The Walrus 2010 Literary Journal Release Reading

September 10, 2010

~At 7:00 pm~

Actual Café

6334 San Pablo Avenue @ Alcatraz

Oakland, Ca 94608

with:

Meg Day

Tomas Moniz

Sharon Coleman

Ed Nitri

Katrina Gaines

Tim Donnelly

Nicole Griffen

William Taylor Jr.

and  Stephen Ratcliffe~

We feature a mix of prominent, emerging, and beginning writers each month, as well as highlight various forms of writing in an effort to spotlight the diverse literary community that lives in the bay area….

Lyrics & Dirges happens on the third Wednesday of each month:

Contact the hosts: Sharon Coleman, Tomas Moniz, or MK Chavez at lyricsanddirges@gmail.com

and find us at facebook

I’ll be reading at the

Berkeley Poetry Festival this year—along with a bevy of eclectic and wonderful writers…

More about the event:

Mother’s Hen has sponsored & coordinated the Berkeley Poetry Festival for eleven years. This year’s 2010 8th Annual Berkeley Poetry
Festival will be held on Saturday, June 5th from 1—6 P.M., in front of the former bookstore Cody’s, at the corner of Telegraph & Haste

In other news…do you know who Sara Fran Wisby is? If you don’t you should because she’s a knockout poet–

I reviewed her latest book of poetry for Cherry Bleeds… What was that? You missed it, well you can visit The Small Desk Press blog and read my review, and Paul Corman-Roberts review as well, and then you can click on the link to buy her book–it’s a must read for 2010.

—-I’ll admit it, I like it when people say nice stuff about my work–so I wanted to shoot some like right back at Eric Beeny and his blog (Dead End on Progressive Ave)

And not just because he appreciates my take on Disneyland–he’s got a snazzy rendition of the Nativity in his  poem published right next to mine in the current online issue of Zygote In My Coffee

Anyway–

2009 I’m done with you–

I’m looking toward a new year, but can’t complain about the writing, the friends, and the good times--

I’m ready–2010 Bring it!

I have a newbi up on Zygote in My Coffee

A little flash coming along soon at Instant City

and the new Full of Crow is almost here—January 2010–

I’ll be back to announce the unveiling–

in the meantime–

let’s celebrate the bittersweet ending,

and the bristling beginnings–

at Johnathan Siegel’s Poetry Mission reading series

I will be reading with Andrena Zawinski, an amazing writer & dedicated editor and supporter of the writing community. I’ll be reading from my latest mini chap “PINNACLE, ” recently released from Kendra Steiner Editions, and other new work.

Dalva is located in San Francisco’s Mission District

@ 3121 16th St (Valencia & Guerrero) Reading begins at 7pm

a night of transgressive spoken word with the hottest indie literary performers from the Waste…er, West Coast (and Alabama, I swear):

Joe Loya~Meg Day~Karl Koweski~Raina Bird~Melissa Hansen~Missy Church-Barrow

Hosted by Tony DuShane and MK Chavez

Where: The Knockout     3223  Mission Street  San Francisco

When: Friday, November 6th   6:45 pm ~ 9:15 pm

Presents No F**king Regrets: A loving embrace of our DNA’s inner reptile and transcendent transgression.

October 17, 2009 –6pm to 7pm

Ti Couz—3108 16^th at Valencia—San Francisco

Melissa Hansen

Missy Church-Barrow

Aimee De Long

MK Chavez

William Taylor Jr.

Daphne Gottlieb