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John Shoptaw and Armen Davoudian
11/10, Berkeley
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11/14, Berkeley
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12/1, Berkeley
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John Shoptaw

John Shoptaw and Armen Davoudian

10 NOVEMBER 2024 — sunday

Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading featuring Armen Davoudian, The Palace of Forty Pillars, and John Shoptaw, Near-Earth Object, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PST (poetryflash.org).


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MORE ABOUT THE READERS
Armen Davoudian's debut poetry collection is The Palace of Forty Pillars. Peter Balakian says, "Armen Davoudian transforms his Iranian childhood with Proustian sensuality. His images embody a psychological web of forces that shape the self as it accrues the complexities of experience. His cosmopolitan voice spans time and space and literary traditions. The echo chamber of his language will stay with you." Davoudian's chapbook, Swan Song, won the Frost Place Competition. He's also translator, from the Persian, of Hopscotch by Fatemeh Shams. His poems and translations from Persian have appeared in AGNI, The Sewanee Review, Narrative, Poetry magazine, Hopkins Review, Yale Review, and elsewhere. He grew up in Isfahan, Iran, and is a PhD candidate in English at Stanford University.
John Shoptaw's new book of poems is Near-Earth Object, with a Foreword by Jenny Odell. David Baker says, "Shoptaw's poetry is part memory and part typology, as he sorts the 'blue springs' from the 'apple moonshine,' shaping his work into quantitative syllabics (à la Marianne Moore) or, by turns, into natural-flowing free verse. His deeper imperative, though—spiritual, aesthetic, and cultural—is to speak on behalf of a bruised ecosystem.…" Shoptaw's previous books and works include Times Beach, winner of the Notre Dame Book Review Book Prize and the Northern California Book Award; On the Outside Looking Out: John Ashbery's Poetry; and Our American Cousin, an opera libretto. His writing has appeared in Poetry Magazine, Arion, Kenyon Review, The New Yorker, Poetry, and elsewhere. He teaches in the UC Berkeley English Department.




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4 NOVEMBER 2024 — monday

  • City Lights Bookstore presents Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha for a celebration of his new book, Forest of Noise: poems, a collection of his poetry written during the current siege of Gaza, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, and online via Zoom, free, 7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: citylights.com/events/mosab-abu-toha-2)

5 NOVEMBER 2024 — tuesday

  • ZYZZYVA literary journal presents an election night extravaganza featuring commentary and readings by writers Rita Bullwinkel, Lauren Markham, and R.O. Kwon with a cameo appearance by Ingrid Conteras, hosted by ZYZZYVA Managing Editor Oscar Villalon, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: citylights.com/events/zyzzyva-election-night-extravaganza)

6 NOVEMBER 2024 — wednesday

7 NOVEMBER 2024 — thursday

  • "The Art of the Literary Portrait" workshop taught by journalist and writing coach Constance Hale, Writing Character, will offer pointers for observing and capturing human complexity, Learning Studio, Fifth Floor, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: sfpl.org/events/2024/11/07/workshop-art-literary-portrait)
  • Emily Hyland, in celebration of her debut book of poetry, Divorced Business Partners, readse and discusses her poetry with Hannah Goldfield, staff writer for The New Yorker, Zibby's Bookshop, 1113 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, free, 6:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-event-emily-hyland-x-hannah-goldfield-tickets-1025059619917?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
  • The Poetry in Davis Reading Series is an ongoing series, every first and third Thursday, tonight featuring Davis Poet Laureate Julia Levine, Ordinary Psalms, and architect-turned-poet Murray Silverstein, Any Old Wolf, an open mic follows, limited to four minutes or two pieces, whichever is shorter, open mic sign up list usually fills by 6:45, hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, Davis Poet Laureate emeritus, John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street, Davis, 7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/groups/2290130152/events)

8 NOVEMBER 2024 — friday

9 NOVEMBER 2024 — saturday

  • Poetry on Eighth at the Blanchard Library occurs on the second Saturday monthly presents a featured poet, share a poem with the group afterwards, hosted by artist Anita McLaughlin, Blanchard Library, 119 N. 8th Street, Santa Paula, free, Noon to 2pm PST (For more information, visit: blanchardlibrary.libcal.com/event/11797748)

10 NOVEMBER 2024 — sunday

  • Holly George-Warren, author of the biography, Janis, talks about Janis Joplin and the subject of her forthcoming biography, Jack Kerouac, The Beat Museum, 540 Broadway, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.kerouac.com/beat_event/janis-jack-holly-george-warren)
  • Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading featuring Armen Davoudian, The Palace of Forty Pillars, and John Shoptaw, Near-Earth Object, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PST (poetryflash.org).

