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Mary Mackey and Judy Wells
Gail Rudd Entrekin and Elizabeth C. Herron
Jack Foley
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Jack Foley, Sangye Land, and Deborah Bachels Schmidt
16 DECEMBER 2021 — thursday
Poetry Flash presents a reading by Jack Foley, When Sleep Comes: Shillelagh Songs, with Sangye Land, and Deborah Bachels Schmidt, Stumbling Into Grace, online via Zoom, free, 7:00 pm PST (Register to attend: please click here; you will receive an email with a link to join the reading)
Please join us for a Poetry Flash virtual reading on Thursday, December 16 at 7:00 pm PST! We are pleased to bring you this exciting reading via Zoom. To register for this reading, please click on the link in the calendar listing above. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event. Thank you for continuing to support Poetry Flash and our reading series during these unprecedented times.
This reading is co-sponsored by Moe's Books in Berkeley; Jack Foley's books are available at bookshop.org/lists/poetry-flash-readings. For Deborah Schmidt's new book see https://orchpress.com/index.php/en/new-publications2.
MORE ABOUT THE READERS
Jack Foley will read and perform with Sangye Land. His new book of poetry is When Sleep Comes: Shillelagh Songs, poems ranging from traditional to experimental verse; and the companion volumes, The Light of Evening, a brief autobiography, "A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads," a book about the growth—the autobiography—of the octogenarian poet's mind, and Grief Songs, dealing with his sorrow at his wife's death. Micah Zevin said, "Foley's When Sleep Comes: Shillelagh Songs is a collection that speaks multitudes, gives voice and voices to the human condition in all its tragic and celebratory facets, compels us to keep singing until the last song is sung." Foley has published seventeen books of poetry, five books of criticism, a book of stories, and a 1,300-page "chronoencyclopedia," Visions & Affiliations: California Poetry 1940-2005. With his late wife, Adelle he became known for his multi-voiced "choruses," a practice he has continued with his new life partner, Sangye Land. He has presented poetry on Berkeley, California radio station KPFA regularly since 1988 and is currently one of the hosts of KPFA's literary program, "Cover to Cover." He received the Berkeley Poetry Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, and June 5, 2010 was declared "Jack Foley Day" in Berkeley.
Deborah Bachels Schmidt's brand new chapbook is Stumbling Into Grace. Diane Frank said, "In these pandemic times, the world needs poems that provide vision, joy and grace. Stumbling Into Grace by Deborah Bachels Schmidt provides this kind of elixir. From the first poem through the narrative arc of her book, we receive a mythology of our times, full of ancient wisdom." A Pushcart Prize nominee, Schmidt is also the author of The Milky Breath of Stars, poems; a memoir about growing up in Taos, Land of My Enchantment; a children's book; and two genealogical adventures, The Bible, the Ship and the Pewter Plate and The Menorah in the Closet. She was awarded First Prize in the Sonnet category by the Soul-making Keats Literary Competition. Her poems have appeared in Blue Unicorn, California Quarterly, The Lyric, The Ekphrastic Review, and elsewhere.
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5 JUNE 2023 — monday
- Odd Mondays presents a celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a reading by queer authors Ajuan Mance, Living While Black: Portraits of Everyday Resistance, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Tell the Rest, and Miah Jeffra, The Violence Almanac, finalist for the Grace Paley Book Prize, Bethany Methodist Church, 1270 Sanchez Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm PDT (More information here: www.facebook.com/OddMondays)
- Rivertown Poets presents an in-person reading to celebrate their ten-year anniversary, featuring poets Rebecca Patrascu, Before Noon, and Gwynn O'Gara, Sonoma County Poet Laureate emerita and author of Sea Cradles, followed by an open mic, three-minutes per reader, Aqus Café, 189 H Street, Petaluma, free, 6:15 pm PDT (More information here: www.facebook.com/RivertownPoetsAMuseingMondays)
6 JUNE 2023 — tuesday
- The Green Arcade presents a reading with The Page Poets of FMSBW Press, featuring Lauren Caldwell, Other Scavengers, Jesse Holwitz, Cueonia, and Cynthia Randolph, In the Museum of Hunting and Nature, all reading from new work, The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (More information here: thegreenarcade.com)
- Cobalt Poets presents a reading with featured poet Sunayna Pal, followed by an open mic, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
7 JUNE 2023 — wednesday
- Book Passage presents poet, novelist, and essayist Luis Alberto Urrea, The Devil's Highway, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, discussing his new novel, Good Night, Irene, a powerful story about Red Cross women during World War II, Book Passage, 51 Tama Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 6:00 pm PDT (More information here: www.bookpassage.com/urrea23)
8 JUNE 2023 — thursday
- The Green Arcade presents a reading by poets Susan Gevirtz, Burns, Evan Kennedy, Metamorphoses: City Lights Spotlight No. 22, and Syd Staiti, Seldom Approaches, The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (More information here: thegreenarcade.com)
- Bird & Beckett presents "Beasts, McRedeye, and Homage to Ithaca," a poetry reading featuring Art Goodtimes, Dancing on Edge: The McRedeye Poems, Denise Low, Kansas Poet Laureate emerita and author of A Casino Bestiary, and Art Beck, Angel Rain, Bird & Beckett Books and Records, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (More information here: birdbeckett.com)
- The San Francisco Public Library presents the monthly Poem Jam, led by San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck, What Unseen Thing Blows Wishes Across My Surface, featuring writers associated with Beast Crawl, Oakland's beloved literary arts festival, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A, Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00-7:15 pm PDT (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2023/06/08/author-kim-shucks-poem-jam-celebrates-beast-crawl)
- The San Francisco Public Library celebrates World Oceans Day with a reading by Bay Area poets, reading from recent work inspired by oceans and their connections to the sea, North Beach Library, Community Room, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 2:00-3:30 pm PDT (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2023/06/08/performance-poets-speak-world-oceans-day)
9 JUNE 2023 — friday
- Village Well presents an open mic reading, open mic performances must be family-friendly, part of a monthly reading series every second Friday of the month, Village Well Books and Coffee, 9900 Culver Blvd., Culver City, free, 7:00 pm PDT
10 JUNE 2023 — saturday
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11 JUNE 2023 — sunday
- Poetry Flash presents a reading by Mary Mackey, Creativity: Where Poems Begin, and Judy Wells, Night at the Musée d'Orsay: Poems of Paris & Other Great European Cities, in person, 2727 California Street, a Cooperative Art Gallery, Berkeley, free, 3:00 pm PDT (www.2727.today).
