Jul
5
7:00 PM19:00

The Hive Live with Dion O'Reilly and Special Guests Ellen Bass and Danusha Lameris

Join us to kick off The Hive Live!—our new bimonthly poetry reading series—beginning Tuesday, July 5, 7 p.m. at Bookshop Santa Cruz. We will celebrate featuring Amanda Moore and our own founding member, Dion O’Reilly. Dion and Amanda’s debuts were launched just prior to and in the middle of the pandemic. The work of these stellar poets deserves to be heard now that lives are less compromised by Covid. Please wear your mask!

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Jun
4
1:30 PM13:30

Orcas Island Literary Festival with Bill Carty, Teresa K. Miller, & Michael Schmeltzer

Within families, communities, and ecosystems, what gets passed down can be gift or burden—or both. In their new poetry collections, these four poets examine crises and triumphs that echo across generations, considering the familial, cultural, scientific, and environmental impacts of inheritance. From genetic traits, heirlooms, and stories to trauma, natural consequences, and pain, this panel will feature readings and conversation exploring how these poets work with what has been left to them.

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Relationships, Reckonings & Remembrances: A Reading by Three California Poets
May
7
1:00 PM13:00

Relationships, Reckonings & Remembrances: A Reading by Three California Poets

How do we contemplate and document political and familial histories? How can we address struggle and grief, love and survival? Three California poets navigate relationships, reckonings, and memory with unerring eyes through their distinct poetic voices. Join Mai Der Vang (Yellow Rain), Amanda Moore (Requeening), and Christine No (Whatever Love Means) for readings from each of their masterful new poetry collections followed by a Q&A. Hosted by El Cerrito’s inaugural poet laureate, Maw Shein Win (Storage Unit for the Spirit House).


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Livestream Reading @ Annie Bloom's Books with Teresa K. Miller
Oct
18
7:00 PM19:00

Livestream Reading @ Annie Bloom's Books with Teresa K. Miller

Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland poet Teresa K. Miller for a reading from her new collection, Borderline Fortune. Teresa will be joined by San Francisco poet Amanda Moore, whose debut collection is Requeening. Both are winners of the National Poetry Series.

Please register in advance for this Zoom event:

https://www.annieblooms.com/event/livestream-reading-teresa-k-miller-and-amanda-moore?fbclid=IwAR0RJaFFNIKvY9ihbGxb6f_Upm--uvolE7rKuRJHSF_JcFph9JiZZNaZLes

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POSTPONED Womxn+ All-Day Literary Marathon
Mar
28
to Mar 29

POSTPONED Womxn+ All-Day Literary Marathon

This event will showcase approximately fifty womxn identified writers across eleven hours and will go down in history (at least The Beat Museum History) as one of the largest Womxn identified literary readings in San Francisco. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for the reader lineup and schedule of events for the day!

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The Writers Grotto Fellows Celebration & Reading
Feb
28
6:00 PM18:00

The Writers Grotto Fellows Celebration & Reading

Please join us in a celebration of our 2019 Fellows who will be doing readings & welcome our 2020 Fellows on Friday, February 28th at The Writers Grotto!

2019 Fellows
Marya Brennan
Claire Calderon
*Michal "MJ" Jones
Amanda Moore
Hema Padhu
Elizabeth "Lis" Owuor
Hema Padhu
*Roberto Rodriguez-Estrada
Nay Saysourinho

For more info:
https://www.sfgrotto.org/people-at-the-grotto/grotto-fellows/

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