Now in its 17th year, Litquake began when a group of friends organized an afternoon of readings in Golden Gate Park. Over the years, it’s…
(Charles Kruger) Beloved poet/teacher/activist and Mills College MFA Meg Day has been a huge contributor to the Bay Area literary scene for the past several years. She…
(Evan Karp) This article does not have a lead sentence. Within even new forms there are forms long-clichéd. How many people does it take to…
(Nicole McFeely) Featured Event: Saturday, August 6th– Cabaret Cabernet Bands, poets, burlesque—get all of that and more at this week’s featured event, Cabaret Cabernet, hosted by…
(Nicole McFeely) Featured Event: Saturday, July 30th – Bay Area Poetry Marathon Marathon is right. What used to be a weekend-long event in Boston has transformed into…
(Charles Kruger) We always enjoy the community feel to be found at The Monthly Rumpus. This was especially in evidence on July 11, with Isaac…
(Evan Karp) Youth Speaks is a multi-faceted organization that understands and believes that the power, insight, creativity, and passion of young people can change the…
(Nicole McFeely) Featured Event: Dean Young Benefit One thing I’ve noticed again and again with the people I meet who are involved in these types…
(Evan Karp) I contract. I dilate. “Push! Push!” I wax. I wane. “Push! You can do it!” … “Congratulations! It’s a nonprofit organization.” At some…