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5 SEPTEMBER 2024 — thursday

• Lunch Poems, a monthly poetry reading, presents Sherwin Bitsui, Dissolve; craft talk and book signing follows the reading, University of California Berkeley, Morrison Library, 101 Library Court, Berkeley, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/lunch-poems)
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6 SEPTEMBER 2024 — friday

• Blue Light Press presents "Blue Light at the Gallery," a virtual poetry reading featuring poets published by Cloudbank Books: Denver Butson, Scarecrow Alibis, H. L. Hix, Constellation, and Jeffrey Bean, Everywhere, Everywhere, Virtual on Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information and to RSVP, email: bluelightpress@aol.com)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Freeman Ng to celebrate the launch of his YA/Young Adult historical novel-in-verse, Bridge Across the Sky, Books Inc. Alameda, 1344 Park Street, Alameda, free, 3:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-06/freeman-ng-books-inc-alameda)
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• The Academy of 21st Century Learning welcomes families for "Literacy Awareness Night," a celebration promoting early literacy for children and young adults from kindergarten through high school, featured authors include Tony Wade, Growing up in Vacaville, and Jacalyn Eyvonne, Venting to Verse, activities include Youth Poetry Letters, KidsNFilm, activities facilitated by Vallejo County-Poets Laureate, Free Library Card Sign-Up and Book Giveaway, Bookmark Creation Station, and Scholastic Book Fair, The Academy of 21st Century Learning, 3333 Vaca Valley Parkway #800, Vacaville, free, 5:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-literacy-awareness-night-tickets-950257805677?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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7 SEPTEMBER 2024 — saturday

• The Writing Salon presents The Salon Reading Series, a reading featuring Writing Salon instructors Elaine Beale, Another Life Altogether, David Jacobson, Az der Papa, and their two students, Barbara Liepe and Angelica Recierdo; The Writing Salon, 2042 Balboa Street, San Francisco, free, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.writingsalons.com/event/salon-reading-series-summer-2024)
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• Beyond Baroque presents "Catch the Mic: Paris to LA," a collaboration between the City of Paris and City of Los Angeles where eight L.A. poets selected as Paris Olympiad Poets will travel to Paris to perform in the finale of the Poetic Games of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad, and twenty-eight L.A. poets will perform at "Catch the Mic: Paris to L.A," featuring readings from Ashley August, Michelle Bitting, bridgette bianca, Mimi Tempestt, Cynthia Alessandra Briano, event host Shonda Buchanan, Mona Jean, Gabriela Garcia Medina, Katie Gomez, Mason Granger, Sonia Guiñansaca, Matthew Cuban Hernandez, Sean Hill, Aryeh-Or S Katz, Gina Loring, Monique Mitchell, hamsa fae, Nikki Ochoa, Monica Palacios, Christian Perfas, Karyn Peyton, Rhys Langston Podell, Linda Ravenswood, Angelina Sáenz, event producer jimmy vega, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Pam Ward, and Yazmin Monet Watkins, Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library, 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, free, 2:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/catch-the-mic-paris-to-la-tickets-994089346997?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
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• Milkweed Editions presents their new reading series, "Courtyard Poetry," featuring readings and Q&A with Milkweed Editions published poets: Jos Charles, a Year & other poems, Marilyn Chin The Phoenix Gone, The Terrace Empty, and Jackson Holbert, Winter Stranger, Michael Werner Gallery Beverly Hills, 417 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, free, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-werner-gallery-and-milkweed-editions-present-courtyard-poetry-tickets-966458412127?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Vroman's Bookstore welcomes poet Lory Bedikian for a discussion of her collection, Jagadakeer: Apology to the Body, The Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize, in conversation and readings with Brent Ameneyro, A Face Out of Clay, Blas Falconer, Forgive the Body This Failure, Cherene Sherrard, Vixen, and Douglas Manuel, Trouble Funk, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.vromansbookstore.com/event/lory-bedikian--brent-ameneyro-blas-falconer-cherene-sherrard-and-doug-manuel)
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• Books Inc. welcomes author Freeman Ng to celebrate the launch of his YA/Young Adult historical novel-in-verse, Bridge Across the Sky,
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• 43rd Annual Northern California Book Awards, honoring the published works and authors of Northern California, as well as California translators state-wide, present the FRED CODY AWARD, RECOGNITION and GROUNDBREAKER AWARDS, and awards in FICTION, POETRY, CREATIVE NONFICTION, GENERAL NONFICTION, CALIFORNIA TRANSLATION IN POETRY, CALIFORNIA TRANSLATION IN PROSE, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, YOUNGER READERS, MIDDLE GRADE, YOUNG ADULT, bookselling follows, nominated books are selected by the Northern California Book Reviewers and sponsored by Poetry Flash, with our community partners Mechanics' Institute Library and Women's National Book Association-San Francisco Chapter, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 2:00 pm PDT (Check back for updates, poetryflash.org/programs/?p=ncba_2024 or https://sfpl.org)
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8 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

