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Poetry Flash Reading Series
Zeitgeist Press poets honor Andy Clausen, Eli Coppola, David Lerner, Julia Vinograd
5/5, Berkeley
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Sixteen Rivers Press: Christina Lloyd, Murray Silverstein, Alice Templeton
5/19, Berkeley
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Carolyn Tipton and Sandra Yannone
6/20, Berkeley
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Bruce Isaacson

Bruce Isaacson, Jan Steckel, Deborah Fruchey on Rudy Jon Tanner

19 SEPTEMBER 2021 — sunday

Poetry Flash presents a virtual Zeitgeist Press poetry reading by Bruce Isaacson, Leningrad to Las Vegas, and Jan Steckel, Like Flesh Covers Bone; poet and editor Deborah Fruchey presents the late Rudy Jon Tanner's If Thirst is Proof of Water, online via Zoom, free, 3:00 pm PDT (Register to attend: please click here; you will receive an email with a link to join the reading)


Please join us for a Poetry Flash virtual reading on Sunday, September 19 at 3:00 pm PDT! We are excited to bring you this Zeitgeist Press event via Zoom. To register for this reading, please click on the link in the calendar listing above. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Thank you for continuing to support Poetry Flash and our reading series during these unprecedented times.

The featured books are available at www.zeitgeist-press.com.

MORE ABOUT THE READERS
Deborah L. Fruchey's recent Zeitgest poetry collection is Three Kinds of Dark. Connie Post says, "A great new book from the well-known author of books, romances, and poems with emotional punch. The poems in this collection have verve, have a kick, and will leave your senses wanting more.…" Deborah Fruchey is also the author of Armadillo (poetry), two comedy romance novels, one self-help manual for the mentally ill, and Priestess of Secrets, a recent flash fiction collection. Her debut novel was chosen as a "Best Book" by the American Booksellers Association. A part of the Above Paradise and Café Babar scenes, her work appeared in the Babarian anthology, Poets from Hell. She edited If Thirst is Proof of Water, by the late Rudy Jon Tanner, and Our Lady of Telegraph Avenue, a tribute to the late poet Julia Vinograd.

Rudy Jon Tanner passed away in August 2021. If Thirst is Proof of Water, edited by Deborah Fruchey, is his first full-length collection, and was published in 2021 by Zeitgeist Press. Audio of him reading his own poetry will be presented at this event. Previously, he published two chapbooks, Picasso's Monkey, and The Accidental Beacons of Things Worn Away. Tanner studied piano and twentieth century composing at Oklahoma City University, where he also began writing poetry, while he continued to compose. He moved to California in 1980. He attended the Old Spaghetti Factory readings in North Beach, where he became friends with Julia Vinograd, along with her many friends who just happened to have a very natural talent for stunning poetry.

Jan Steckel's most recent book, Like Flesh Covers Bone, published by Zeitgeist Press, won the 2019 Rainbow Awards for LGBT Poetry and Best Bisexual Book. James Cagney says, "These poems have come for blood. Jan Steckel writes often humorous, always electrified poetry of great depth and courage. Take this journey!" Her poetry collection, The Horizontal Poet, won a 2012 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction. Her fiction chapbook, Mixing Tracks, and poetry chapbook The Underwater Hospital have also won awards. She lives in Oakland, California.

Bruce Isaacson's new book of poems is Leningrad to Las Vegas; Jack Hirschman says, "…a brilliantly composed novel in poems…very beautifully evoked…you will learn more about Russia soon after the end of the Soviet Union via Isaacson's terrific perceptions than you'll read anywhere." He is known here in the Bay Area both as a poet and the publisher of Zeitgeist Press, and is often associated with the Café Babar series, part of the SF spoken word revival of the 1980s. A graduate student with Allen Ginsberg at Brooklyn College, he was a finalist in the inaugural season of the Nuyorican Poetry Slam. The first Poet Laureate of Clark County, Nevada whose two million population includes Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Strip, he is the founder of Poetry Promise, Inc., a non-profit whose mission is the advancement of the knowledge and practice of poetry. Isaacson is the author of several previous collections, including Ghosts Among the Neon and The Last Lie.




