Geraldine Connolly and Dion O'Reilly 1/25, Berkeley more info
Aideed Medina, Raymond Nat Turner, Nia McAllister, more
24 OCTOBER 2020 — saturday
Oakland Public Library Cesar Chavez Branch presents La Palabra Musical (The Music of the World), a multi-lingual reading hosted by poet and musician Avotcja, featuring poets Aideed Medina, Raymond Nat Turner, Nia McAllister, and Benjamin Bac Sierra, open mic to follow, free, online via Zoom, 3:00-5:00 pm PDT (Join via Zoom: www.avotcja.org/upcoming-events.html)
Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Geraldine Connolly, Instructions at Sunset, and Dion O'Reilly, Limerence, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PST (poetryflash.org).
Omnidawn's next season online Book Launch presents their authors reading from their brand new books: Jason Bayani, Everyone I Love, Alive; Molly Bendall, Turncoat; jason b crawford, YEET!; fabulist fiction writer Arria Deepwater, Descent; John Yau, Diary of Small Discontents, New & Selected Poems 1974-2024; Rodrigo Toscano, Whitman. Cannonball. Puebla., poetic fables; Steven Seidenberg, Coda; and Shane McCrae, Two Appearances After the Resurrection; event hosted by Evan Karp and Quiet Lightning via Zoom, 1:00 PST (Required: You must register and RSVP before the event begins to attend at: app.gopassage.com/events/omnidawn-fall-2025)