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4 OCTOBER 2019 — friday

    SOUTH:
  • VeteransWrite monthly writing group is offered to veterans of any age and any military experience, and to family members of veterans, beginners to experienced welcomed, maximum of twelve participants, hosted by Nick Butterfield, Jeffrey Leonard and Amy Meier, please email VeteransWrite@yahoo.com to register, Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 150 East San Fernando Street, San Jose, free, 1:00-4:00 (rsvp: VeteransWrite@yahoo.com, www.pcsj.org)

5 OCTOBER 2019 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Strawberry Creek Walk, part of the Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival, poetry, talk, and an easy walk along beautiful Strawberry Creek through UC Berkeley and its underground path through downtown Berkeley to the Watershed Festival at Civic Center Park, led by Nevada County Poet Laureate Chris Olander, River Light, with poetry readings and nature commentary; sponsored by Poetry Flash and the Ecology Center/Berkeley Farmers' Market, 100 Thousand Poets for Change event, gather at the southeast corner of Oxford at Center, near the sculpture of the World Globe as you enter the UC campus, free, meet at 10:00 a.m. (510/525-5476, info@poetryflash.org)
  • 24th Annual Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival, "Stand Up for the Earth" with dynamic readings of over thirty poets and writers, including Patricia Smith, Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar, World on Fire poetry and music ensemble, Ann Fisher-Wirth, co-editor of The Ecopoetry Anthology; Joshua McKinney, Small Sillion; Maya Khosla, All the Fires of Wind and Light, Sonoma County Poet Laureate; Kim Shuck, Deer Trails, San Francisco Poet Laureate, and much more, We Are Nature Open Mic, (to read, enter drawing at noon); Kirk Lumpkin and Richard Silberg emcee, music; River Village exhibits and tables, include Pegasus Downtown book tent with books for sale and signing; 100 Thousand Poets for Change event, sponsored by Poetry Flash, Ecology Center/Berkeley Farmers' Market, Pegasus Books Downtown, Moe's Books; wheelchair accessible, Civic Center Park, Martin Luther King, Jr. Way and Center Street, downtown Berkeley, noon-4:30 (510/525-5476, 510/612-3958, to table or exhibit, email: info@poetryflash.org)
  • Russian author Olga Zilberbourg reads from her new book Like Water and Other Stories, with Oakland-based Nancy Au reading from her new book Spider Love Song and Other Stories, book signing and Q&A, E. M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore, 410 13th Street, Oakland, free, 7:00-9:00 (510/679-4650, wolfmanhomerepair.com/storefront-2)

6 OCTOBER 2019 — sunday

7 OCTOBER 2019 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry Express presents a featured poetry reading, open mic before and after, hosted by Elaine Brown, Himalayan Flavors Restaurant, back room, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, free but donations appreciated, 7:00-9:00 (poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)

8 OCTOBER 2019 — tuesday

9 OCTOBER 2019 — wednesday

10 OCTOBER 2019 — thursday

    NORTH:
  • The 2019 Marin Poetry Center Anthology Launch features local poets reading their work from the new Marin Poetry Center anthology; the theme is "The Wild," Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, free, 7:00 (www.marinpoetrycenter.org)

11 OCTOBER 2019 — friday

    NORTH:
  • Poetry Connection reading series presents Francesca Bell and Meryl Natchez, hosted by Terry Lucas, Marin County Poet Laureate, open mic to follow, light refreshments, The Fireside Room, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, free, 7:00-9:00 (www.terrylucas.com/schedule.html)

12 OCTOBER 2019 — saturday

13 OCTOBER 2019 — sunday

14 OCTOBER 2019 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry Express presents Lucille Lang Day and Diane Frank in a featured poetry reading, open mic before and after featured reading, hosted by Jim Barnard, Himalayan Flavors Restaurant, back room, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, free but donations appreciated, 7:00-9:00 (poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)
    NORTH:
  • Why There Are Words, every second Thursday, presents a reading from six authors on the theme of "Glimmerings," Nancy Au, Spider Love Song & Other Stories, fiction writer and poet Guy Biederman, Edible Grace, Mimi Lok, Last of Her Name, stories, novelist Cynthia Newberry Martin, Tidal Flats, novelist Tomas Moniz, Big Familia, and poet Marcia Pelletiere, A Crown of Hornets, Studio 333, 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, $10, cash bar, 7:15 (415/331-8272, www.whytherearewords.com)
  • Cynthia Newberry Martin reads from her new novel Tidal Flats, this story weaves a tale about marriage, fiction writer Pam Houston, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country, will introduce, Point Reyes Books, 11315 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, free, 7:00 (415/663-1542, www.ptreyesbooks.com)