• North Bay Letterpress Arts presents "A Fall Reading and Library Dedication" an afternoon of poetry with poet, editor, teacher, translator Gillian Conoley, Notes from the Passenger, North Bay Letterpress Arts, 925-D Gravenstein Highway South, Sebastopol, free, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.northbayletterpressarts.org/upcoming-events-1/2024/9/8/a-fall-reading-and-library-dedication-with-acclaimed-poet-gillian-conoley?mc_cid=6fe0d3adf7&mc_eid=c91c6d51fb)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Kenny Gould to celebrate the launch of his fantasy novel, The Potion Master, joined in conversation with fellow teacher Ben Meiseles,
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9 SEPTEMBER 2024 — monday

• Left Margin Lit welcomes writers of all experience levels for their workshop, "12 Flash Prompts in 12 Days," running over twelve days (September 9 to 20, 2024), the workshop will encourage writing to prompts that focus on different aspects of craft and voice, and are designed to challenge and motivate, hosted by Rachel Sarah, Girl Warriors and Climate Champions, virtual on Slack, $50, Asynchronous (For more information, visit: leftmarginlit.org/late-summer-shorts-3-meserve-sarah)
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• Pegasus Books welcomes scholar and author Sunaura Taylor, Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation, for a discussion on her new title, Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert, in conversation with Yomi Young; Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.pw.org/literary_events/sunaura_taylor_disabled_ecologies_lessons_from_a_wounded_desert_with_yomi_young)
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10 SEPTEMBER 2024 — tuesday

• Warwick's presents novelist and TV/film writer Gary Goldstein, The Last Birthday Party, to read from and discuss his latest, Please Come to Boston, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/goldstein-2024)
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• Clio's welcomes writer and editor John McMurtrie to celebrate the release of Literary Journeys, an illustrated guide to over seventy-five journeys in world literature, Clio's, 353 Grand Avenue, Oakland, $5-$30, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/literary-journeys-with-john-mcmurtrie-tickets-1000388728617)
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• Books Inc. Berkeley welcomes UC Berkeley professors and coauthors Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler for a discussion of their book, Partisan Nation: The Dangerous New Logic of American Politics in a Nationalized Era, Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/paul-pierson-eric-schickler-at-books-inc-berkeley-tickets-933845526107)
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• Friends of the Oakland Public Library and The Bookmark Bookstore welcome Ryann Liebenthal to celebrate the release of her new book, Burdened: Student Debt and the Making of an American Crisis, Bookmark Bookstore, 933 Broadway, Oakland, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.fopl.org/post/author-event-ryann-liebenthal)
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11 SEPTEMBER 2024 — wednesday

• Vroman's Bookstore welcomes Ava Dellaira, In Search of Us, for a discussion of her new novel, Exposure, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.vromansbookstore.com/event/ava-dellaira-discusses-exposure)
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• Open Book welcomes acclaimed fiction writer Percival Everett, James, and David Mas Masumoto, Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm, an organic peach and grape farmer and memorist, for a Q&A and book signing; A Noise Within Theatre, 3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.pw.org/literary_events/literary_titans_percival_everett_and_david_mas_masumoto_in_conversation)
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• The Blue Whale Reading Series presents Jace Turner and Catherine Abbey Hodges, In a Rind of Light, for a featured poetry reading followed by an open mic, Unity Church Of Santa Barbara, 227 East Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara, $5 suggested donation, 5:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.independent.com/events/the-blue-whale-reading-series)
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12 SEPTEMBER 2024 — thursday

