Press continues to burst at the seams with programming and publications\, and we need your continued support to keep the doors open and our programming and publication schedule as robust as they currently are. \nFrom June 5-June 20 (Summer Solstice)\, we will be raising money to help Nomadic Press cover its general operating costs and publication printing costs. Our goal for this Solstice is $10\,000\, and we need your help to get there. \nDonate what you can below. If things are tight for you at the moment\, even $5 will help. For those that find themselves in a slightly better position\, consider giving $100\, $500\, or $1\,000. As always\, your donations are tax deductible and every single dollar goes directly toward the continuation of everything bi-coastal Nomadic Press does\, results that you can actually attend and hold in your hand. \nWe will be giving weekly updates on our progress. Please share this short campaign far and wide and cast your support today! Thank you for your continued support.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/nomadic-press-summer-solstice-2017-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Nomadic Press\, 2926 Foothill Blvd\, Oakland \, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170620T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170604T215327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170620T015026Z
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SUMMARY:Eastridge Open Mic: Robert Tinoco Duran
DESCRIPTION:Feature: Roberto Tinoco Duran\nopen mic follows \nRoberto Tinoco Duran is the author of six books of poetry\, A Friend of Sorrow (1980); Triple Crown (1987); Reality Ribs (1993)\, Darkspark (2006)\, Ace Race Card (2010)\, and Maximum in Minimum (2016). His work has been published in numerous anthologies and literary journals in the US and abroad. Duran has taught poetry in homeless shelters\, mental health agencies and in various City of San Jose programs supporting ‘at risk’ kids. He has performed and recited his poetry for nearly 40 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond and collaborated with many well known poets and writers including world renowned performance artist Guillermo Gomez Pena. Videographer Emilio Ratti of RAI Television\, Milan\, Italy\, has produced numerous videos from 2000-2016 that feature Roberto’s signature live performances from the streets of San Jose. Duran’s poetry was featured by director River O’Mahony Hagg in the 35mm experimental short film “86ed Again” which premiered at the San Diego Film Festival in 2002. Duran’s vocals and original poetry are showcased in four Music/Spoken word albums\, 86ed Again (2001); Poetry Pie (2003); Darkspark (2007); and The Poet (2010). For more information\, visit http://www.robertoduranpoet.com/
URL:https://litseen.com/event/eastridge-open-mic-robert-tinoco-duran/
LOCATION:Barnes & Noble at Eastridge Mall\, 2200 Eastridge Loop\, Suite #1420\, San José\, CA\, 95122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170503T234050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T234050Z
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SUMMARY:Children of the Love
DESCRIPTION:For decades\, Northern California has been Ground Zero for countercultural communities\, rejecting conventional suburbia in favor of individualism and personal freedom. But what happens to children with this background\, growing up amid such unorthodox family dynamics? Three Bay Area authors with recent memoirs meet on the summer solistice to discuss their experiences growing up in the shadow of the Summer of Love. \nThis program is part of San Francisco’s 50th anniversary celebration of the Summer of Love.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/children-of-the-love/
LOCATION:California Historical Society\, 678 Mission St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170620T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170620T224411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170620T224411Z
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SUMMARY:One Year Anniversary Bash
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the one-year anniversary of Dog Eared Books keeping books in the Castro!! \nWe are beyond excited to have Cleve Jones\, Charlie Jane Anders\, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz\, and Jeff Chang as our featured readers. Pick up copies of their books before the big night! Faluda Islam [Zulfikar Ali Bhutto] will be our MC\, and their artwork will be on display in the store throughout June. \nThe reading schedule for the night: \n7pm – introduction by artist/performer Faluda Islam [Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]; Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz\n8pm Charlie Jane Anders; Jeff Chang\n9pm Cleve Jones \nDelicious vegetarian food will be provided by Temo’s Cafe\n\nThank you to everyone who has supported us this past year – it has been a joy to see all of your faces in the store\, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you soon! \nBios:\nCLEVE JONES is a human rights activist\, lecturer\, and author of “When We Rise: My Life in the Movement\,” which partly inspired the ABC miniseries of the same name. Mentored by LGBTQ pioneer Harvey Milk\, Cleve co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation\, conceived and founded The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt\, led the 2009 National March for Equality in Washington D.C.