David Alpaugh
David Alpaugh and Connie Post
19 FEBRUARY 2023 — sunday
Poetry Flash presents a reading from new books by David Alpaugh, Seeing The There There, and Connie Post, Between Twilight, online via Zoom, free, 3:00 pm PST (Register to attend: please click here; you will receive an email with a link to join the reading)
Please join us for a virtual reading on Sunday, February 19 at 3:00 pm PST. We are excited to bring you this 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.
Connie Post's new book can be purchased at bookshop.org/shop/poetryflash. David Alpaugh's new book is available at https://www.wordgalaxy.com/books/david-alpaugh-seeing-the-there-there-poems.
MORE ABOUT THE READERS
David Alpaugh's new collection is Seeing The There There. Susan Terris says, "simply amazing," a "unique, one-of-a-kind book" "you will want to own…read…savor." Alpaugh fuses comic and serious poetry with more than one-hundred color photos, paintings and graphic images that include a beached whale, a three-legged cat, a martini with olives, a grief-stricken Jack-O-Lantern, John Donne's flea, Duchamp's famous bidet, and a ham sandwich. Each poem, Marvin R. Hiemstra writes "finds us in a sui generis universe" with "surprising rhymes surfing on fresh insight." Alpaugh's previous collection Spooky Action at a Distance was published by Word Galaxy in 2020. Counterpoint, 1994 Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize-winner from Story Line Press, was reprinted in 2021. His work is included in the anthology California Poetry from the Gold Rush to the Present, edited by Dana Gioia, and Alpaugh has been a finalist for Poet Laureate of California.
Connie Post's new poetry book is Between Twilight, from New York Quarterly Books. Diane Seuss says "This honest voice, this exiled voice, comes through in poems that strike me as prayer. They seek mercy, not so much from a deity but from the world, and most significantly, from herself." Connie Post delves deep into the difficult journeys of everyday life and intersects those with the difficult maps of the past. There are "atrocities in the body" and many ways a person can falter, fall or rise from "the hue of an unseen self." Post served as the first Poet Laureate of Livermore, California. Her previous full-length collections include Floodwater, Lyrebird Award-winner, and Prime Meridian, named a distinguished favorite in the Independent Book Awards. Her awards include the Crab Creek Review Poetry Award and Caesura Poetry Award. Her poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies including Calyx, 2River, Cold Mountain Review, The American Journal of Poetry, River Styx, Slipstream, and Verse Daily.
Daily Listings
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14 OCTOBER 2024 — monday
15 OCTOBER 2024 — tuesday
- Litquake and City Lights present a reading by novelist Caro De Robertis, The Palace of Eros, and Navid Sinaki, Medusa of the Roses, a queer literary noir, Virtual, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/caro-de-robertis-and-navid-sinaki-tickets-995563616577?aff=oddtdtcreator)
- Litquake and Telegraph Hill Books welcome Kemi Ashing-Giwa, This World is Not Yours, Evette Davis, The Others, Hana Lee, Road to Ruin, and Julia Vee, Blood Jade, for "New Encounters of the Weird Kind: Fresh Voices in Sci-Fi and Fantasy," a discussion on contemporary science fiction and fantasy writing moderated by author Isaac Fellman, Dead Collections, Telegraph Hill Books, 1501 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/new-encounters-of-the-weird-kind-fresh-voices-in-sci-fi-and-fantasy-tickets-1004186347397?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
- Books Inc. Berkeley welcomes documentarian Stephen Most for a discussion of his book, River of Renewal, detailing the history of the Klamath Basin; Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-most-at-books-inc-berkeley-tickets-961710210127)
16 OCTOBER 2024 — wednesday
- Point Reyes Books presents Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Hernan Diaz, Trust, for a discussion of his book, In the Distance, Venue TBD, Fairfax, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/event/hernan-diaz)
- Litquake presents "Are Writers of Color Allowed to Not Write About Race?" a discussion on the subject of what writers of color are permitted to write about, with Pia Chatterjee, Vanessa Hua, Dominic Lim, and Preeti Vangani, Clio's, 353 Grand Avenue, Oakland, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/are-writers-of-color-allowed-to-not-write-about-race-tickets-1004291471827?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
- Litquake presents "Savoring Stories: How Food Writing Cooks Up Culture, Advocacy, and Healing," a World Food Day event featuring writers Viola Buitoni, Maria Finn, Soleil Ho, Tu David Phu, and Dr. Linda Shiue in discussion on the role of food writing in advancing food justice, sustainability, equitable access to nutritious meals, and how narratives can drive change and advocacy in the food system, Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, $15, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/savoring-stories-how-food-writing-cooks-up-culture-advocacy-and-healing-tickets-911405868487?aff=oddtdtcreator)
- The South Pasadena Public Library presents a free interactive poetry writing workshop led by City of South Pasadena Poet Laureate Ron Koertge, Shakespeare Bats Cleanup, South Pasadena Library Community Room, 1115 El Centro Street, South Pasadena, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-writing-workshops-with-south-pasadena-poet-laureate-ron-koertge-tickets-778003127297?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
17 OCTOBER 2024 — thursday
- Warwick's welcomes novelist Louis Bayard, The Pale Blue Eye, to discuss his latest book, The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts, Virtual on Zoom, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.warwicks.com/event/bayard-2024)
- City Lights Booksellers & Publishers welcomes author Steve Wasserman for a reading to celebrate the publication of, Tell Me Something, Tell Me Anything, Even If It's a Lie: A Memoir in Essays, In conversation with author Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost, Online, Free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/steve-wasserman-in-conversation-with-adam-hochschild-tickets-998674320777?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&ref=eemail&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite)
18 OCTOBER 2024 — friday
19 OCTOBER 2024 — saturday