• Point Reyes Books welcomes Marcia Bjornerud to discuss her latest book, Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks, in conversation with author David George Haskell, The Songs of Trees, virtual on Zoom, free, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/event/marcia-bjornerud-and-david-george-haskell-online-event)
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• Linden Tree Books welcomes Freeman Ng to celebrate the launch of his YA/Young Adult historical novel-in-verse, Bridge Across the Sky, in conversation with Joanna Ho, Eyes that Speak to the Stars, Linden Tree Books, 265 State Street, Los Altos, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.lindentreebooks.com/events-calendar)
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• Beyond Baroque presents an event celebrating the poetry of Tyrone Williams, Stilettos in a Rifle Range, featuring readings and commentary reflecting on Williams's work by Will Alexander, Alan Golding, Jeanne Heuving, Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Lauri Scheyer, and Harmony Holiday, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-poetry-of-tyrone-williams-tickets-999730730527?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
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13 SEPTEMBER 2024 — friday

• Alegria Publishing presents "Latin América, A Spoken Word Show", a production which shines a spotlight on different stories embracing Latino/a/e/x heritage and culture through various forms of spoken word poetry and music, Featuring performance from Emanuel Loarca, Davina Ferreira, Franceli Chapman, Iyari Arteaga, Lisbeth Coiman, Jean-Pierre Rueda, Alegría Zuluaga, Diana Medina, and Virginia Bulacio, and a musical performance by Juan Cardenas, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Virtual on YouTube, $6-11, 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/latin-america-a-spoken-word-play-tickets-996659855457)
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• Society of Young Inklings presents their annual two-day (September 13 to September 14, 2024) writing conference "The Way Words Move Us," celebrating the launch of the annual Inklings Book, featuring a keynote event with children's book author Joanna Ho, creative writing breakout sessions, workshops on using movement to bring words to life, experiments in word play, a storytelling workshop, reflective writing, a silent auction with literary-themed baskets and a pop-up bookstore; Reception and autograph session with all the conference authors, including youth published in the Inklings Book 2024; Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley, $50-$300, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-way-words-move-us-tickets-893677833457?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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14 SEPTEMBER 2024 — saturday

• THIS EVENT IS CANCELED - Point Reyes Books welcomes poet Ellery Akers in celebration of her new collection, A Door Into the Wild: Poetry and Art, joined by Jane Hirshfield and others; Point Reyes Presbyterian Church, 11445 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/event/ellery-akers-jane-hirshfield-and-more)
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• Kearny Street Workshop and Chinese Culture Center presents a book fair as a part of the Cosmic Kinship Asian American Literature Festival, featuring a keynote address from poet and activist, Nellie Wong, When I Was Growing Up, and readings by participating authors, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, 750 Kearny Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, free, donation suggested, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: events.humanitix.com/cosmic-kinship-the-2024-asian-american-literature-festival-sf-bay-area-book-fair)
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• The Garlicky Group of Poets welcomes all for their monthly poetry reading and open mic; Come perform and listen to poetry in a relaxed, judgment free environment, Gilroy Library, 350 West Sixth Street, Gilroy, free, 3:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: sccl.bibliocommons.com/events/65691a42067df23e0029839b)
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• California State Parks and Quiet Lightning, in partnership with Friends of China Camp, present Poetry in Parks 2024, a daylong literary arts festival, featuring a set from Better Ancestors with Karla Myn Khine, Alex Feliciano Mejia, Kato Bisase, Zouhair Mussa and Sarah O'Neal, China Camp Village, 100 China Camp Village Road, San Rafael, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: friendsofchinacamp.org/event/poetry-in-parks-2024)
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• Point Reyes Books welcomes Laura Marris in celebration of her debut essay collection, The Age of Loneliness, Dance Palace Church Space, 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/event/laura-marris)
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• Girlfriends Unfiltered present "Love-In-Books Signing Expo & A Celebration of Women" celebrating women, black love, and good books, featuring author meet and greets, food, and a happy hour, Levitt Pavilion Pasadena, 85 East Holly Street, Pasadena, $68, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/love-in-books-signing-expo-a-celebration-of-women-tickets-887131051857?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Writer's Block Press and the International Association of Women Authors (IAWA) present the 2024 Writer's Block Book Expo featuring book sales, book and author awards, book readings, giveaways, book signings, vendors, and more, The Grand, 4101 East Willow Street, Long Beach, free, 11:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/writers-block-book-expo-tickets-987096772017?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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15 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