\, and served on the Advisory Board of the American Foundation for Equal Rights\, which challenged California’s Proposition 8 in the U.S. Supreme Court. Today he works as an organizer for the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE. \nCHARLIE JANE ANDERS is the author of All the Birds in the Sky\, which won a Nebula Award and a Crawford Award and has been shortlisted for the Hugo and Locus Awards. She organizes the Writers With Drinks reading series\, and was a founding editor of io9.com. Her story “Six Months\, Three Days” won a Hugo Award\, and her debut novel Choir Boy won a Lambda Literary Award. \nROXANNE DUNBAR-ORTIZ: Originally from rural Oklahoma\, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz\, has lived in San Francisco most of her adult life. She is Professor Emerita in Ethnic Studies at California State University East Bay. She is author or editor of 12 books\, including a memoir trilogy: Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie; Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years\, 1960–1975; and Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War. Her most recent book is An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. \nJEFF CHANG is the Executive Director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University. His books include Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation\, Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop\, Who We Be: The Colorization of America (published in paperback in January 2016 under the new title\, Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post Civil Rights America). His latest\, We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes On Race and Resegregation\, was published in September 2016. His next book will be a biography of Bruce Lee. \nJeff co-founded CultureStr/ke and ColorLines. He was named by The Utne Reader as one of “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World” and by KQED as an Asian Pacific American Local Hero. He has been a USA Ford Fellow in Literature and the winner of the Asian American Literary Award. \nZULFIKAR ALI BHUTTO received his BA and an MAH in Art History from Edinburgh University and completed his MFA from San Francisco Art Institute this year. As an artist of mixed Pakistani and Lebanese descent and having grown up in Pakistan\, Bhutto sees his body caught in the middle of complex identity politics formed by centuries of colonialism and exacerbated by contemporary international politics. He explores political queerness and how that queerness exists in a constant in-between and non-aligned space. His work has been shown in the United States\, Pakistan\, Scotland\, Dubai\, and Colombia.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/one-year-anniversary-bash/
LOCATION:Dog Eared Books Castro\, 489 Castro Street\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170430T023212Z
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SUMMARY:Get Lit #25
DESCRIPTION:An amazing gathering of writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit. \nThe emcee for the night will be the one and only NO ‘HARE (Isobel O’Hareand Christine No.) \nFeatured lineup of writers include: and more TBA! \nMusical Guest: \nBeer made by Ale Industries on site and coffee by our good friends next door\, Red Bay Coffee. \nDonations will be kindly requested\, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds. All ages are welcome\, though profanity will be present. \n\nCommunity\, Fruitvale Literary\, Ale Industries\, Nomadic Press\, Fruitvale Beer
URL:https://litseen.com/event/get-lit-25/
LOCATION:Ale Industries\, 3096 E 10th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170604T222225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170607T020053Z
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SUMMARY:The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night
DESCRIPTION:Featured Poet: Val Ibarra! \nHosted by Jennifer Barone\, Ingrid Keir. Live jazz with Daniel Heffez\, Geordie Van Der Bosch and friends. FREE admission\, all ages\, full menu and bar in the front room. Open Mic for poetry only – 3min time limit\, pick your best poem to read with live jazz accompaniment.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-wordparty-poetry-jazz-night-4/
LOCATION:PianoFight\, 144 Taylor St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170620T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170605T102019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170607T020152Z
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SUMMARY:Laurie King
