Berkeley Poetry Festival: Rafael Jesús González
16 MAY 2015 — saturday
The 13th annual Berkeley Poetry Festival presents a day of readings, featured poets include Avotcja, Al Young, Maw Shein Win, Mg Roberts, Gabriel Cortez, Lauren Traetto, Sarah Kobrinsky, Joseph Rios, Youssef Alaoui-Fdili, Joyce E. Young, James Cagney, A. Razor, Elmaz Abinader; lifetime achievement award presented to poet and retired educator Rafael Jesús González; Milvia Street journal readers include Brad Penner, Lark Omura, Katherine Gallagher, Paul Elias Taylor, hosted by Baruch Porras-Hernandez, Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center Street, Berkeley, free, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 ( www.facebook.com/pages/Berkeley-Poetry-Festival/155792814582187)