• Poetry Center San Jose presents "Bauchhaar Poetry Ensemble," an evening of Hindi poetry involving "Thirkan" or poetry movements, "Abhinaya" or poetry plays, and "Manchan" or poetry performances, by Shashank Dabriwal, Anshu Johri, Saswati Das, Sundeep Kohli, Sanjay Mathur, and Namrita Yuhanna, Santa Teresa High School, 6150 Snell Avenue, San Jose, $12, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/bauchhaar-poetry-ensemble-tickets-1001066977277?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse)
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• The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center welcomes Finnish crime author Leena Lehtolainen, known for her Maria Kallio series, to discuss the genre of Nordic Noir and enjoy a "fika", a Swedish word meaning a break accompanied by coffee and pastries, The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center, 511 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/nordic-noir-morning-fika-with-finnish-author-leena-lehtolainen-tickets-998034898247?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• The Petaluma Poetry Walk is an annual poetry festival founded in 1996 by the late poet Geri Digiorno, this year features over two dozen poets at eight venues: 11:00 am, Hotel Petaluma, Ballroom, 205 Kentucky Street: Sixteen Rivers Press kicks off the Walk with Christina Lloyd, Alice Templeton, and Murray Silverstein, with event presenter Terry Ehret; Noon, The Petaluma Cheese Shop, 112 Washington Street: Raleigh Review Geri Digiorno Prize Winner Emily Schulten, Lynn Watson, Gene Berson, with event presenter Bill Vartnaw; 1:00 pm, Keller Street CoWork, Main Lounge, 140 Keller Street: Jonah Raskin, Lisa Summers, Stacey Tuel, and Steve Shain on Standup Bass, with event presenter Daedalus Howell; 2:00 pm, The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington Street: Avotcja, Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş, Nancy Miller Gomez, with event presenter Elizabeth Herron; 3:00 pm, Copperfield's Books, 140 Kentucky Street: California Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick and former San Francisco Jazz Poet Laureate Genny Lim, with event presenter Iris Jamahl Dunkle; 4:00 pm, Usher Gallery, 1 Petaluma Blvd. North: Marin Poetry Center Poets, Ellery Akers and Lee Rossi, with event presenter Francesca Bell; 5:00 pm, Petaluma Historical Museum, 20 4th Street: Georgina Marie Guardado, Jodi Hottel, Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, with event presenters Sabine Wolpert and John Johnson; 6:00-8:00 pm, Aqus Café, 189 H Street (this location is the farthest, you might want a ride for this venue): The Grande Finale with Emilie Lygren, Kirk Lumpkin, Chris Olander, Lin Marie DeVincent, Fran Carbonaro, and Sonoma County Poet Laureate Dave Seter, with event presenter Gwynn O'Gara; all in walking distance across Petaluma, all free, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.petalumapoetrywalk.org)
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• Rumi's Caravan returns to Berkeley for recitations of world poetry, featuring an improvised poetic conversation with music, the presentation quotes from the works Rumi, Hafiz, Mary Oliver, Kabir, Wendell Berry, Neruda, Rilke, Robert Bly, Yeats, Naomi Shihab Nye, William Stafford, Maya Angelou, Leonard Cohen, Seamus Heaney, Denise Levertov, Antonio Machado, May Sarton and others, ticket sales support the work of the Middle East Children's Alliance; The Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, $29 Advance or $39 Door, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: secure.thefreight.org/14235/rumi-caravan-0915, or www.RumisCaravan.com)
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16 SEPTEMBER 2024 — monday