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5 MAY 2024 — sunday

  • Sistah Scifi presents a reading and conversation with acclaimed novelists Dr. Darcie Little Badger and Tommy Orange, reading from their latest books, Sheine Lende and Wandering Stars, respectively, a book signing will follow the reading, Oakstop Broadway Gallery, 1723 Broadway, Oakland, free, 3:00 pm PDT (RSVP to attend: www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-arts-and-lectures-dr-darcie-little-badger-tommy-orange-tickets-838296977827?aff=oddtdtcreator)
  • Light Bringer Project and Locavore Lit LA present the annual Litfest in the Dena, theme for this year, "Books that Made the Neighborhood," includes over 100 authors, publishers, editors, agents, and poets participating in a number of panel discussions, readings, and workshops, more information will be available in April, at various venues, free, Pasadena (For more information, visit: litfestinthedena.org)
  • DIESEL, A Bookstore in Del Mar, welcomes Dr. Peter Levine for a discussion on his latest book and memoir, An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey, Diesel Del Mar, 12843 East Camino Real, Suite 104, San Diego, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information and to reserve a seat, visit: www.dieselbookstore.com/event/Dr-Peter-Levine-May-5-Author-signing)
  • Poetry Flash presents a Zeitgeist Press reading honoring releases by their late authors: The Fabled Damned, by Andy Clausen; Make of Me Many Miracles, the collected chapbooks of Eli Coppola; A Bouquet of Nails, by David Lerner; and The Book of Jerusalem, by famed 'Bubble Lady' Julia Vinograd; Zeitgeist Press poets Deborah Fruchey, Richard Loranger, Anita May, Paul Corman Roberts, Jan Steckel, and David West, Zeitgeist publisher Bruce Isaacson and Poetry Flash host the event, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org).

6 MAY 2024 — monday

7 MAY 2024 — tuesday

8 MAY 2024 — wednesday

  • WeHo Reads presents a panel of poets and writers in honor of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, featured poets and writers include author and poet Ryka Aoki, Light From Uncommon Stars; West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng, Braided Spaces; Curtis Chin, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant; Jasmin Iolani Hakes, Hula; Angela Peñaredondo, nature felt but never apprehended; and poet Fariha Róisín, Survival Takes a Wild Imagination, West Hollywood Library Community Room, 625 North San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information and to reserve a seat, visit: www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/literary-arts/weho-reads)

9 MAY 2024 — thursday

10 MAY 2024 — friday

11 MAY 2024 — saturday

  • Sacramento Poetry Alliance presents a reading with featured poets Luisa Giuilianetti, Where We Arrive, and Rick Robbins, Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems, followed by an open mic, Sacramento Poetry Alliance, 1169 Perkins Way, Sacramento, free, 4:00 pm PDT (More information here: www.sacramentopoetryalliance.com)
  • This workshop, "Ticket to Write: The Whys, Wherefores and How-To's," will be led by novelist and nonfiction writer Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love; she will discuss writing with an emphasis on why writing and truth-telling is so vital to individuals, the community, and the world, online, $75, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.bookpassage.com/lamott24)

