Long Beach Literary Arts Center presents the Lit240! reading series, featuring poets Romaine Washington, Purgatory Has an Address, Sirens in Her Belly, Ja'net Danielo, The Song of Our Disappearing, and Emily Hockaday, Starting a Life, Ophelia, followed by a Q&A on publishing and poetry, free, online via Zoom, 2:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.lbliteraryarts.com/lit240)
Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Julia B. Levine, Lullaby for the Sixth Extinction, and Joseph Millar, Shine, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PST (poetryflash.org).