Geraldine Connolly and Dion O'Reilly 1/25, Berkeley more info
Ina Coolbrith 97th Annual Poets' Dinner/Picnic Contest 2024
8 JUNE 2024 — saturday
The Ina Coolbrith Circle presents the 97th Annual Poets' Dinner/Picnic Contest, the theme is "sugar and salt," feature guest speaker Francesca Bell, What Small Sound, Fernandez Park, 595 Tennent Avenue, Pinole, free, Noon PDT (For more information, visit: sites.google.com/site/poetsdinner)
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)