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Poetry Flash Reading Series


Maw Shein Win

Kathleen McClung, Kim Shuck, Maw Shein Win

8 DECEMBER 2024 — sunday

Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading featuring Kathleen McClung, Questions of Buoyancy, Kim Shuck, Pick a Garnet to Sleep in, and Maw Shein Win, Percussing the Thinking Jar, 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

Kim Shuck's new book of poems is Pick a Garnet to Sleep in. Stephen Meadows says, "The poems of Kim Shuck are vital. They are tenacious, exquisite, concise, unbounded truthful, and bold as the last drops of ale, as our inevitable reckoning with death." The seventh laureate emerita of San Francisco 2017-2021, she is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose. Her previous collections include Deer Trails: San Francisco Poet Laureate Series, Exile Heart, Rabbit Stories, and more. She is also editor, co-editor, or edit-curious for several anthologies, including This Wandering State: Poems from Alta [California]. Among her honors are an Inaugural National Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets and a Censorship Award from PEN Oakland.

Maw Shein Win's new book of poems is Percussing the Thinking Jar. Lee Herrick says, "Percussing the Thinking Jar is a marvel of lyric invention. The 'thought logs' make stream of consciousness feel new. Stroke log, vertigo log, anxiety meditations, wild ideas: no idea or language is out of Win's reach." Her previous collections include Storage Unit for the Spirit House, nominated for the Northern California Book Award in Poetry, longlisted for the PEN America Open Book Award, and shortlisted for CALIBA's Golden Poppy Award for Poetry; Invisible Gifts: New and Selected Poems; and two chapbooks, Ruins of a glittering palace and Score and Bone. A Burmese-American poet who teaches poetry in the MFA Program at the University of San Francisco, she served as the inaugural Poet Laureate of El Cerrito, California 2016-2018.

Kathleen McClung's new book of poems is Questions of Buoyancy. Jim Daniels says, "Kathleen McClung may be the finest poet writing in form today." Her previous collections include A Juror Must Fold in on Herself, Temporary Kin, The Typists Play Monopoly, and Almost the Rowboat. Writer-in-Residence at Friends of the San Francisco Library 2018-2019, she received the Rita Dove Award from the Salem College 2012 International Literary Awards, and was selected by Naomi Shihab Nye as winner of the 2012 National Poetry Competition sponsored by the Cultural Center for Cape Cod. She won the Morton Marr prize in 2017. A teacher of writing and literature for over twenty years, she has led writing workshops in San Francisco and Berkeley.




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19 AUGUST 2026 — wednesday

20 AUGUST 2026 — thursday

  • Skylight Books, 2220 Arts + Archives, LA Review of Books, and Little, Brown and Company present celebrate the 30th anniversary of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, with a conversation about its publication with David L. Ulin and Bonnie Nadell, with readings of favorite passages by Allie Rowbottom, Ben H. Winters, Ivy Pochoda, and Kelly McEvers, at 2220 Arts + Archives, 2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP requested: skylightbooks.com/event/2026-08-20/2220-arts-celebrating-infinite-jest-david-foster-wallace-30)
  • Green Apple Books presents Chang-Rae Lee, Pulitzer Prize finalist, celebrating his new novel, A Tender Age, with R.O. Kwon, National Book Critics Circle award finalist, Green Apple Books on the Park 9th Avenue, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP requested: greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-08-20/9th-ave-chang-rae-lee-ro-kwon)
  • Skylight Books presents the Rabbit Hole Reading Club, a nonfiction book club focusing on political, current events, and history, meets every third Thursday of the month, no sign up required, book subscription available, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 pm-9:00 pm (skylightbooks.com/rhrc)

21 AUGUST 2026 — friday

22 AUGUST 2026 — saturday

  • Counterculture Museum presents Steve Edington, longtime member of the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Committee, and Cathy Cassady, daughter of Neal and Carolyn Cassady, discussing the unique friendship between Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, Counterculture Museum, 1485 Haight Street, San Francisco, $8-$10, free for members, 6:00 pm (Tickets available: counterculturemuseum.org/events/steve-edington-cathy-cassady)
  • Vroman's Bookstore presents Jaime Parker Stickle discussing and signing her new novel Take Hart: A Thriller (Corey in Los Angeles #2), Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 4:00 pm (vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-08-22/jaime-parker-stickle)
  • Poetry in the Garden presents a poetry reading by Maxine Chernoff, Paul Hoover, Lucille Lang Day, and Carl Landauer, in the backyard at 1431 Spruce Street, Berkeley, 3:00 pm
  • Berkeley Poetry Festival presents "Poetry Takes Root," a free community fundraiser, the celebration features poetry readings by Natasha Dennerstein, Jennifer Hasegawa, and James Cagney, along with music, dance, refreshments, community prizes, and opportunities to support Berkeley Poetry Festival; funds raised will help the organization expand its programs, partnerships, and opportunities for poets and audiences; Donkey & Goat Winery, 1340 Fifth Street, Berkeley, 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm, free/donations encouraged (For information and accessibility inquiries, email: theberkeleypoetryfestival@gmail.com, or visit www.berkeleypoetryfestival.com)
  • Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore presents Lexie Sharabianlou celebrating her new novel, The Blue Moon Cafe & 24-Hour Occult Emporium, in conversation with Maggie Tokuda-Hall, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm (RSVP requested: mrsdalloways.com/event/2026-08-22/lexie-sharabianlous-blue-moon-cafe-24-hour-occult-emporium)