11 NOVEMBER 2024 — monday

12 NOVEMBER 2024 — tuesday

  • The Community of Writers welcomes writers of all genres for a five-week course (ongoing Tuesdays, November 12 to December 10, 2024) on the poetry of Emily Dickinson, led by Brenda Hillman, Extra Hidden Life, Among the Days, and Robert Hass, National Book Award-winner and US Poet Laureate 1995-1997, virtual on Zoom, starting at $270, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: communityofwriters.org/some-of-the-essential-emily)
  • This pop-up poetry making lab will occur over three dates (November 12, 19, and 26) with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez, the exhibit takes visitors through the creative process of writing poetry and explores poetry-making techniques like ekphrasis, cut-up, documentary, and collage, Museum of Us, 1350 El Prado, San Diego, included with museum admission, 1:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.jasonmagaboperez.com/event/sdpf24-poetry-making-labs-at-museum-of-us)

13 NOVEMBER 2024 — wednesday

  • Holloway Poetry Series, a monthly poetry reading presents Douglas Kearney, Optic Subwoof, University of California Berkeley, Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall, Berkeley, free, 5:30 pm PST (For more information, visit: events.berkeley.edu/english/event/252025-holloway-poetry-series-douglas-kearney)
  • The Blue Whale Reading Series presents Enid Osborn, When The Big Wind Comes, the seventh Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara, and Emma Trelles, Tropicalia, the ninth Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara, the series takes place each second Wednesday of the month, open mic follows, Unity of Santa Barbara Chapel, 227 East Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara, free, 5:30 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/groups/sbpoetrymonth)
  • Poetry Second Wednesdays at the Newbury Park Library occurs monthly, share a poem with the group afterwards, tonight features Art and Poetry with the artists of Leisure Village, hosted by poet Ron Fullerton, Newbury Park Library Meeting Room, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park, and Virtual on Zoom, free, 6:00 pm to 7:30 PST (For more information, visit: libcal.tolibrary.org/event/12621402)
  • Bay Area Voices is a conversation about writing novels, poetry, and general writing geared towards young adults, featuring El Cerrito Poet Laureate Tess Taylor, Rift Zone, novelist Shanthi Sekaran, The Samosa Rebellion, and writer Vanessa Hua, Forbidden City, Harding Elementary School Auditorium, 7230 Fairmount Avenue, El Cerrito, free, 5:30 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.tess-taylor.com/events-courses)

14 NOVEMBER 2024 — thursday

15 NOVEMBER 2024 — friday

  • Southern California Poetry Festival opening night begins with a performance by poet, lyricist, and musician Camae Ayewa, known for her exceptional work as Moor Mother, reading from her groundbreaking poetry collection American Equations in Black Classical Music, followed by alchemic verses from Tongo Eisen-Martin, Heaven Is All Goodbyes, San Francisco's Eighth Poet Laureate, and abbi page, Linda Albertano Fellow; after the readings, Rhys Langston, one of L.A's most eccentric voices in Alternative Hip-Hop, will perform a set in the Poets' Garden, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, $11, free for Beyond Baroque members, 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/southern-california-poetry-festival-2024-friday-nov-15-tickets-1047730950477?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)

