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Northern California

25 MAY 2013 — saturday

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East Bay Poetry Summit hosts a poetry potluck, private house (in back), 1628 Woolsey Street, Berkeley, 6:00 (facebook.com/eastbaypoetrysummit)
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Poetry reading by Dana Negev, CB Follett, Doreen Stock, Nitza Agam, Hannah Stein, and other contributors to the anthology Before There Is Nowhere To Stand: Palestine/Israel: Poets Respond To The Struggle, plus Middle Eastern musical performances, La Peña Cultural Center Lounge, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, $5/$10, 3:00 (510/417-5743, lapena.org)
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East Bay Poetry Summit hosts a house party reading, Bhanu Kapil, Andrew Durbin, John Coletti, Jared Stanley, Dolores Dorantes, Jen McCreary, house in back, 1628 Woolsey Street, Berkeley, 8:00 (facebook.com/eastbaypoetrysummit)
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Reading by Arturo Mantecón, from his translation of selected poems by Leopoldo María Panero, Like an Eye in the Hand of a Beggar, also reading is Northern California Book Award-winning translator Andrea Lingenfelter, from her bilingual translation, The Changing Room, by contemporary Chinese poet Zhai Yongming, Alley Cat Books, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 7:30 (415/824-1761)
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East Bay Poetry Summit hosts a house party reading, featuring Cassie Smith, Sue Landers, Matthew Timmons, Katy Bohinc, Frank Sherlock, Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 4:00 (facebook.com/eastbaypoetrysummit)
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26 MAY 2013 — sunday

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East Bay Poetry Summit hosts a house party reading, Anne Boyer, Anna Vitale, Laura Henriksen, Sophie Sills, Frank Montesonti, The Public School, 2141 Broadway, Oakland, 3:00 (facebook.com/eastbaypoetrysummit)
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Poetry Flash presents a reading by Tim Kahl and Joshua McKinney, wheelchair accessible, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 3:00 (510/653-9965, dieselbookstore.com)
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East Bay Poetry Summit hosts a house party reading, Maged Zaher, Matt Longabucco, Dawn Lundy Martin, Tender Oracle, 531 22nd Street, Oakland, 7:00 (facebook.com/eastbaypoetrysummit)
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27 MAY 2013 — monday

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Poetry Express presents an open mic devoted to the theme of "clotheslines," ten percent discount on dinner if you come for the reading, Priya Indian Cuisine, 2702 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 ( www.facebook.com/poetryexpressberkeley)
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28 MAY 2013 — tuesday

29 MAY 2013 — wednesday

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David Reid hosts poet Jeremy Larner and artist Ariel Parkinson, plus the short film Inner Wilderness, refreshments, Mythos Fine Art & Artifacts, 930 Dwight Way #10, Berkeley, free, 7:00 (mythosfineart.com)
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30 MAY 2013 — thursday

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Josh Beemish hosts a weekly Thursday night open mic, Bazaar Café, 5927 California Street, come early to sign up, free, 7:00 (415/831-5620, www.bazaarcafe.com)
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A poetry reading by Hugh Martin, The Stick Soldiers, Brandon Shimoda, Portuguese, and Greg Wrenn, Centaur, Mrs. Dalloway's Literary & Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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Thursdays at Readers Poetry Series features readings by Garrett Murphy and Barbara Paschke, Readers Bookstore, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, free, 6:30 (415/771-1011, www.friendssfpl.org)
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NORTH:

Writers Read presents award-winning performance poet, playwright and screen writer Lin Marie deVincent, Sky Fishing, poems, open mic session follows, refreshments, Art Center Ukiah's Corner Gallery, 201 S. State Street, Ukiah, donation requested, 7:00 (707/463-6989, 707/462-4557, coloredhorse.wordpress.com/category/calendar/mendocino-poetry)
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31 MAY 2013 — friday

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Benefit for Adobe Books, Ingrid Keir hosts a reading with poets and writers Marina Lazzara, Micah Ballard, Jennifer Barone, Rod Roland, Sunnylyn Thibodeaux, Adobe Bookshop, 3166 16th Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (richardloranger/events)
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