• Warwick's welcomes Brenda Novak, Summer on the Island, author of more than sixty novels, to discuss and read from her latest, The Banned Books Club, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/novak-2024)
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• Clio's welcomes "Vamping Through History" with local authors Alice Jurow and Therese Polett to celebrate the release of Jurow's recent novel, Vagabond Vamps, discussion will follow thoughts on travel, fashion, and culture while exploring the early twentieth century's fascination with vamps and vampires, Clio's, 353 Grand Avenue, Oakland, $5-$20, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/vamping-through-history-tickets-1000407956127?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
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• The Booksmith welcomes Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room, to read from and discuss her most recent novel, Creation Lake, The Booksmith, 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksmith.com/event/rachel-kushner)
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17 SEPTEMBER 2024 — tuesday

• KQED Live welcomes San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, Blood in the Fog, for "Rhymes for Reform," a reading and discussion about how poetry can ignite action, The Commons, 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.kqed.org/event/4431)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Elizabeth Rosner to celebrate the launch of her science informed memoir, The Third Ear, Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-17/elizabeth-rosner-books-inc-berkeley)
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• Galería de la Raza presents the "Lunada Literary Lounge," a bilingual literary event of music and poetry held under the full moon and hosted by Norman Zelaya, Orlando & Other Stories/em>, Galería de la Raza's Studio 24, 2779 Folsom Street, Suite A, San Francisco, free, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: missionlocal.org/event/galeria-de-la-raza-lunada-literary-lounge-4/2024-09-17)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Sam Subity to celebrate the launch of his Middle Grade historical fantasy novel, Valor Wings, Books Inc., The Pruneyard, 1875 S. Bascom Avenue #600, Campbell, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-17/sam-subity-books-inc-pruneyard)
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18 SEPTEMBER 2024 — wednesday

• Rakestraw Books welcomes Erica Bauermeister to celebrate the paperback publication of her new novel, No Two Persons, Rakestraw Books, 3 Railroad Avenue, Danville, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-erica-bauermeister-tickets-974138583727?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
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19 SEPTEMBER 2024 — thursday

• Books Not Bans presents "Read for Filth," a celebration of the 100th birthday of late author James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain, featuring drag performances, readings, and cake, GLBT Historical Society Museum, 412718th Street, San Francisco, $20, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksnotbans.org/events)
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• Marin Poetry Center welcomes Joan Baranow, Reading Szymborska in a Time of Plague, and Matthew Gellman, Beforelight, for a poetry reading and discussion, Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, free, 6:15 pm PDT (For more information, visit: marinpoetrycenter.org/mec-events/joan-baranow-matthew-gellman-poetry-reading)
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• Third Thursday Poetry Group welcomes poet Maureen Eppstein, Horizon Line, to read from her poetic memoir, Daughter, with live improvised jazz before the reading, musical accompaniment during the reading, and live improvised jazz following, Think Visual, 240 Main Street, downtown Point Arena, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/thirdthursdaypoetry)
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• Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Yiskah Rosenfeld, reading from her two new collections, Tasting Flight and Naked Beside Fish, and LA poet and performance poet Linda Ravenswood, A poem is a house, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 7:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org).
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• Books Inc. welcomes poet Phyllis Stowell, A Cast of Coins, for a reading in celebration of the publication of her newest collection, Still Waters, Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, Free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/events/calendar/2024/09)
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20 SEPTEMBER 2024 — friday

• Books Inc. welcomes author and UC Berkeley professor Arlie Russell for a discussion of her new book, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame and the Rise of the Right!, Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-20/arlie-russell-hochschild-books-inc-berkeley)
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• Santa Barbara Public Library and the Santa Barbara Poetry Series present an afternoon poetry reading by celebrated poets Mariano Zaro, Decoding Sparrows, Christine Penko, Thunderbirds, and B.D. Salvas, hosted by Laure-Anne Bosselaar, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf; Faulkner Gallery, 40 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov/event/santa-barbara-poetry-series-reading-16527)
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21 SEPTEMBER 2024 — saturday