23 AUGUST 2026 — sunday

  • Vroman's Bookstore presents Local Author Day, introducing Joe Belk with A Fan's Calendar: Musings from a Lifetime of Enjoying Music, Film, and More, Dan Joyce with his autobiographical graphic novel Have You Taken Your Meds? Part 1, and Jason Mahoney with his novel Song of a Dromedary, book signing to follow, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 4:00 pm (vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-08-23/local-author-day)

24 AUGUST 2026 — monday

  • Skylight Books presents Sarah Mesle, professor of writing at the University of Southern California, celebrating her new book Tangled: Seven Iconic Moments in White Women's Hair and What They Tell Us About Power, Pleasure, and Complicity, in conversation with Karen Tongson, professor of Contemporary Gender Studies at the University of Southern California, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP requested: skylightbooks.com/event/2026-08-24/sarah-mesle-w-karen-tongson-tangled)

25 AUGUST 2026 — tuesday

26 AUGUST 2026 — wednesday

27 AUGUST 2026 — thursday

  • Hollie Hardy presents a casual, generative workshop; Participating writers gather online to work on new poems or stories, prompts provided, monthly theme provided but not required, all levels and genres welcome, online, $25, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm (Sign up: holliehardy.com/shop/p/write-in-8-27-26)
  • Green Apple Books, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, and SFFILM present an evening with Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and UC Berkeley professor emeritus, featuring a screening of the film The Last Class, directed by Elliot Kirschner, with an onstage conversation with Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse, Inequality Media, on Robert Reich's memoir Coming Up Short, JCC San Francisco, 3200 California Street, San Francisco, $30-$50 ticket includes paperback copy of his memoir, no book signing, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm (Tickets available: www.jccsf.org/event/robert-reich-the-last-class)
  • Green Apple Books presents a reading with poets Valerie Hsiung, Jennifer S. Cheng, Jennifer Elise Foerster, and Samantha Giles Foerster, to celebrate the release of Valerie Hsuing's new collection, The pedestrian, Green Apple Books on the Park 9th Avenue, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, also available to livestream on YouTube, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP requested, YouTube link available: greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-08-27/9th-ave-valerie-hsiung-jennifer-s-cheng-jennifer-elise-foerster-and-samantha-giles)

28 AUGUST 2026 — friday

  • An Evening of Poetry & Piano featuring Forrest Gander, Pulitzer Prize-winner, reading his work with live improvisation by acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt on a Steinway Model B, joining the collaboration by "electric screen" will be Booker Prize-winner Mr. Shehan Karunatilaka, presented by Homekey, 116 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, arrive early, wine tasting with Sommelier James Mobbley and light refreshments will start at 5:30 pm, the program begins promptly, free, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm (Free tickets at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-piano-an-evening-with-forrest-gander-and-awadagin-pratt-tickets-1993637944760)
  • Mechanics' Institute Library presents "How to Find Your Next Read," a class taught by a librarian on the tricks and techniques used to discover and recommend books, including how to use library resources to find new books and authors, use advanced search techniques to use in library catalogs, and how to discover community-based resources online to find like-minded readers, Library Third Floor Classrooms, Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, $5, free for members, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm (www.milibrary.org/events/35874)
  • Green Apple Books, Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network, and San Francisco Public Library present a reading by Cindy Pham, designer, in conversation with Aimee Phan, The Lost Queen, YA author and National Endowment for the Arts fellow, Green Apple Books on the Park 9th Avenue, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, donations welcome, 7:00 pm (RSVP requested: greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-08-28/9th-ave-dvan-presents-cindy-pham-aimee-phan)
  • Book Soup, Gabrielle Tana, and Katerina Tana present Dan Tana's new memoir Everybody Came to Tana's: An American Dream Come True, book signing to follow, signed copies also available to order prior to event, Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, free, 7:00 pm (booksoup.com/event/2026-08-28/gabrielle-tana-katarina-tana)
  • Vroman's Bookstore presents Yance Wyatt discussing and signing his new novel, The Watersmith, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 7:00 pm (vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-08-28/yance-wyatt-discusses)

29 AUGUST 2026 — saturday

30 AUGUST 2026 — sunday

31 AUGUST 2026 — monday

  • Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore presents Chloe Benjamin, winner of the Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award, celebrating her new novel, Under Story, in conversation with Kirsten Chen, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, pre-event reception at 6:15 pm, event 7:00 pm (RSVP requested: mrsdalloways.com/event/2026-08-31/chloe-benjamins-under-story-launch-event)
  • Skylight Books presents Adam O. Davis, winner of the Kathryn A. Morton Poetry Prize and host of the podcast Poetry Goes to the Movies, celebrating his new collection Pyrrhic Symphony, winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, in conversation with Katie Ford, finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and the Rilke Prize, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP requested: skylightbooks.com/event/2026-08-31/adam-o-davis-w-katie-ford-pyrrich-symphony)
  • Vroman's Bookstore presents journalist Sam Quinones discussing and signing his new photojournalism book, Our Lady of the Angels: The Virgin of Guadalupe on the Walls of Los Angeles, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 7:00 pm (vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-08-31/sam-quinones)

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