Berkeley Slam with Asha!
The Starry Plough 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1999, and third in the nation at the 2015 National Poetry...
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Third Thursdays @ Willow Glen Library
Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Ave, San Jose , CA, United StatesFeature: Linda Lappin Willow Glen Library 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San José, CA, 95125 (408) 808-3045 or (408) 266-1361 Free and open to the public. Linda...
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Jerome Rothenberg
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statescelebrating two new books The President of Desolation & Other Poems from Black Widow Press The Mystery of False Attachments from Word Palace Jerome Rothenberg is an internationally...
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In Common Writers Series: Raquel Salas Rivera and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesThursday, November 21 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University The Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series welcomes two outstanding Latina poets,...
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Bay Area Generations #75: Literary Salon | Foster City
Penelope's Coffee & Tea 3 Plaza View Ln, Ste N, Foster City, CA, United StatesBay Area Generations: Literary Salon #75 Thursday, November 21, 2019 7-9pm at Penelope's Coffee & Tea, Foster City A literary salon featuring curated works of...
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Eric Thurm: Avidly Reads Board Games
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEric Thurm joins us to discuss his new book, Avidly Reads Board Games. Historic board games including, Busted!, a game from the 1970s about trying to start...
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The Best Small Fictions 2019
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us to celebrate the release of The Best Small Fictions 2019 with readings by Lori Sambol Brody, Natalie Hernandez, Joy Lanzendorfer, Kim Magowan, J.L. Montavon, and Kara...
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Ben Lerner
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn conversation with Maggie Nelson Genre-bending poet, novelist, essayist, and critic Ben Lerner has received fellowships from the Fulbright, Guggenheim, Howard, and MacArthur Foundations. His...
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Elaine Sciolino in Conversation with Thad Carhart
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesElaine Sciolino in Conversation with Thad Carhart (and introduced by L. John Harris) discussing Sciolino's new book The Seine: The River that Made Paris. A soulful,...
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Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic
Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CAA Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press. Donations will be...
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Moscow Conceptualism: New Translations from the Russian
Geballe Room at the Townsend Center for the Humanities 220 Stephens Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United StatesOfficial Site: http://slavic.berkeley.edu/moscow-conceptualism-new-translations-from-the-russian/ A spate of new translations is bringing the writers and artists of Moscow Conceptualism to an English-language readership for the first time....
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In Common Writers Series: Vanessa Angélica Villarreal and Raquel Salas Rivera, reading and in conversation
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYFriday, November 22 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue (btw Haste and Dwight Way), Berkeley The In Common Writers Series moves across the Bay, to...
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KSW Presents “A History of Our Naming”
Arc Studios & Gallery 1246 Folsom St., San Francisco, CaliforniaKearny Street Workshop's bi-monthly reading series celebrates new poetry releases by Michelle Peñaloza and Đỗ Nguyên Mai. About this Event On Friday, November 22nd, KSW...
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The Bridge: Between Poetry and Improv
StageWerx 466 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHave your heart twisted and tickled by this hilarious and inspiring show that blends some of the best slam poetry and improvised comedy the Bay...
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A World Without Wars – Part 1
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesIN CELEBRATION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE 6TH OVERTHROWING CAPITALISM ANTHOLOGY MAHNAZ BADIHIAN JIM NORMINGTON JOHN CURL BARBARA PASCHKE NELLIE WONG RAFAEL JESUS GONZALEZ LYNNE BARNES...
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Egypt + Holiday Potluck
Nomadic Press/Fairmount 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland, CAHolidays can be difficult for many of us. Join us in Fellowship Hall (at the Oakland Peace Center—entrance off of 29th Street) as we band...
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William Gibson / Agency
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesTICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT THIS LINK Booksmith presents visionary novelist William Gibson reading from the sharply imagined sequel to his New York Times bestselling novel The Peripheral. He...
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D.S. Marriott reading from selected poetry
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesDS Marriot is a poet and critic, and Professor in the Department of History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and in...
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Dani Shapiro & Abraham Verghese
JCCSF 3200 California St , San Francisco, CA, United StatesWhat makes us who we are? What combination of memory, history, biology, experience and that ineffable thing called the soul defines us? In 2016, celebrated...
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Marcia Falk & Steven Rood
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandMARCIA FALK’s new book is Inner East: Illuminated Poems and Blessings, which contains her own artwork side-by-side with her poetry and new blessings in English...
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Poets Laureate on Social Justice
Alibi Bookshop 624 Marin Street, VallejoPoets Laureate on Social Justice at Alibi Bookshop in downtown Vallejo, California. Part of the tour for Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice....
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Palestinian Voices: Palestinians Tell Their Stories
Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United StatesStories are powerful and they allow us to understand our common humanity. Manny's, in partnership with Mothers on the March, is putting together an events...
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#we – a talk and reading series of queer perspectives
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesPlease join us for the sixth installment of #we, a talk and reading series of queer perspectives hosted by Richard Loranger. Each event features two...
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Saturday Night Special presents: Obsession
Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesDon't miss the last SNS of the year! The last (fifth!) Saturday of November, right after Thanksgiving, we're celebrating OBSESSION. Every writer is obsessed with...
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Joan Baranow & Joan Aleshire
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandThis reading will feature a festive book launch for JOAN BARANOW’s new book of poems, In the Next Life. Alicia Suskin Ostriker says, “The lilt...
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Book Talk: Child of the Moon by Jessica Semaan
Manny's 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco, United StatesIn her debut collection, Semaan offers an upfront & moving glimpse into the true nature of healing: an imperfect, nonlinear journey. "Child of the Moon"...
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Enduring Struggle, Enduring Spirits
San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesENDURING STRUGGLE, ENDURING SPIRITS: Remembering Steve Abbott and Karl Tierney on World AIDS Day Location: Latino/Hispanic meeting room, Lower Level, San Francisco Public Library, 100...
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Scarlett Sabet
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from her new collection of poetry Camille Scarlett Sabet is a London based poet and performer. Her poetry has been featured in GQ, Tatler, Constellation Magazine, The Violet Book and Dazed...
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Bazaar Writers Salon
Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesReadings by Daniel Ari, Colby Cotton, Caroline Goodwin, and Ari Moskowitz Hosted by Peter Kline Daniel Ari serves as poet laureate of Richmond, California and...
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Beasts of Bourbon II
The Legionnaire Saloon 2272 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United StatesBeasts of Bourbon returns with a stellar lineup of kick ass writers poets and musicians to close out the New Year with it's second edition...
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