Al Young

Berkeley Poetry Festival: Al Young, Kim Shuck, Naomi Quiñonez, more

8 SEPTEMBER 2018 — saturday

The 16th Annual Berkeley Poetry Festival features readings by ToReadah Mikell, San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck, Josiahluis Alderete, Jennifer Barone, Nick Johnson, Kali Kalikalikali, Arturo Mantecon, Thea Matthews, Jess Medina, Brad Penner, and Audrey T. Williams; Milvia Street literary journal contributors reading include Jasper Ezekiel, Will Preston, Anne-Marie Ross, and Angel Sunlight; Invocation of the Muse by Naomi Quiñonez, hosted by Maw Shein Win, Lifetime Achievement Awardee: Al Young, co-directed by MK Chavez and Sharon Coleman, sponsored by the City of Berkeley and Berkeley City College, plus open mic, book fair (Poetry Flash and other literary organizations exhibit), Berkeley City College Student Lounge, Fifth Floor, 2050 Center Street, downtown Berkeley, free, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 (sharoncoleman@comcast.net, www.facebook.com/events/210595419633803)