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Keith Boykin

27 SEPTEMBER 2021 — monday

Green Apple Books presents Keith Boykin, CNN political commentator and best-selling author of Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America, discussing his new book, Race Against Time: The Politics of a Darkening America, a call to fight racism, xenophobia, sexism, and homophobia, free, online via Zoom and in person, Green Apple Books, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, 6:00 pm PDT (Register for the Zoom link here: www.greenapplebooks.com/event/9th-ave-keith-boykin)

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7 DECEMBER 2022 — wednesday

City Lights Books presents poet Douglas Kearney, Sho, finalist for the National Book Award, celebrating his new book, Optic Subwoof, a collection of talks given by Kearney for the Bagley Wright Lecture Series in 2020 and 2021, in conversation with essayist and poet Tisa Bryant, Unexplained Presence, free, online via Zoom, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events/)
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8 DECEMBER 2022 — thursday

The Poetry Center presents a special reading with poets Will Alexander, Divine Blue Light (For John Coltrane), and Sotère Torregian, In An Era of Pillage, both reading from new work, followed by a conversation with one another and the audience, free, online, 6:00-7:30 pm PST (Register to attend: poetry.sfsu.edu/event/will-alexander-and-sotere-torregian-reading-and-conversation)
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The San Francisco Public Library presents the monthly Poem Jam, hosted by San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck, Exile Heart, this month featuring poets Sara Biel, Wanda Sabir, and other special guests reading from their new anthology, Colossus: Freedom: An Anthology of Voices Across the Carceral Wasteland, free, at the Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A, Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, 6:00-7:15 pm PST (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2022/12/08/performance-kim-shucks-poem-jam-celebrates-colossus-freedom)
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Open mic reading, anything goes, poetry, recitals, rants, rejoicings, come to read or to listen, and be a part of this collaborative experience, with musical accompaniment by Psi Process, every second Thursday of the month, The Ugly Mug Coffee House, 4640 Soquel Drive, Soquel, free, 5:30-7:15 pm PST
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City Lights Books presents poet Zein El-Amine, A Travel Guide for the Exiled, shortlisted for the Bergman Prize, reading and discussing his new book, Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?, a collection of stories spanning war-torn Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, in conversation with author and organizer James Tracy, Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times, and poet Aimee Suzara, Finding the Bones, free, at Kerouac Alley, between Columbus and Grant Avenues, San Francisco, 6:00 pm PST (More information here: citylights.com/events/)
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9 DECEMBER 2022 — friday

Beyond Baroque presents "Bodies, Borders, and Tongues," a reading featuring three poets reading from their latest collections: Lisa Ortiz, Stem, 2021 Idaho Prize-winner, Leonora Simonovis, Study of the Raft, 2021 Colorado Prize for Poetry winner, and Farnaz Fatemi, Sister Tongue, 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize-winner, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, and livestreamed on YouTube, free, 7:00 pm PST (RSVP to attend: www.beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html)
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10 DECEMBER 2022 — saturday

Beyond Baroque presents a special tribute to poet, performance artist, and musician Linda J. Albertano (1942-2022), with an afternoon of readings and performances featuring Frank Lutz, Amelie Frank, John Fleck, Philip Littell, The Dark Bob, Tequila Mockingbird, Anna Homler, Jeff Schwartz, Laurel Ann Bogen, and others TBA, hosted by poet Suzanne Lummis, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 1:00 pm PST (Register to attend: www.beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html)
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11 DECEMBER 2022 — sunday

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12 DECEMBER 2022 — monday

City Lights Books presents a tribute to the life and work of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (1951-1982), a poet, filmmaker, and artist who worked in a variety of mediums, including film, sculpture, handmade books, and performance, this event celebrates the publication of two new books, Dictee, a postmodern autobiography, and Exilee and Temps Mort: Selected Works, two related poem sequences that explore language, memory, and alienation, featuring poet Brandon Shimoda, The Desert, publisher and writer Reese Williams, and curator Christina Yang, moderated by artist and poet Linda Norton, Wite Out: Love and Work, co-presented with Asian American Writers' Workshop and University of California Press, free, online via Zoom, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events/)
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13 DECEMBER 2022 — tuesday

Cobalt Poets presents a reading featuring poet Damian Rucci, 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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City Lights Books presents bestselling novelist Sam Lipsyte, Home Land, recipient of the Believer Book Award, reading from his new book, No One Left to Come Looking for You, joined by essayist Sloane Crosley, Look Alive Out There, a 2019 finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor, free, online via Zoom, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events/)
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The San Francsico Public Library presents the monthly open mic reading On the Page, Off the Page, come to perform or listen to poetry and music, free, at the Park Meeting Room, 1833 Page Street, San Francisco, 6:00-7:45 pm PST (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2022/12/13/performance-page-page)
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14 DECEMBER 2022 — wednesday

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15 DECEMBER 2022 — thursday

Vroman's Bookstore presents poet Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman, reading from her new collection, And Yet, in conversation with multimedia reporter and author Elizabeth Holmes, HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style, $17, ticket includes a signed copy of the book, at 695 E. Colorado Street, Pasadena, 7:00 pm PST (Purchase tickets here: www.vromansbookstore.com/kate-baer-in-conversation-with-elizabeth-holmes-discusses-and-yet-poems)
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City Lights Books presents Helen Shiller, radical anti-war activist, discussing her new book, Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win: Five Decades of Resistance in Chicago's Uptown Community, telling the story of Shiller's forty-year struggle for justice in Chicago, in conversation with translator, activist, and poet Achy Obejas, Boomerang / Bumerán: Poetry / Poesía, free, online via Zoom, 6:00 pm PST (Register to attend: citylights.com/events/)
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16 DECEMBER 2022 — friday

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17 DECEMBER 2022 — saturday

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18 DECEMBER 2022 — sunday

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19 DECEMBER 2022 — monday

City Lights Books presents poet Mosab Abu Toha, celebrating his debut collection, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza, winner of a 2022 Palestine Book Award, Toha will be signing copies of his book at the event, free, at 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:00 pm PST (More information here: citylights.com/events/)
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20 DECEMBER 2022 — tuesday

Cobalt Poets presents a reading featuring poet Layla Lenhardt, Mother Tongue, 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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21 DECEMBER 2022 — wednesday