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Nothing Like Freedom Bookstore Launch

Reading by Nellie Wong, with special musical guest Destiny Muhammad Wednesday, November 6th – 7pm – 8:30pmBird & Beckett Books and Records653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA 94131 Chinese American revolutionary feminist poet Nellie Wong, joined by special musical guest, singer and harpist Destiny Muhammad, will read selections from “Nothing Like Freedom” at a bookstore launch event held on Wednesday, November 6th – 7pm at Bird & Beckett Bookstore. For additional information, please visit https://birdbeckett.com/ A Glen Park…

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Rivertown Poets & Aqus Café present

Nellie Wong + Vincent Kobelt Monday, April 8th at 6:15 p.m.  an online reading via Zoom Rivertown Poets is a first-Mondays poetry series that has been hosted by the Aqus Cafe in Petaluma, CA since 2013. Vincent Kobelt has written poetry for the page, stage, and the mic.  His early work explored the murals of the Mission where he grew up, the music of jazz, a cry for justice, the birth of his daughters, milkweed…

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Poets! Every First Thursday @ Bird and Beckett

Featured Poets: Nellie Wong and Robert Eugene Rubino Thursday, April 4, 7pm – 9 pm Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA 94131 On the first Thursday of each month, Jerry Ferraz and Michael Koch host a poetry reading that showcases local legends, poets passing through and folks from around the Bay — typically two featured poets followed by an open mic. We can count on a warm group of…

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“Poetry in Chinatown” Double Feature at Clarion

“3rd Saturday Poetry in Chinatown” Feb 17, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA Encounter poets and poetry in a cozy space every 3rd Saturday of the month, 1-3 pm. We begin with a toast of plum wine or tea, and proceed to two hours of expressive audio pleasure. Curated by Bay Area poet Greg Pond, there are two features and an open mic.…

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