DESCRIPTION:The bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries\, Laurie King\, celebrates the release of an altogether new novel\, an ominous and stunningly intricate story set in an inner-city middle school. \nOn the eve of career day at Guadalupe Middle School\, Principal Linda MacDonald is dead-set on changing the course of a school known only for its truancy\, gang violence\, and failing test scores. But she never expects the cop with too many questions\, or the kid under pressure to prove himself\, or the basketball player with an affection guns … \nJoin one of Northern Californias most renowned mystery writers for the release of her most exciting thriller yet!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/laurie-king/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170505T002059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170505T002059Z
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SUMMARY:Brontez Purnell Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join Brontez Purnell at Pegasus Books Downtown for the launch of his debut novel\, Since I Laid My Burden Down. \nDeShawn lives a high\, creative\, and promiscuous life in San Francisco. But when he’s called back to his cramped Alabama hometown for his uncle’s funeral\, he’s hit by flashbacks of handsome\, doomed neighbors and sweltering Sunday services. Amidst prickly reminders of his childhood\, DeShawn ponders family\, church\, and the men in his life\, prompting the question: Who deserves love? \nA raw\, funny\, and uninhibited stumble down memory lane\, Brontez Purnell’s debut novel explores how one man’s early sexual and artistic escapades grow into a life. \nAuthor Bio \nBrontez Purnell has been publishing\, performing\, and curating in the Bay Area for over ten years. He is author of the cult zine Fag School\, frontman for his band The Younger Lovers\, and founder and choreographer of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company. Formerly a dancer with Gravy Train!!!\, a queer electro indie band that gained national prominence in the mid-2000s\, Purnell’s other prominent artistic collaborations include his supporting role in the queer independent feature film\, “I Want Your Love” (dir. Travis Mathews\, 2012). \nHe was a guest curator for the Berkeley Art Museum’s L@TE program in 2012\, awarded an invitation to the 2012 Radar Lab queer arts summer residency\, honored by Out Magazine’s 2012 Hot 100 List and 2013 Most Eligible Bachelors List\, and most recently won the 2014 SF Bay Guardian‘s Goldie for Performance/Music.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/brontez-purnell-book-launch/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170620T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170527T002130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170531T002937Z
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SUMMARY:Naomi Klein presents her new book No is Not Enough
DESCRIPTION:NAOMI KLEIN presents her new book No Is Not Enough\nTuesday\, June 20\, 7:30PM\nat First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley\, 2407 Dana St.\, Berkeley\nTICKETS ON SALE NOW \nJoin us for a discussion of resistance in the Trump era with internationally acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Naomi Klein. \nDonald Trump’s takeover of the White House is a dangerous escalation in a world of cascading crises. His reckless agenda — including a corporate coup in government\, aggressive scapegoating and warmongering\, and sweeping aside climate science to set off a fossil fuel frenzy — will generate waves of disasters and shocks to the economy\, national security\, and the environment. \nAcclaimed journalist\, activist\, and bestselling author Naomi Klein has spent two decades studying political shocks\, climate change\, and brand bullies. From this unique perspective\, she argues that Trump is not an aberration but a logical extension of the worst\, most dangerous trends of the past half-century — the very conditions that have unleashed a rising tide of white nationalism the world over. It is not enough\, she tells us\, to merely resist\, to say no. Our historical moment demands more: a credible and inspiring yes\, a roadmap to reclaiming the populist ground from those who would divide us — one that sets a bold course for winning the fair and caring world we want and need. \nThis timely\, urgent book from one of our most influential thinkers offers a bracing positive shock of its own\, helping us understand just how we got here\, and how we can\, collectively\, come together and heal. \nBook signing to follow. Copies of No Is Not Enough will be available for purchase at the event. A discounted ticket/book bundle is also available in advance. \n— \nTickets on sale at this link. \nSponsored by Booksmith\, The Nation\, The Leap\, The Intercept and Haymarket Books.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/naomi-klein/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley\, 2407 Dana St.\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170621T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170621T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170118T064230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170118T064230Z