15 OCTOBER 2019 — tuesday

16 OCTOBER 2019 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Lyrics and Dirges monthly reading series features emerging writers to highlight the diverse literary community in the Bay Area, hosted by MK Chavez and Sharon Coleman, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:30 (510/649-1320, pegasusbookstore.com)
    NORTH:
  • Marin Poetry Center reading by Margaret Gibson, Not Hearing the Wood Thrush, Poet Laureate of Connecticut, and poet and fine letterpress printer Lisa Rappoport, Penumbra, Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, free, 7:00 (www.marinpoetrycenter.org)

17 OCTOBER 2019 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • In Common Writers Series present Caren Beilin reading from her poetry, Amy Berkowitz joins in conversation, The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University, 1699 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00-9:00 (415/338-2227, poetry.sfsu.edu)
  • Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Lola Haskins, Asylum: Improvisations on John Clare, and Colby Gillette, Hymn Underground, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, wheelchair accessible, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
    SOUTH:
  • Poetry Center San Jose presents Third Thursdays at Willow Glen Library, featuring a poetry reading by Darrell Dela Cruz, Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, free and open to the public, 7:00 (408/808-3045, 408/266-1361, www.pcsj.org)

18 OCTOBER 2019 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • In Common Writers Series presents Caren Beilin reading from her poetry, Amy Berkowitz joins in conversation, E. M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore, 410 13th Street, Oakland, free, 7:00-9:00 (510/679-4650, wolfmanhomerepair.com/storefront-2)
    NORTH:
  • Lewis Hyde, author of The Gift, reads from his new book of scholarship, autobiography, and social criticism, A Primer for Forgetting: Getting Past the Past, on the question of forgetfulness as a pathway to rebirth and peace via art and writing from ancient times to our present moment, Point Reyes Books, 11315 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, free, 7:00 (415/663-1542, www.ptreyesbooks.com)

19 OCTOBER 2019 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Local presses, businesses and literary magazines present the first-ever Lit Crawl Book Fair in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District, co-presetned by Small Press Distribution, the actual Lit Crawl will proceed after the book fair, featured exhibitors are Voice of Witness, Stanford Press, PM Press, Nomadic Press, Last Gasp Publishing, Heyday Books, and many more light refreshments provided by Gray Area's bar, Grand Theater, 2665 Mission Street, San Francisco, free, 2:00-6:00 (415/362-8193, litquake.org)

20 OCTOBER 2019 — sunday

    NORTH:
  • Richard Power will be reading from his 2019 Pulitzer Prize in fiction-winner The Overstory, Pulitzer Prize-winner in Poetry, Forrest Gander, will join in conversation,, register online for tickets, Toby's Feed Barn, 11250 California 1, Point Reyes Station, $20, 3:00-5:00 (415/663-1542, www.ptreyesbooks.com)

21 OCTOBER 2019 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry Express presents a featured poetry reading by Georgette Howington, open mic before and after featured reading, hosted by Bruce Bagnell, Himalayan Flavors Restaurant, back room, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, free but donations appreciated, 7:00-9:00 (poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)
  • The Poetry Center's Mazza Writer-in-Residence, playwright Peter Nachtrieb reads from a new play-in-progress, guests and friends join in conversation, Z Space, 450 Florida Street, at 17th Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00-9:00 (415/338-2227, poetry.sfsu.edu)

22 OCTOBER 2019 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Gillian Conoley reads from her new collection, A Little More Red Sun On The Human: New and Selected Poems, Donna de la Perriére reads from her new collection, Works of Love and Terror, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com/bookstore)
  • KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents co-authors Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff reading from their new book, United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It), a critique on how media gave rise to misinformation, intolerance, and divisiveness as well as how to combat it, proceeds support KPFA Radio, Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, $15, 7:30 (kpfa.org, brownpapertickets.com)