• Small Press Traffic presents the Bay Area Poetics Workshop, a four session workshop (September 21, October 5, October 21, and November 2) where participants will read poetry written or published in the Bay Area over the past 60 years and write poems inspired by their forms, themes, and methods of composition, Hosted by Sophia Dalin, Natch, Climate Control, 2381 Mission Street, San Francisco, $80-200, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.smallpresstraffic.org/event/bay-area-poetics-workshop)
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• Children's Fairyland presents their 7th annual Children's Book Festival featuring children's book readings, readings from the youth writing workshop, book sales, educational activities, speakers such as: Aida Salazar, Annie Barrows, Innosanto Nagara, Nidhi Chanani, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Minnie Phan, Ying Chang Compestine, Fairyland's 2024 Youth Writers; Children's Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, free with Fairyland admission, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: fairyland.org/events-and-performances/book-festival/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwlbu2BhA3EiwA3yXyu8DtRKJxWP8SQ5x7ON4SMxfCslyHijq-_YpX-iCo2CDBWv6tO29ighoCufwQAvD_BwE)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Jandy Nelson for a discussion of her new book, When the World Tips Over, joined in conversation by author Nina LaCour, Yerba Buena, Books Inc. Opera Plaza/SF, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-21/jandy-nelson-books-inc-opera-plaza-0)
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• Point Reyes Books welcomes Mara Kardas-Nelson to discuss her new book, We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky, in conversation with journalist and researcher Alex Park, Dance Palace, 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/event/mara-kardas-nelson-and-alex-park)
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• Khariyyah Shabazz welcomes all for the launch party for her new book, Resilient Voices: A Compilation of Inspiring Quotes, Best Practices, and Community Voices, featuring panelists: Bee Coleman, TTori Johnson, Khariyyah Shabazz, and Keta Price, moderated by Stephisha Walton, Calabash, 2300 Valdez Street, Suite A, Oakland, $44.52, 11:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/resilient-voices-book-launch-party-tickets-969822664697?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Linden Tree Books welcomes Kyla Zhao to celebrate the launch of her debut Middle Grade novel, May the Best Player Win!, Linden Tree Books, 265 State Street, Los Altos, free, 11:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.lindentreebooks.com/events-calendar)
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• Sixteen Rivers Press presents a poetry reading on the topic of "Lineages," from their new collections by Alice Templeton, The Infinite Field, Christina Lloyd, Women Twice Removed, and Murray Silverstein, Red Studio, Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: sixteenrivers.org/readings-events/sixteen-rivers-presents-the-2024-authors)
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• Beyond Baroque welcomes novelist and memoirist Terry Wolverton, Season of Eclipse, and Jaime Balboa, Missing Possibilities, 826LA executive director and short story author, for a discussion on their newest releases, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-afternoon-of-fiction-with-terry-wolverton-jaime-balboa-tickets-962483934357?aff=oddtdtcreator)
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22 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

• To kick off Banned Books Week, ALOUD presents an afternoon featuring actors performing selections from a few of the more than 4,000 books that have been banned in our country from public and school libraries, Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/aloud-in-revue-banned-books-registration-971175069777?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Bibliomancers & Nooneers Books presents the "Analog Outlaw Book and Record Fair," a gathering for enthusiasts of fringe literature, counterculture and underground art, featuring local small press publishers, eclectic record and media dealers, vintage underground comics as well as specialists in rare counterculture ephemera, Zebulon, 2478 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles, free, 11:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: dice.fm/event/v3vabv-analog-outlaw-book-record-fair-mark-webber-dj-22nd-sep-zebulon-los-angeles-tickets?lng=en)
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• Poetry in the Vines welcomes Lucille Lang Day, Birds of San Pancho and Other Poems of Place, and cultural historian/lawyer/scholar Carl Landauer for a poetry reading in the lovely vineyards of Lodi, hosted by Nancy Gonzalez St. Clair, Poet Laureate of Lodi, Pondl Winery, 665 West Turner Road, Lodi, free, wine available for purchase, 5:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/events/2010240416074151/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_calendar%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D)
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• Marcus Books welcomes Code Tenderloin founder Del Seymour and author Alison Owings, Frauen: German Women Recall the Third Reich, for a discussion and reading from their book, The Mayor of the Tenderloin: Del Seymour's Journey from Living on the Streets to Fighting Homelessness in San Francisco, followed by a book signing, Marcus Books, 3900 Martin L King Jr Way, Oakland, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.instagram.com/marcus.books/?hl=en)
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23 SEPTEMBER 2024 — monday

