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Poets @ Play
Edwin Markham House in History Park 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, United StatesAdmission FREE Free parking in the Staff/Volunteer lot on Phelan Avenue. Please enter History Park from the Phelan Avenue side Questions? Call 408-368-0353 RSVP recommended...
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Judy Halebsky & Susan Briante at East Bay Booksellers
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, March 15th at 3pm. This month we will be joined by Judy Halebsky...
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Aaron Shurin at The Green Arcade
Aaron Shurin launches his new book, The Blue Absolute, a collection of prose poetry that resembles hot boxes of lyrical language combusting with daily life....
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Launch for Katie Burke / Urban Playground: What Kids Say About Living in San Francisco
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesTo outsiders, the Bay Area is intrinsically linked to tech hubs and counterculture. But what about San Francisco’s kid culture? In her new book, “Urban...
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Rebecca Solnit / Recollections of My Nonexistence
Internet Archive 300 Funston Ave., San Francisco, CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts the inimitable Rebecca Solnit reading from and discussing her memoir, Recollections of My Nonexistence. Please note: This event is ticketed and will be at the Internet Archive...
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Wyoming by JP Gritton Reading and Release!
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAlley Cat Books presents a reading of JP Gritton’s newest book, Wyoming.
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1968 + Global Cinema w/ Author and Editor Christina Gerhardt
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesA reading and conversation with Christina Gerhardt, who will discuss her recent three books about 1968. 1968 and Global Cinema puts cinemas of the long 1968...
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Eugene Ostashevsky and Brandon Brown at Moe’s Books
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyEugene Ostashevsky is a Russian-American poet and translator based in Berlin and New York. He is the author of three full-length poetry collections in English:...
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Lisa Robertson at Point Reyes Books
Point Reyes Books 11315 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesPoet Lisa Robertson visits Point Reyes to discuss her debut novel, The Baudelaire Fractal. About The Baudelaire Fractal One morning, Hazel Brown awakes in a badly...
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Sierra Crane Murdoch: Yellow Bird w/Lauren Markham
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Sierra Crane Murdoch to read from her new book, Yellow Bird:Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice...
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William J. Drummond
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing the subject of his new book Prison Truth: The Story of the San Quentin News from University of California Press San Quentin State Prison, California's...
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Get Lit #58 (Music by: TBA)
Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...
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Harry Dodge
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesHarry Dodge discusses his new book, My Metorite: Or, Without the Random There Can Be No New Thing. Praise for My Metorite "Dodge has offered a...
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The WordParty Poetry & Jazz Night
PianoFight 144 Taylor St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesOur featured poet is: Clara Hsu! from 7:30-9:30pm at PianoFight: 144 Taylor Street (between Turk & Eddy), San Francisco, CA 94102 – Powell Street BART Hosted...
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Holloway Reading Series: Julian Talamantez Brolaski
Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFree -
Lisa Robertson
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from The Baudelaire Fractal published by Coach House Books A debut novel by acclaimed poet Lisa Robertson, in which a poet realizes she has...
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Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...
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Graduate Student Reading Series
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesDATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...
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Andrew Altschul
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesAndrew Altschul discusses his new novel, The Gringa. Praise for The Gringa "The Gringa bites off an impressive chunk of American—and Peruvian—history with dynamic prose. It's an...
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Poetry Flash presents Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Matthew Siegel, and Richard Silberg
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyMaria Mazziotti Gillan’s latest book of poems is What Blooms in Winter. Marge Piercy has said, “Gillan contains some of the most honest poems about marriage and...
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CANCELED: “I am deliberate / and afraid / of nothing” Poetry and Protest: a day in honor of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker (Part One): with Judy Grahn, Jewelle Gomez, and Avotcja
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesFeaturing Judy Grahn, Jewelle Gomez, and Avotcja This event, supported in part by a grant to the Academy of American Poets from the Andrew W. Mellon...
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FeaturedNancy Au, Alexandra Mattraw, Tiff Dresson, Tomas Moniz Readings
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyNANCY AU’s essays and stories appear in many journals including Redivider, Gulf Coast, Foglifter, and Michigan Quarterly Review. She teaches creative writing (to biology majors!)...
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Anders Carlson-Wee and Maria Gillam
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley , CA, United StatesAnders Carlson-Wee is the author of The Low Passions, published by W.W. Norton in 2019. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, BuzzFeed, Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly...
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Paul Lisicky / Later: My Life at the Edge of the World with Ryan Van Meter
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith welcomes Paul Lisicky back to the store for his new book, Later: My Life at the Edge of the World. Please join us! When Paul Lisicky arrived...
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CANCELED: “I am deliberate / and afraid / of nothing” Poetry and Protest: a day in honor of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker (Part Two): with Arisa White, Leila Weefur, and Angela Hume
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesFeaturing Arisa White, Leila Weefur, and Angela Hume This event, supported in part by a grant to the Academy of American Poets from the Andrew W. Mellon...
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Chris Carlsson at City Lights Books
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesHidden San Francisco: A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes and Radical Histories from Pluto Press San Francisco is an iconic and symbolic city. But...
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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. Decolonized beats provided...
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Representation in 2020: A Night of Artists Focusing on Equitable Representation
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesRepresentation in 2020: A Night of Artists Focusing on Equitable Representation featuring Paolo Bicchieri, reading from his new book Sword in the Darkness, Nesley Rojo,...
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Dennis Phillips & George Albon
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesDennis Phillips and George Albon read from their latest works, Mappa Mundi and Lyric Multiples. About Mappa Mundi Like the medieval maps from which MAPPA MUNDI takes its...
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