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27 AUGUST 2023 — sunday

• Village Poets presents a reading with poets A. Jay Adler, Waiting for Word, and Beverly M. Collins, one of three winners of the Wilda Morris June 2021 Poetry Challenge, followed by an open mic, three-minutes per reader, Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Avenue, Tujunga, Los Angeles, free/$5 donation recommended, 4:30 pm PDT (More information: villagepoets.blogspot.com)
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• Poetry of the Sierra Foothills, with featuring artist and poet D.R. Wagner, The Order of Events, Remembering Eternity, open mic follows, at a boutique winery, Chateau Davell, 3020 Vista Tierra Drive, right off Highway 50, four miles from Placerville, in Camino, free, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm PDT
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• Poetry at Bell Arts presents a reading by Friday Gretchen, Unkindnesses, and Holaday Mason, The Weaver's Body, followed by an open mic, hosted by Jeanette Clough, Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave, Ventura, free, 4:00 pm PDT
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• Join acclaimed poet Sally Love Saunders, Sally's Casserole, in an online reading, bring a poem of your own to read or come to listen to others, hosted by John Rowe, Bay Area Poets Coalition, online via Zoom, free, 11:00 am PDT (Email: rowepoet@yahoo.com for Zoom information; more information here: www.sallylovesaunders.org)
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• Odd Verse presents a poetry reading featuring Yalda-Melody Mohammadi, also known as Passionate Persian, with musical performance by Tryn, vocalist, and mayx, guitar, for R&B and alternative sounds, followed by an open mic, Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 5:30-8:00 pm PDT (More information here: medicinefornightmares.com/events)
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• Paradise and International Black Writers & Artists present the Bay Area Black Book Fair, honoring Dr. Ellen Foster-Randle and Rudi Mwongozi with Lifetime Achievement Awards, live music, poetry, spoken word, theater, art exhibit, featuring 10 Kweens & a Mic, piano performance by Paradise, Eastside Arts, 2277 International Blvd., Oakland, free, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm PDT (More information here: tinyurl.com/BlackBookFair)
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28 AUGUST 2023 — monday

• Sacramento Poetry Center presents Dr. V.S. Chochezi and Staajabu, a mother/daughter poetry duo celebrating their new collection, Spirals, Spirits and Spells, followed by an open mic, Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street, Sacramento, free, 7:30 pm PDT (More information here: www.facebook.com/sacpoetrycenter)
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• Green Apple Books presents poet Sally Wen Mao, Oculus, finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, celebrating her new collection, The Kingdom of Surfaces, from Graywolf Press, Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (More information here: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-sally-wen-mao)
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29 AUGUST 2023 — tuesday

• Cobalt Poets presents a reading with featured poet Denise Lajimodiere, Stringing Rosaries, recipient of a Gold Medal from the Midwest Book Awards, open mic to follow, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
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30 AUGUST 2023 — wednesday

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31 AUGUST 2023 — thursday

• Medicine for Nightmares presents poet Walter Ancarrow, reading from his debut collection, Etymologies, winner of the 2021 Omnidawn Open, joined by drag performer and poet Robert Andrew Perez, the field, Northern California Book Award finalist 2017, Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00-9:00 pm PDT (More information here: medicinefornightmares.com/events)
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• Community of Writers presents "An American Original: A Short Course on the Poetry of C.D. Wright (1949-2016)," on the prolific poet, author of One With Others, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and National Book Award-finalist, led by poets Forrest Gander, Be With, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and Brenda Hillman, In a Few Minutes Before Later, and is designed for those familiar with Wright's work as well as those reading her poetry for the first time, $300, $270 early bird discount by August 17, runs five-weeks, August 31-September 28, online, 4:00-6:00 pm PDT (Enroll here: communityofwriters.org/a-short-course-cd-wright)
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• Mechanics' Institute presents novelist Lydia Kiesling, The Golden State, finalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, discussing her new book, Mobility, in conversation with Heather Bourbeau, online, $5-$10 public sliding scale, members free, Noon PDT (Register to attend: www.milibrary.org/events/events-activities)
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• Green Apple Books presents poet and editor Brennan DeFrisco, A Heart with No Scars, celebrating his new book, Honeysuckle & Nightshade, joined by poets Allie Marini, This Apiary, winner of the 2019 Glass Poetry Chapbook Contest, Lauren Parker, We Are Now the Thing in the Woods, Baruch Porras-Hernandez, I Miss You, Delicate, and Katie Aliféris, foolishly optimistic, Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (More information here: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-brennan-defrisco-allie-marini-lauren-parker-and-baruch-porras-hernandez)
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