16 NOVEMBER 2024 — saturday

  • Mendocino County Mushroom Club's Fungi Festival presents a poetry jam with Art Goodtimes, Dancing on Edge: The McRedeye Poems, Poet Laureate of the Western Slope in Colorado, and Mendocino County poets including Mendocino County Poet Laureate Devreaux Baker, Hungry Ghosts, Kirk Lumpkin, In Deep and Co-Hearing, Point Arena Poet Laureate Blake More, Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Frej Barty, and Larry Felson, The Engine of Light, Caspar Community Center, 15051 Caspar Road, Caspar, $10-$35, 5:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.mendocinocoastmushroomclub.org/festival-schedule.html)
  • LAist and Show and Tell welcome humor writer David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day, for a reading from his previous books, his diaries, and his most recent publication, Happy-Go-Lucky, The United Theater on Broadway, 929 South Broadway, Los Angeles, starting at $54, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.axs.com/events/589004/david-sedaris-tickets)
  • Small Press Traffic presents "HOW(ever) & How2: Feminist Lineages, Archives and Interventions", an evening celebrating the intertwined feminist experimental poetry/inter-genre journals HOW(ever) and How2!, Discussions led by Susan Gevirtz, an original member of the HOW(ever) editorial collective and contributor to How2, as well as Judith Goldman and Bianca Messinger, who are both part of the current archival project, Et al. 2831a Mission Street, San Francisco, Virtual live stream available, Free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.smallpresstraffic.org/event/how-ever-and-how2)
  • Point Reyes Books welcomes Alameda Creek Alliance founder Jeff Miller and Obi Kaufmann, The State of Fire: Why California Burns, to discuss their new book, Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide, Dance Palace Church Space, 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, free, 2:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/bay-area-wildlife)
  • The second day of the Southern California Poetry Festival features generative workshops on the craft of poetry led by Maya Salameh and others, and readings in the theater by emerging and established SoCal literary voices curated by El Martillo Press, Spill Way Magazine, Punk Hostage Press, and Women Who Submit; after lunch in the garden, poets Sarah Yanni, Elina Katrin, and Summer Farah dive into the editorial, curatorial, and design aspects of their books, and discuss their experiences in the publishing world; followed by poets from Tijuana reading their texts including Charles Bukowski's first translator into Spanish, Roberto Castillo Udiarte, joined by Iván García Mora, Martin Camps, and Marlon PV; Gabrielle Civil, Muriel Leung, Safia Elhilo, and Ryka Aoki share from their newly published fiction and memoirs; the day concludes with Harmony Holiday, Erin Marie Lynch, and Gail Wronsky debuting new works commissioned for the festival in the season finale of The NEW Series, followed by n afterparty with DJ Gemma Castro, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 11:00 am-9:30 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/southern-california-poetry-festival-2024-saturday-nov-16-tickets-1047612837197?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)

17 NOVEMBER 2024 — sunday

  • Join Celeste Tyrna, Bay Area inspirational writer, healer, and poet, for the book launch of her debut poetry collection, Water Moon: Poetry of a Soul's Awakening, event includes poetry reading, book signing, and prizes, The Vortex, 619 1st Street, Benicia, free, 2:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/water-moon-book-launch-signing-poetry-reading-tickets-1012422873067)
  • The final day of the Southern California Poetry Festival features generative workshops and readings curated by DSTL Arts, Writ Large Projects, Da Poetry Lounge, and Four Way Books; a panel on Central American identity and poetics features Darrel Alejandro Holnes, Adela Najarro, Maya Chinchilla, and Janel Pineda, followed by an evening reading, "Poetics of Grief and Liberation," by Roda Avelar, 2023 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellow, alongside San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez, and others; the festival closes with a reading by California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick from his new poetry collection, with David St. John and Allison Hedge Coke, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 11:00 am-7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/southern-california-poetry-festival-2024-sunday-nov-17-tickets-1047701472307?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
  • San Francisco Public Library welcomes author Jing Li, The Red Sandals: a Memoir, to lead a workshop on "How to Write a Memoir, Short Story and Essay," Jing Li will discuss how to form your idea or theme in the context of nonfiction and fiction writing, San Francisco Main Library, Martin Paley Conference Room, Third Floor, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, 2:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: sfpl.org/events/2024/11/17/workshop-how-write-memoir-short-story-and-essay)
  • San Francisco Public Library presents "Echoes of Maya: A Celebration of Voice and Verse," a discussion by historian Dorothy Lazard on poet and writer Dr. Maya Angelou's impact followed by a reading featuring poetry from Avotcja, Tureeda Mikell, Darius Simpson, and Raymond Nat Turner, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, 2:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: sfpl.org/events/2024/11/17/performance-echoes-maya-celebration-voice-and-verse)
  • Native American Poetry Celebration with San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck and special guests, San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, 1:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: sfpl.org/events/2024/11/17/author-native-american-poetry-celebration)

