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20 NOVEMBER 2022 — sunday

• Blue Light at the Gallery presents a reading with poets Gary Young, Red Cedar, Red Pine, Beau Beausoleil, Another Way Home, and Joe Zaccardi, The Weight of Bodily Touches, all reading from new work, online via Zoom, free, 6:30 pm PST (RSVP to bluelightpress@aol.com for the Zoom link)
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• Medicine for Nightmares presents an afternoon of spoken word by experimental poet and jazz musician Clark Coolidge, author of collections including Sound as Thought, New American Poetry Series, and This Time We Are Both, Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 3:00-4:30 pm PST (More information here: medicinefornightmares.com/events)
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• The Southern California Poetry Festival continues with workshops led by poets Douglas Manuel and Sarah Maclay, and "Indigenous Poets Across the Americas," a reading featuring Tommy Pico, Kinsale Drake, Jessa Calderon, and Moncho Ollin Alvarado, a showcase of independent presses, featuring "The Offing" with Michael Reyes, Jose Hernandez Diaz, and Gabrielle Civil; What Books Press with Mariano Zaro, Elena Karina Byrne, and Carolie Parker; and LA Review of Books with Elizabeth Metzger, Allison Hedge Coke, and Anna Journey; a reading to celebrate the release of Best American Poetry 2022, featuring Prageeta Sharma, Alexis Sears, Amy Gerstler, and Matthew Zapruder, and lastly a reading featuring Poet Laureate of Los Angeles Lynne Thompson and Poet Laureate of San Francisco Tongo Eisen-Martin, joined by poets Shonda Buchanan, bridgette bianca, and Conney Williams, co-presented by Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center and the Poetry Foundation, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 10:00 am-8:00 pm PST (RSVP to attend: www.beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html)
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• Poetry Flash presents a reading by Jose Antonio Villarán, Open Pit, and Sesshu Foster, City of the Future, online via Zoom, free, 3:00 pm PST (Register to attend: please click here; you will receive an email with a link to join the reading)
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• Medicine for Nightmares celebrates the release of Person, Perceived Girl, a new collection of poetry by A.A. Vincent, joining Vincent in a reading are poets and writers Kevin Madrigla Gallindo, Randy James, Shah Noor, and Joseph Rios, Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 6:30-8:30 pm PST (More information here: medicinefornightmares.com/events)
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21 NOVEMBER 2022 — monday

• City Lights Books presents political scientist and activist Dr. Clarence Lusane, The Black History of the White House, discussing his latest book, Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice, which examines the debate over the twenty-dollar bill as a lens for the country's ongoing fight against racism and white supremacy, in conversation with Justin Desmangles, chairman of the Before Columbus Foundation and administrator of the American Book Award, online via Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events)
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22 NOVEMBER 2022 — tuesday

• Cobalt Poets presents a reading featuring poet and novelist Ruth Madievsky, Emergency Brake, All-Night Pharmacy, with open mic to follow, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PST (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
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23 NOVEMBER 2022 — wednesday

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24 NOVEMBER 2022 — thursday

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25 NOVEMBER 2022 — friday

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26 NOVEMBER 2022 — saturday

• Fourth Saturdays presents "Poets About Town," an annual open mic reading, bring either two poems or two pages to read, sign up starts at 1:50 pm, readers are welcome to bring copies of newly published work to sell or trade, Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm PST
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27 NOVEMBER 2022 — sunday

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28 NOVEMBER 2022 — monday

• City Lights Books presents poet and artist Courtney Faye Taylor, celebrating her debut collection Concentrate: poem, which explores the history of Latasha Harlins, a fifteen-year-old Black girl who was killed by Korean shop owner Soon Ja Du after she was falsely accused of shoplifting a bottle of orange juice, in conversation with Chantz Erolin, writer and editor at Graywolf Press, online via Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events)
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29 NOVEMBER 2022 — tuesday

• City Lights Books presents award-winning poet Eileen Myles, celebrating their new collection, Pathetic Literature, joined by writers Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts, Camille Roy, Honey Mine, Laurie Weeks, Zipper Mouth, winner of the Lambda Literary Award, Simone White, House Envy of All the World, and Frank Wilderson, online via Zoom, free, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events)
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• Cobalt Poets presents a poetry reading featuring Rawle James, with open mic to follow, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PST (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
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• The San Francisco Public Library presents a special workshop with poets Zachary Zan and Hanson Lee, discussing and analyzing the famous Chinese poem "Cold Mountain", free, at the North Beach Library Community Room, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-7:30 pm PST (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2022/11/29/panel-poetry-reading)
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30 NOVEMBER 2022 — wednesday

• Book Passage presents acclaimed writer and musician Patti Smith, Just Kids, winner of the National Book Award, celebrating her new book, A Book of Days, a collection of over 365 images and reflections that reflect the artist's life and unique aesthetic, Dominican University of California, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, $40, tickets include a copy of the book, 7:00 pm PST (Purchase tickets here: www.bookpassage.com/abookofdays2022)
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• The San Francisco Public Library presents a special workshop with poets Zachary Zan and Hanson Lee, discussing and analyzing the famous Chinese poem "Cold Mountain", free, at the North Beach Library Community Room, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-7:30 pm PST (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2022/11/29/panel-poetry-reading)
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