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24 SEPTEMBER 2024 — tuesday

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25 SEPTEMBER 2024 — wednesday

• Gilman Brewing Company welcomes Anastasia DiFonzo, for a celebration of her new poetry collection, Girl, in conversation with artist Natalie Kaye Gunn and writer Joshua Peralta, Gross Americana, Gilman Brewing Company, 912 Gilman Street, Berkeley, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-anastasia-difonzo-book-launch-tickets-926333056107?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Books Inc. welcomes photographer and urbanist Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani for a discussion of her new book, The Cities We Need, a book of photography and prose that introduces the reader to the residents of Brooklyn, New York, and Oakland, California, Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-25/gabrielle-bendiner-viani-books-inc-berkeley)
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• Berkeley Public Library welcomes novelist Margaret Wilkerson Sexton to discuss her new book, On the Rooftop, in conversation with author Lewis Watts, Harlem of the West, featuring live jazz music by the legendary all women big band Melba's Kitchen, Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, free, 6:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/events/rooftop-author-talk)
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• City Lights welcomes poet Matthew Zapruder for a celebration of his recent collection, I Love Hearing Your Dreams: Poems, in conversation with novelist Daniel Handler who penned, A Series of Unfortunate Events under the name Lemony Snicket, Virtual, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/matthew-zapruder-in-conversation-with-daniel-handler-tickets-974097711477?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
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26 SEPTEMBER 2024 — thursday

• Warwick's welcomes historical and contemporary fiction author Aimie K. Runyan, The Memory of Lavender and Sage, to discuss her latest book, Mademoiselle Eiffel, in conversation with historical fiction author Kate Quinn, Empress of Rome Saga, Virtual on Zoom, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/runyan-2-2024)
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• Books Not Bans presents a "Box-Packing Party" for volunteers who want to help pack boxes of books to send to partnering organizations across the country, Fabulosa Books, 489 Castro Street, San Francisco, free, 4:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.booksnotbans.org/events)
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• City Lights welcomes poet Patrick James Dunagan for a celebration of his recent collection, City Bird and Other Poems: City Lights Spotlight Series No 24, in conversation with poet Evan Kennedy, Jerusalem Notebook, Virtual, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/patrick-james-dunagan-with-evan-kennedy-tickets-974113498697?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Ginny Kubitz Moyer for a discussion on her new book, A Golden Life, Books Inc., 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-26/ginny-kubitz-moyer-books-inc-palo-alto)
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• Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore welcomes poet Matthew Zapruder, Come on All You Ghosts, for a discussion and reading from his new poetry collection, I Love Hearing Your Dreams, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.mrsdalloways.com/events/matthew-zapruder-presents-his-new-poetry-collection-i-love-hearing-your-dreams)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Vicki Valosik for a discussion of her new book, Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water, in conversation with Olympic swimmer Bill May, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-26/vicki-valosik-books-inc-alameda)
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• Writers Read, Ukiah's Literary Salon, welcomes poet Richard Schmidt reading from his new collection of short stories, Poor People followed by an hour of open mic, Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House, 431 South Main Street, Ukiah, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.gracehudsonmuseum.org/new-events/2024/9/26/writers-read-ukiahs-literary-salon)
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• Sebastopol Center for the Arts welcomes all writers for their September Writers' Salon, each reader will have five minutes; Any type of writing is welcome including prose, poetry, essay, etc., Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 South High Street, Sebastopol, $10, 3:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.sebarts.org/classeslectures/p/writers-salon-sept-2024)
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27 SEPTEMBER 2024 — friday

• Love Language Events presents "Mental Penetration: Erotic Poetry Night," a poetry reading focused on the depths of desire, intimacy, and passion through the art of poetry; VV LUXE Events, 3698 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante, $28, 9:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/love-language-events-presents-mental-penetration-erotic-poetry-night-tickets-951797992417?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Beyond Baroque presents "Anyhow, I Love You," a celebration exploring the soundtrack in author Susan Hayden's lyrical, hybrid memoir, Now You Are a Missing Person; Susan Hayden will share these songs and discuss how they accompanied the writing of the book, in conversation with her husband, music journalist Steve Hochman, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/anyhow-i-love-you-susan-hayden-in-conversation-with-steve-hochman-tickets-978844208377?aff=oddtdtcreator)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Nikhil Prabala for a celebration of his debut novel, The Duchess of Kokora, Books Inc., The Pruneyard, 1875 S. Bascom Ave #600, Campbell, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-27/nikhil-prabala-books-inc-pruneyard)
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28 SEPTEMBER 2024 — saturday