18 NOVEMBER 2024 — monday

19 NOVEMBER 2024 — tuesday

  • This pop-up poetry making lab will occur over three dates (November 12, 19, and 26) with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez, the exhibit takes visitors through the creative process of writing poetry and explores poetry-making techniques like ekphrasis, cut-up, documentary, and collage, Museum of Us, 1350 El Prado, San Diego, included with museum admission, 1:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.jasonmagaboperez.com/event/sdpf24-poetry-making-labs-at-museum-of-us)

20 NOVEMBER 2024 — wednesday

  • Nonfiction author Alison Owings, Frauen: German Women Recall the Third Reich, in conversation with Del Seymour, founder of Code Tenderloin, on Owings's new biography, Mayor of the Tenderloin, an insightful book about Del Seymour, his struggles with addiction, and his work to improve his community, African American Center, Third Floor, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: sfpl.org/events/2024/11/20/author-alison-owings-conversation-del-seymour)

21 NOVEMBER 2024 — thursday

  • Poetry reading with Dorianne Laux, Life on Earth, Kim Addonizio, Exit Opera, and Joseph Millar, Shine, all reading from their new poetry collections, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.pegasusbookstore.com/laux-addonizio-millar)
  • The Poetry in Davis Reading Series is an ongoing series, every first and third Thursday, tonight featuring poet/translator/editor Francisco Aragon, Glow of Our Sweat, Gerald Fleming, The Bastard and the Bishop, and bilingual poet Florencia Milito, Ituzaingó: Exiles and Reveries/exilios y ensueños, an open mic follows, limited to four minutes or two pieces, whichever is shorter, open mic sign up list usually fills by 6:45, hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, Davis Poet Laureate emeritus, John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street, Davis, 7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/groups/2290130152/events)
  • The Break Room is a monthly poetry open mic hosted by poet Hieu Minh Nguyen, Not Here, Jason Bayani, Locus, and poet/novelist Sam Sax, Pig, there is an occasional poetry workshop before sign-up, Gilman Brewing, 912 Gilman Street, Berkeley, free, sign-up for the open at 6:30 pm, show at 7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: gilmanbrew.com/event/copy-the-break-room-poetry-open-mic-2024-11-21)
  • Writers Read Ukiah presents Mendocino County Poet Laureate Devreaux Baker, Hungry Ghosts, an hour-long open mic session follows the featured poet, six minutes maximum time for each reader, this monthly poetry reading series usually takes place on the last Thursday of each month, Grace Hudson Museum, 431 South Main Street, Ukiah, free, 7:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.gracehudsonmuseum.org/new-events)
  • The Brown Bag Poetry Reading Series features San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez with special guest poets Ron Salisbury, Miss Desert Inn, Shadab Zeest Hashmi, Ghazal Cosmopolitan, and Sonia Gutierrez, Paper Birds: Feather by Feather, San Diego Civic Center Concourse, 202 C Street, San Diego, free, Noon PST (For more information, visit: www.jasonmagaboperez.com/event/sdpf24-brown-bag-poetry-series-at-civic-center-plaza)
  • City Lights welcomes poet Maw Shein Win to launch her new poetry collection, Percussing the Thinking Jar, with poet and educator MK Chavez, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, also online via Zoom, free, 7:00 pm PST (For more information and the full schedule of events, visit: citylights.com/events/maw-shein-win-launch-party-for-percussing-the-thinking-jar)

22 NOVEMBER 2024 — friday

23 NOVEMBER 2024 — saturday

24 NOVEMBER 2024 — sunday

25 NOVEMBER 2024 — monday

26 NOVEMBER 2024 — tuesday

  • This pop-up poetry making lab will occur over three dates (November 12, 19, and 26) with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez, the exhibit takes visitors through the creative process of writing poetry and explores poetry-making techniques like ekphrasis, cut-up, documentary, and collage, Museum of Us, 1350 El Prado, San Diego, included with museum admission, 1:00 pm PST (For more information, visit: www.jasonmagaboperez.com/event/sdpf24-poetry-making-labs-at-museum-of-us)

27 NOVEMBER 2024 — wednesday

28 NOVEMBER 2024 — thursday

29 NOVEMBER 2024 — friday

30 NOVEMBER 2024 — saturday


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