- Litquake in collaboration with KQED Fest presents "The Rise of the Book Ban & the Freedom to Read," a discussion on book banning with San Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert, Becka Robbins from Books Not Bans, Authors Against Book Bans member Maggie Tokuda-Hall, and Maia Kobabe, award-winning author of Genderqueer, in recent years the most banned book in the U.S., The Commons at KQED, 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, free, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-rise-of-the-book-ban-the-freedom-to-read-tickets-1001455409087?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
- Litquake presents "Poetry World Series," an improvisational poetry challenge where audience members have an opportunity to give award-winning poets freestyle topics, featuring poets Armen Davoudian, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Cindy Ok, Joseph Rios, Mimi Tempestt, and Dashaun Washington, Daniel Handler returns as emcee, Andrew Sean Greer, and Brynn Saito will score, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco, $17-$20, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-world-series-litquake-edition-tickets-1004310789607?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
20 OCTOBER 2024 — sunday
- "Writing Toward the Light" online workshop will be led by author Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, and poet Danusha Laméris, Bonfire Opera, four Sundays in October (October 6, 13, 20, and 27); Workshop sessions will include a craft discussion, a Q&A period, and an in-class writing session, Virtual on Zoom, $250, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.danushalameris.com/offers/xFozUZVF/checkout)
- Litquake in collaboration with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents "Out Loud: A Celebration of Queer Poetics," a reading featuring queer poets MK Chavez, Hilary Cruz Mejia, Jessica Ke'mani Hairston, Syd Staiti, Yeva Johnson, and Evelyn Donji, Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, 700 Mission Street, San Francisco, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/out-loud-a-celebration-of-queer-poetics-tickets-1001461507327?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
- Beyond Baroque welcomes poet Jose Oseguer, The Milk of Your Blood, for the L.A. book launch of his second full-length poetry collection, And This House is Only a Nest, featuring performances in the Wanda Coleman Theater by poets Elizabeth Metzger, The Spirit Papers, Charles Jensen, Instructions Between Takeoff and Landing, Tamara Miller, and jimmy vega; 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/la-book-launch-and-this-house-is-only-a-nest-by-jose-oseguera-tickets-964096658057?aff=oddtdtcreator)
21 OCTOBER 2024 — monday
- The City of El Cerrito presents a drop-in poetry circle with El Cerrito Poet Laureate Tess Taylor, Rift Zone, Hana Gardens Senior Center, 10870 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.el-cerrito.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=9395)
22 OCTOBER 2024 — tuesday
23 OCTOBER 2024 — wednesday
- Graywolf Press presents a literary salon featuring an introduction by poet Dana Gioia, Interrogations at noon, followed by a reading and conversation with Maggie Nelson, Like Love: Essays and Conversations, Solmaz Sharif, Customs, Graywolf director and publisher Carmen Giménez, and Graywolf editorial director Ethan Nosowsky; All attendees will receive a custom tote bag; Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, The Store House, 2 Marina Blvd, Landmark Building C, San Francisco, starting at $50, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: graywolfpress.salsalabs.org/50thanniversarysalonsanfrancisco/index.html)
- Linden Tree Books welcomes Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin to discuss their new Middle Grade historical adventure, The Bletchley Riddle, presented off site at Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.lindentreebooks.com/events-calendar)
- City Arts and Lectures presents Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between The World & Me, to discuss his new essay collection, The Message, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, tickets start at $54, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/ta-nehisi-coates-4)
24 OCTOBER 2024 — thursday
25 OCTOBER 2024 — friday
- Point Reyes Books welcomes Obi Kaufmann to discuss his newest book, The State of Fire: Why California Burns, with watercolor maps and paintings, Red Barn Classroom, 75 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/state-of-fire-kaufmann)
26 OCTOBER 2024 — saturday
- Christian Georgescu's multimedia production House of The Highest and Most Pious (HOTHAMP) "depicts a prosperity preacher's search for meaning as he contends with modern life amid late stage Capitalism", Featuring spoken word performance from S.A. Griffin, Rich Ferguson, Kathleen Florence, and Christine Jordan, 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/house-of-the-highest-and-most-pious-tickets-962479872207?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
27 OCTOBER 2024 — sunday
- Small Press Traffic and the Belladonna* School for Feminist Practice and Poetics presents "Reading and Writing through Hoa Nguyen", a four session (October 27, November 10, November 24, and December 8) workshop centered around discussion of Nguyen's work and generative writing exercises, Hosted by author Zoe Tuck, Bedroom Vowel, Virtual on Zoom, $80-200, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.smallpresstraffic.org/event/reading-and-writing-through-hoa-nguyen)
- This house concert will feature the Ursonate, an experimental sound poem composed by the German Dada artist and poet Kurt Schwitters in 1924, and phonetic poetry by Antonin Artaud, Hugo Ball, Raoul Hausmann, and Theo van Dousburg, as well as works composed by Jaap Blonk, held at a private residence in Berkeley, admission $40 via Venmo @harry-bernstein, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.jaapblonk.com/Pages/ontour.html, or email, harry@fullplatemedia.com)
- "Writing Toward the Light" online workshop will be led by author Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, and poet Danusha Laméris, Bonfire Opera, four Sundays in October (October 6, 13, 20, and 27); Workshop sessions will include a craft discussion, a Q&A period, and an in-class writing session, Virtual on Zoom, $250, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.danushalameris.com/offers/xFozUZVF/checkout)
28 OCTOBER 2024 — monday
29 OCTOBER 2024 — tuesday
30 OCTOBER 2024 — wednesday
31 OCTOBER 2024 — thursday
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