• SF JAZZ Poetry Festival

    SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Devorah Major, Destiny Muhammad, Genny Lim, and Anthony Brown: "We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite"

    $15
  • Carol Sheldon

    Book Passage San Francisco 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A conversation with Carol Sheldon.

  • David Meltzer Memorial Reading

    Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A celebration of maestro David Meltzer’s life and work.

  • Hari Kunzru

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

    Hari Kunzru reads from his new novel, White Tears.

  • Mills MFA Alumni Reading

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    MFA Alumni Reading featuring Christine Hyung Oak-Lee and others

  • Well-RED: Yesika Salgado

    Works/San José 365 S Market St, San Jose, CA, United States

    Reading series featuring Yesika Salgado

    $2
  • National Poetry Month Open Mic

    Albany Library 1247 Marin Ave, Albany, CA, United States

    National Poetry Month Open Mic and Lynne Knight Reading

  • Douglas Kearney

    Hearst Field Annex Hearst Field Annex, Berkeley, CA, United States

    The Holloway Series in Poetry presents a reading with Douglas Kearney.

  • Reese Jones

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    in conversation with Ingrid Contreras Rojas.

  • Oakland Noir

    DIESEL, A Bookstore 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    DIESEL, A Bookstore is pleased to welcome contributors of Oakland Noir to the store to celebrate this new release.

  • Yrsa Daley-Ward

    DUENDE 468 19th St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Readings done by Yrsa Daley-Ward and Christian Johnson

    $15 – $22
  • Joyce Carol Oates

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Joyce Carol Oates presents A Book of American Martyrs

  • Fireside Storytelling: Brushes with Fame

    The Institute of Possibility 3359 Cesar Chavez St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Fireside brings to the stage six storytellers to tell true tales about their brushes with fame.

    $15
  • Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘Paramour’

    Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Bawdy Storytelling features tales of Carnal Wins & Epic Fails with No Scripts, No Nets, and No Holds Barred.

    $20
  • Shanthi Sekaran

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Shanthi Sekaran reads at the Morrison Library.

  • Clark Coolidge

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Reading from his poetry and celebrating the release of Selected Poems: 1962-1985.

  • SpeCt Poets, Ambr33zy Ba!: Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark

    Southern Exposure 3030 20th Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    A diverse selection of Bay Area musicians activate Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark Thursday, April 13, 2017, 7:00 PM $10-$20 sliding scale at door...

    $10 – $20
  • Poetry Flash: Laura Hinton + Angela Hume

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Laura Hinton reading from her book Ubermütter's Death Dance, and Angela Hume reading from her book Middle Time

  • Death & Taxes: A Comedy Show

    The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

    Jokes about death and money.

  • Alejandro Murguía: The Power of Poetry

    San Francisco Mechanics' Institute 57 Post Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Each Master Class Mixer is limited to just 15 students, lasts for three hours, and concludes with a reception with the autho

    $105
  • Elizabeth Kostova

    Book Passage Marin 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. , Corte Madera, CA, United States

    Elizabeth Kostova presents her new book, The Shadow Land.