Geraldine Connolly and Dion O'Reilly 1/25, Berkeley more info
Roberto Harrison
3 APRIL 2024 — wednesday
City Lights celebrates No.23 in their Spotlight Poetry Series, Isthmus to Abya Yala, by the former Milwaukee Poet Laureate Roberto Harrison, the title refers to the American continent, Abya Yala or "land of vital blood," a Pre-Columbian term of the Guna people which signifies the idea of a decolonized "New World" by indigenous groups,
Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Geraldine Connolly, Instructions at Sunset, and Dion O'Reilly, Limerence, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PST (poetryflash.org).
Omnidawn's next season online Book Launch presents their authors reading from their brand new books: Jason Bayani, Everyone I Love, Alive; Molly Bendall, Turncoat; jason b crawford, YEET!; fabulist fiction writer Arria Deepwater, Descent; John Yau, Diary of Small Discontents, New & Selected Poems 1974-2024; Rodrigo Toscano, Whitman. Cannonball. Puebla., poetic fables; Steven Seidenberg, Coda; and Shane McCrae, Two Appearances After the Resurrection; event hosted by Evan Karp and Quiet Lightning via Zoom, 1:00 PST (Required: You must register and RSVP before the event begins to attend at: app.gopassage.com/events/omnidawn-fall-2025)