• The Friends of the Oakland Public Library presents the grand opening for their newly relocated Bookmark Bookstore featuring speakers, food, a silent auction, a children's book giveaway, a library card sign up booth, and more, Bookmark Bookstore, 933 Broadway, Oakland, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookmark-bookstore-grand-opening-tickets-1006354221567?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• Fourth Saturdays Poetry at the Claremont Library monthly poetry reading presents featured poets Tiffany K. Elliott, Bones Awaiting the Blaze, and Scott Noon Creley, Digging a Hole to the Moon, Helen Renwick Library, 208 North Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/events/1797746840635833/?ref=newsfeed)
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• Left Margin Lit welcomes writers of all experience levels for their workshop, "Speaking from Experience: Writing Personal Narrative," runs over four Saturdays (September 28 to October 19, 2024), the workshop explores elements of craft pertinent to personal writing: voice, narrative distance, detail, characterization, using writers's personal lives and experiences to generate new writing, work toward a draft of one personal essay by the end of the month, hosted by Jaclyn Moyer, On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family from Punjab to California, virtual on Zoom, $275, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.leftmarginlit.org/speaking-from-experience-moyer)
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• Write Now! Bay presents "LIFE LINES Creative Writing Workshop," a workshop led by poets Tureeda Mikell, The Body: Oracle of Memory, and Shizue Seigel, Courting A Man Who Doesn't Talk, Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: medicinefornightmares.com/events/0tc978xa0d0wpfil1jvsq6m0k163gu)
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• City Lights welcomes multidisciplinary artist Trevor Paglen and editor Anthony Downey for a discussion of their recently published book, Trevor Paglen: Adversarially Evolved Hallucinations, on how machine learning and computer vision generate images, Virtual, by donation, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/trevor-paglen-in-conversation-with-anthony-downey-tickets-849601419717?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
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• Peninsula Book Collaborative presents a "Banned Book Week Bash" where they will have banned books available to purchase, a silent auction, and more, must be twenty-one and up, Peninsula Books, 441 Westlake Center, Daly City, $20, 5:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/peninsula-book-collaborative-banned-book-week-bash-registration-1004125746137?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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• San Mateo County Libraries presents their second annual Indie Author Fest featuring keynote speakers, a book fair, readings, literary advice office hours, giveaways, and more, Foster City Community Center, 1000 East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City, free, 11:30 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/san-mateo-county-libraries-indie-author-fest-tickets-966880986057?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
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29 SEPTEMBER 2024 — sunday

• City Lights celebrates the publication of Beneath the Mountain: An Anti-Prison Reader, a compilation of essential radical texts by enslaved, jailed, and imprisoned Americans, edited by renowned political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal and activist-scholar Jennifer Black, Virtual, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-book-launch-for-beneath-the-mountain-an-anti-prison-reader-tickets-974128373187?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
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• In this "line break" poetry workshop, "Poetry of the Sixth Sense," participants will use dreams, tarot, the powers of sensory and textual associations, and several generative prompts to help them unblock and access new images and narrative, hosted by poet Alex Mattraw, Raw Anyone, private garden location, South Berkeley, $90-$180, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.alexmattraw.com/linebreakworkshops)
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• Books Inc. welcomes Trinity Nguyen to celebrate her debut Young Adult romance, Banh Mi for Two, Books Inc. Marina/SF, 2251 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: booksinc.net/event/2024-09-29/trinity-nguyen-books-inc-chestnut)
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• WordSwell Journal presents their first annual celebration featuring music and poetry from Gael Alcock, Idlore Eroldi, Rachaell Hillyer, Clive Matson, Karen Pierce Gonzalez, Garret Murphy, Hali Hammer, and Taya Vasilyeva, with an open reading and casual potluck, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/groups/203539673028715/posts/8268174406565161)
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30 SEPTEMBER 2024 — monday

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