23 OCTOBER 2019 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Under the Skylight, a new series in the Mission, features the revoluntionary poetry of Sarah Menefee, Martin Hickel, Lisbit Bailey, with music by Robert Carr and to be announced, plus surprises, Alley Cat Books, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, 7:30-9:30 (www.alleycatbookshop.com )

24 OCTOBER 2019 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Benedicte Maurseth reads from her new book, To Be Nothing: Conversation with Knut Hamre, Hardanger Fiddle Master, conversations between students and master musicians discussing learning, teaching, and the healing power of art, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com/bookstore)
  • The Poetry Center's Mazza Writer-in-Residence for fall 2019, Peter Nachtrieb, leads a open playwriting workshop and conversation, The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00-9:00 (415/338-2227, poetry.sfsu.edu)
    SOUTH:
  • CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS - Center For Literary Arts of San Josè presents Carmen Maria Machado reading from her award-winning short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, Linda Castillo conducts an onstage interview after the reading, book signing and sales, MACLA, 510 South 1st Street, San Jose, free, 7:00-10:00 (www.litart.org)

25 OCTOBER 2019 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Mangalam Center's Mindful Art Gallery presents "The Joy of Being a Poet: Mindful Expression Through Poetry," fifteen selected poets read from their work, choses by a mindful panel and performing with mindful music, in conjunction with "The Hidden Heart of Freedom' exhibit, light snacks, free/donations welcome, Mangalam Center, 2018 Allston Way, Berkeley, 6:30-8:30 (www.eventbrite.com/e/the-joy-of-being-a-poet-tickets-77056587327)

26 OCTOBER 2019 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Saturday Night Special presents featured poets, hosted by Holly Hardy, three-minute maximum open mic on the theme of exploring boundaries between public and private, all creative work welcomed, must be twenty-one, Nick's Lounge, 3218 Adeline Street, Berkeley, free but one drink minimum, 7:00-9:30 (510/652-6425, nickslounge.com)
  • Marin Poetry Center reading by Deborah Landau, Soft Targets, director of the Creative Writing Program at New York University, and Matthew Zapruder, Sun Bear and Why Poetry, Tara Hall Pittman South Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1901 Russell Street, Berkeley, free, 4:00 (www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
    NORTH:
  • Fariba Bogzaran of Lucid Art Foundation discusses the life and work of Inverness painter Gordon Onslow Ford: A Man on a Green Island, the first volume that reflects on his life and work, Point Reyes Books, 11315 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, free, 4:00 (415/663-1542, www.ptreyesbooks.com)

27 OCTOBER 2019 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • CANCELED (BOOKSTORE CLOSED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE) - Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Barbara Berman, Currents, and poet and translator Zack Rogow, Irreverent Litanies, East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, wheelchair accessible, 3:00 (510/653-9965, ebbooksellers.com)
  • Live Poets Society poetry reading features Thomas Stanton and David Rosenthal, plus open mic, hosted by Orinda/Lafayette Poet Laureate Amy Glynn, sponsored by Lamorinda Arts Council on the last Sunday of each month, Orinda Books, 276 Village Square, Orinda, free parking, 1:00 (Amy Glynn, amyglynn@pastemagazine.com)

28 OCTOBER 2019 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry Express presents a featured poetry reading by Grace Marie Grafton, open mic before and after featured reading, hosted by Gary Turchin, Himalayan Flavors Restaurant, back room, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, free but donations appreciated, 7:00-9:00 (poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)

29 OCTOBER 2019 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Novelist Jarett Kobek reads from Only Americans Burn in Hell, set in 2019, a billionaire philanthropist called Dennis is president and basic human rights are being stripped away—but everything is fine, City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com/bookstore)

30 OCTOBER 2019 — wednesday

    NORTH:
  • Hand to Mouth/Words Spoken Out #104 presents Linda Watanabe McFerrin reading from her new multi-genre book, Navigating the Divide, poetry, essays, and fiction, with novelist Joanna Biggar, Melanie's Song, open mic follows, 5-minute maximum, refreshments, Rebound Bookstore, 1611 4th Street, San Rafael, 7:00-9:00 (reboundbookstore@aol.com)

31 OCTOBER 2019 — thursday


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