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SUMMARY:Achy Obejas
DESCRIPTION:reading from her new short story collection \nThe Tower of the Antilles \nfrom Akashic Books \nThe Cubans in Achy Obejas’s story collection The Tower of the Antilles are haunted by an island: the island they fled\, the island they’ve created\, the island they were taken to or forced from\, the island they long for\, the island they return to\, and the island that can never be home again. \nIn “Supermán\,” several possible story lines emerge about a 1950s Havana sex-show superstar who disappeared as soon as the Revolution triumphed. “North/South” portrays a migrant family trying to cope with separation\, lives on different hemispheres\, and the eventual disintegration of blood ties. “The Cola of Oblivion” follows the path of a young woman who returns to Cuba\, and who inadvertently uncorks a history of accommodation and betrayal among the family members who stayed behind during the revolution. In the title story\, “The Tower of the Antilles\,” an interrogation reveals a series of fantasies about escape and a history of futility. \nWith language that is both generous and sensual\, Obejas writes about lives beset by events beyond individual control\, and poignantly captures how history and fate intrude on even the most ordinary of lives. \nACHY OBEJAS is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Ruins\, Days of Awe\, and three other books of fiction. She edited and translated (into English) the anthology Havana Noir\, and has since translated Junot Díaz\, Rita Indiana\, Wendy Guerra\, and many others. In 2014\, she was awarded a USA Ford Fellowship for her writing and translation. She currently serves as the Distinguished Visiting Writer at Mills College in Oakland\, California. \n\nPraise for the work of Achy Obejas: \n“Achy Obejas’s new story collection begins and ends with a question: What is your name? The answer is an abounding one. Counterrevolutionaries\, the witnesses to the arrival of Columbus’s caravels\, poets\, Supermán—the characters in these stories\, in all their riveting variety\, name themselves as Cuban\, and are bound in complex ways by the geography of their hearts\, if not the geography beneath their feet. An audacious and remarkable read!”\n—Chantel Acevedo\, author of The Distant Marvels \n“For twenty years I’ve been a fan of the genius Achy Obejas—since I first read Memory Mambo in 1996. Obejas has been the model of a writer for me in every way—a master in her aesthetics\, an inspiration in her politics\, fearless and vital in every page. The Tower of the Antilles is another brilliant collection\, a story of many Cubas\, intensely personal and political\, erotic and cerebral. I found myself holding my breath as I devoured this book\, as I navigated the various avenues of the body\, the blood\, and all those seemingly impossible roads that lead to a place we try to call home.”\n—Porochista Khakpour\, author of The Last Illusion \n“Obejas writes like an angel\, which is to say: gloriously . . . one of Cuba’s most important writers.”\n—Junot Díaz
URL:https://litseen.com/event/achy-obejas/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTAMP:20260415T022037
CREATED:20170604T230853Z
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SUMMARY:Paul Cohen
DESCRIPTION:Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Paul Cohen joins us in the Marina for a reading and discussion of his lyrical debut novel\, The Glamshack. \nReluctant fashion journalist Henry Folsom is in love with Her\, a deer-hued snake-taut beauty whose smile is an Event. The only problem is Her fiancE in New Orleans. And She’s going to see him for twelve days\, while Henry smolders in The Glamshack\, his borrowed Silicon Valley poolhouse and site of their months-long affair. Mesmerized by the American Indian wars\, grasping for the divine as he relives this bloodied love\, Henry must decide what it means to make his Last Stand. \nNominated for a Pushcart Press Editor’s Book Award\, The Glamshack is a lyrical\, darkly humorous novel on the nature of love\, divinity\, the Plains Indian Wars\, and the male gaze. A bold\, accomplished work set at millennium’s end\, the book echoes early prose masterpieces of Cormac McCarthy and Martin Amis\, but is entirely Paul Cohen. \nPaul Cohen’s fiction has been published in Tin House\, Five Chapters\, Eleven Eleven\, and he was a top-ten finalist in The Black Warrior Review Fiction Contest. His nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine\, Village Voice\, Details\, Christian Science Monitor and others. He lives in Boulder.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/paul-cohen/
LOCATION:Books Inc. in The Marina\, 2251 Chestnut St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94123\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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