12 MAY 2024 — sunday

13 MAY 2024 — monday

14 MAY 2024 — tuesday

15 MAY 2024 — wednesday

16 MAY 2024 — thursday

  • City Arts and Lectures welcomes Carvell Wallace, podcaster, journalist, and co-author of The Sixth Man discussing his first book, Another Word for Love, a memoir touching on homelessness, queerness, and being Black in America, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $39, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/carvell-wallace)
  • The Book of Light Poetry Series, a reading series that celebrates the spirit and soul of the poetry of Lucille Clifton, featuring Maw Shein Win, Storage Unit for the Spirit House, nominated for the Northern California Book Award and longlisted for the PEN America Open Book Award, Books Inc., 1344 Parks Street, Alameda, free, 6:00 pm PDT (More information here: www.booksinc.net/event/maw-shein-win-books-inc-alameda)
  • Green Apple Books presents a discussion of sociologist Dr. Jaclyn S. Wong's nonfiction book, Equal Partners? How Dual-Professional Couples Make Career, Relationship, and Family Decisions, she will be joined by sociologist Eliza Brown, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-jaclyn-s-wong-eliza-brown)

17 MAY 2024 — friday

18 MAY 2024 — saturday

19 MAY 2024 — sunday

  • Poetry Flash presents a Sixteen Rivers Press poetry reading with Christina Lloyd, Women Twice Removed, Murray Silverstein, Red Studio, and Alice Templeton, The Infinite Field, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org).

20 MAY 2024 — monday

21 MAY 2024 — tuesday

  • Cobalt Poets a poetry open mic reading, all poets welcome, bring a poem to share or come listen to others, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
  • DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood, welcomes Graham Moore, The Holdout to discuss his new novel, The Wealth of Shadows, Diesel Brentwood, 225 26th Street, Suite 33, Santa Monica, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information and to reserve a seat, visit: www.dieselbookstore.com/event/Graham-Moore-May-21-Author-signing)
  • City Arts and Lectures welcomes Kathleen Hanna, pioneer of the riot grrrl movement and lead singer of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, and Brontez Purnell, Oakland-based punk musician and writer, discussing their new memoirs: Hanna's Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk and Purnell's Ten Bridges I've Burnt, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $49, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/kathleen-hanna-brontez-purnell)

22 MAY 2024 — wednesday

  • City Arts and Lectures welcomes Justice Stephen Breyer to discuss his first book since retiring from the US Supreme Court, Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism; he will be joined by legal analyst Sarah Isgur, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $49, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/justice-stephen-breyer-3)

23 MAY 2024 — thursday

  • City Arts and Lectures welcomes author and creator Miranda July, discussing her new novel, All Fours, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, $49, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/miranda-july-4)

24 MAY 2024 — friday

25 MAY 2024 — saturday

  • Fourth Saturdays presents a reading with featured poets Tim Steele, Toward the Winter Solstice, and Angela Narciso Torres, Blood Orange, winner of the 2013 Willow Books Literature Award for Poetry, Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm PDT (More information here: www.facebook.com/fourthsaturdayspoetry)

26 MAY 2024 — sunday

27 MAY 2024 — monday

28 MAY 2024 — tuesday

29 MAY 2024 — wednesday

30 MAY 2024 — thursday

  • Writers Read Ukiah presents a reading featuring Diane Pendola, followed by an open mic, six-minutes per reader, emceed by Michael Riedell, Grace Hudson Museum, 431 South Main Street, Ukiah, $5 suggested donation, 7:00 pm PDT (Email: innisfreeriedell@gmail.com for more information)
  • The Horror Writers Association presents Stokercon, the annual convention for horror genre authors; Guests of Honor include Jonathan Maberry, Rot & Ruin, Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Paula Guran, New Cthulhu, with panels, the Bram Stoker Awards, readings, a dealer's room, parties, signings, and more, San Diego Mission Marriott Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, $300 in person or $75 virtual (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.stokercon2024.com)

31 MAY 2024 — friday

  • The Horror Writers Association presents Stokercon, the annual convention for horror genre authors of the horror genre; Guests of Honor include Jonathan Maberry, Rot & Ruin, Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Paula Guran, New Cthulhu, with panels, the Bram Stoker Awards, readings, a dealer's room, parties, signings, and more, San Diego Mission Marriott Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, $300 in person or $75 virtual (For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.stokercon2024.com)

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