Upcoming Events
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Sunday, August 11, 2024
It’s a Word Pie Par Tea
at
East Bay Media Center
1939 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA
1 – 4:30 pm
I’ll be reading with
Tureeda Mikell
Deborah Fruchey
Dale Jensen
Judy Wells
Maw Shein Win
Jan Steckel
Steve Arntson
James Cagney
and Glenn Ingersoll
in a book party and hosted by Steve Arntson
I hear there will be snacks. (Yay snacks!)
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Past Events
(for a full list of readings prior to 2024, click here)
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 27 is Beast Crawl in downtown Oakland, CA
You want to be there
with
#we: queer perspectives
featuring
Edward Gunawan
Julia Serano
Shilpa Kamat
and myself, once again hosting and reading briefly.
7 – 8 pm (sharp)
at
at Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make / Believe
546 9th St @ Clay
Oakland, CA
Oh yes, and also
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
I’ll be leading a free poetry workshop for the North Beach Poets Society
at
North Beach Public Library
Community Room
850 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA
6 – 7:30 pm (be on time!)
Please bring a poem of your own that you’d like to discuss with the group. We’ll plan to do that, and will also chat about what poetry is (or might be) and how to best critique another’s work. Oh, and we’ll be doing some writing as well so you’ll have something fresh to take home with you!
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Saturday, July 13, 2024
It’s a
Poetry Brain Party!
at
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Medicine for Nightmares Books
3036 – 24th Street
San Francisco, CA.
with:
K.R. Morrison
E.K. Keith
Paul Corman-Roberts
Milo Starr Johnson
and Dee Allen
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Saturday, June 15, 2024
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I’ll be reading at the California Writers Club’s Annual Book Launch and Local Author Showcase
Hayward, CA
• Every Man, Woman and Child + Every Living Soul by Kristen Caven;
• The Cosmos is Alive by Keith Gaboury;
• The Bridge on Beer River by Terry Tierney;
• Diminished, Resolving to Major by Bob Haus;
• Ghosts and Oceans by Jan Steckel; and
• Mammal by Richard Loranger
Hosted by Jordan Pastor
Woo-hoo!
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Sunday, May 5, 2024
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Gonna be reading with Zeitgeist Press at
Berkeley, CA
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A Memorial Reading with books by Zeitgeist authors who have passed into the spirit realm, including new books by Eli Coppola (Make of Me Many Miracles) and Julia Vinograd (the complete version of The Book of Jerusalem, with sixty poem more than the 1984 original – wow).
Reading pieces from these books, along with work by Andy Clausen and David Lerner, will be
Jan Steckel
Deborah Fruchey
Paul Corman-Roberts
Anita May
David West
and myself.
We’ll each likely read some of our own work as well.
This reading will celebrate the release of two new books by Cafe Babar writers Eli Coppola and Julia Vinograd. Since both have passed into the spirit realm, their friends and compadres will be reading from their works.
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Sunday, April 21, 2024
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I’m honored to be reading with the California Writers Club at
Poets on Earth: Earth Day Salon
in Joachin Miller Park
in the gorgeous East Oakland Hills
Nanette Deetz
and myself
What an honor to read with those two wordwinds.
Followed by an open reading
Hosted by Kristen Caven and the California Writers Club
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Sunday, February 25, 2024
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Hitting the road and reading in Los Ankeles!
Los Angeles, CA
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NOTE the time has been changed to NOON.
Come join us for an LA release and book party for Mammal!
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Friday, February 2, 2024
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I’ve been asked to read at the North Beach First Friday Poetry Crawl. Yay! Our event is at
Ingrid Keir
Michael Koch
Kimi Sugioka
Richard Loranger
and music by Elisa Rodriguez
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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This is the “official” West Coast book party for Mammal, my latest book released this fall from Roof Books. Yay!
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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Saturday, January 6, 2024
San Francisco, CA
with:.
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