- Second Sunday Readings presents poets Amanda Moore, Requeening, and Chloe Martinez, Corner Shrine, hosted by curator Siân Killingsworth, online via Zoom, registration is free and required for attendance, 3:00 pm PDT (More information here: secondsundayreadings.com)
12 JUNE 2023 — monday
- College of Marin presents "Elements of Creative Writing," a workshop led by poet Thomas Centolella, Almost Human, winner of the Dorset Prize, the workshop will explore various elements of good writing, open to all levels and genres, $119, runs six sessions, June 12-July 24, online via Zoom, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm PDT (Enroll here: marincommunityed.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=5810&int_category_id=2&int_sub_category_id=10&int_catalog_id=0)
- The Green Arcade presents Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, discussing her new book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart, in conversation with author and activist James Tracy, Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power, The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm PDT (More information here: thegreenarcade.com)
13 JUNE 2023 — tuesday
- Cobalt Poets presents a reading with featured poet George Bilgere, The White Museum, winner of the Autumn House Poetry Prize, followed by an open mic, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
14 JUNE 2023 — wednesday
- College of Marin presents "Poetry Writing Master Class," a workshop led by poet Thomas Centolella, Almost Human, winner of the Dorset Prize, attendees will discuss notable poems and examine poetic forms, including revision, $119, runs six sessions, June 14-July 19, online via Zoom, 2:10 pm-5:00 pm PDT (Enroll here: marincommunityed.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=5811&int_category_id=2&int_sub_category_id=10&int_catalog_id=0)
- A poetry reading by Stewart Florsheim, Amusing the Angels, Gail Newman, Blood Memory, and reader and host Richard Silberg, The Horses: New and Selected Poems, refreshments, Temple Sinai, Albers Chapel, entrance is on Webster Street, just north of 28th Street beside the parking lot, "2808 Summit" is written above the door, several blocks east of Telegraph Avenue, no driving entry from Broadway, Oakland, free, 7:00 PDT (Phil Rubin, 510/547-8080; www.oaklandsinai.org)
15 JUNE 2023 — thursday
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16 JUNE 2023 — friday
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17 JUNE 2023 — saturday
- 3rd Saturday Poetry features a reading by Nina Serrano and Scott Bird, plus open mic, Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Place, Chinatown neighborhood, San Francisco, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm PDT (www.theclarionsf.org)
18 JUNE 2023 — sunday
- The San Francisco Public Library presents historian Louis Niebur, Special Sound: The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, discussing his new book, Menergy: San Francisco's Gay Disco Sound, which follows the birth of high energy dance music in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood and its influence on gay liberation, in conversation with sociologist James Gamson, Modern Families: Stories of Extraordinary Journeys of Kinship, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 2:00-3:00 pm PDT (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2023/06/18/author-louis-niebur-discusses-menergy-san-franciscos-gay-disco-sound)
19 JUNE 2023 — monday
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20 JUNE 2023 — tuesday
- Cobalt Poets presents a reading with featured poet Elyse Hart, Poems for Squares, followed by an open mic, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
- The San Francisco Public Library presents Zinething, a monthly LGBTQ zine-making meetup, come to make and learn about zines, co-presented by SF Zine Fest and the Hormel LGTQIA Center, open to new and experienced zine-makers, every third Tuesday of the month, Martin Paley Conference Room, San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00-7:30 pm PDT (More information here: sfpl.org/events/2023/06/20/activity-zinething)
21 JUNE 2023 — wednesday
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22 JUNE 2023 — thursday
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23 JUNE 2023 — friday
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24 JUNE 2023 — saturday
- "A Bert Meyers Tribute," part of Fourth Saturdays: Poetry at the Claremont Library, the reading, by poets Amy Gerstler, co-editor Dana Levin, Maurya Simon, and Bert Meyer's son Daniel Meyers, celebrates the publication of Bert Meyers: On the Life and Work of an American Master, edited by Dana Levin and Adele Elise Williams, Claremont Helen Renwick Public Library, 208 N. Harvard Avenue, Claremont, 2:00 pm PDT
25 JUNE 2023 — sunday
- Poetry Flash presents a reading by Gail Rudd Entrekin, Walking Each Other Home, and Elizabeth C. Herron, In the Cities of Sleep, in person, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, free, 3:00 pm PDT (poetryflash.org).
26 JUNE 2023 — monday
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27 JUNE 2023 — tuesday
- Cobalt Poets presents a reading with featured poet David Judah Oliver, inaugural Poet Laureate of Pomona, followed by an open mic, online via Zoom, free, 7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html)
28 JUNE 2023 — wednesday
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29 JUNE 2023 — thursday
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30 JUNE 2023 — friday
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