http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:50:34 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:26 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Alameda-poet-Patricia-Ediths-new-chapbook-takes-a-punch-at-crimes-against-women?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner 8 Student Nurses and Other Dead Girls by Patricia Edith (2009) 30 pages, 11 poems, $8, cover design by Genie Scott, www.instantpublisher.com.The National Organization of Women reports that approximately three women are murdered in America everyday, a... Review Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Alameda-poet-Patricia-Ediths-new-chapbook-takes-a-punch-at-crimes-against-women?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Chana-Blochs-Blood-Honey-makes-sweetness-of-the-harshness-life-serves-up?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner Blood Honey by Chana Bloch (Autumn House Press, Pittsburgh, PA: 2009) 96 pages, 60 poems, $14.95, with cover art by Kate Cheney Chappell and text and cover design by Kathy Boykowycz. In everyday American speech and everyday exper-iences, Chana Bloch ... Chana Bloch Review Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Chana-Blochs-Blood-Honey-makes-sweetness-of-the-harshness-life-serves-up?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m10d25-My-Dreaming-Waking-Life-6-Contra-Costa-poets-launch-anthology?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner My Dreaming Waking Life: Six Poets Sixty-Six Poems (Dog Ear Publishing, Indianapolis, IN: 2009), 96 pages, 66 poems; art and cover design by Bruce Estes, $11.95, www.dogearpublishing.net.The six Contra Costa County poets are:Elaine Starkman (Walnut... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:11:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m10d25-My-Dreaming-Waking-Life-6-Contra-Costa-poets-launch-anthology?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Poets-turn-to-play?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner "I was born reading," says Deborah Dashow Ruth, East Bay poet turned playwright, "and was so affected by books that I wanted to affect others that way." Her love of writing and drama, sparked in childhood, recently led her to beco... Deborah Dashow Ruth Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:16:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Poets-turn-to-play?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Milvia-Street-Journal-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-new-edition-and-party?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner Berkeley City College Peralta Community College District Milvia Street Art and Literary Journal began about 20 years ago "when creative witing instructors at Vista College decided that the students' work was too good not to share." So say... Milvia Street literary journal Sharon Coleman Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Milvia-Street-Journal-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-new-edition-and-party?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Rafael-Jesus-Gonzalez-to-be-honored-Tuesday-October-13?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner   City of BerkeleyHonors Poet & Artist Rafael Jesús González Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7 p.m.Berkeley City Hall Council Chambersat Martin Luther King Jr. Way between Allston Way and Center Street in downtown BerkeleyAn old h... brain poetry Rafael Jesus Gonzalez Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:22:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Rafael-Jesus-Gonzalez-to-be-honored-Tuesday-October-13?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Two-weekend-poetry-extravaganzes-Sunday-September-26?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner     Rodin sculpture graces foyer of Palace of Legion of Honor The universe seems to have gotten it into its very big mind that Saturday, September 26, would be a good day for poetry in the Bay Area. In the East Bay, the annual Watersh... Adam David Miller Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:04:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Two-weekend-poetry-extravaganzes-Sunday-September-26?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Cafe-Arrivederci-salon-mixes-pasta-and-poetry-antipasta-and-art?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner Angar Mora has long grappled with the issue of what it takes to get the public to pay attention to art. His solution was to create a weekly arts salon at an Italian restaurant in San Rafael. “I became convinced in the diversity of multi-media... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:23:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Cafe-Arrivederci-salon-mixes-pasta-and-poetry-antipasta-and-art?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Western-poet-rides-a-wild-horse-and-recites-about-it-too--?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner Susan Parker used to think of herself more as a storyteller than as a poet. In fact, for many years, she “never thought I could write.” But when her former husband died from cancer in 1995, a poem plunked itself right down next to her on ... Susan Parker cowboy poets Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:49:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Western-poet-rides-a-wild-horse-and-recites-about-it-too--?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Rossmoor-poets-make-living-look-easy-poetry-ring-true?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner   “Can do” permeates the Ivy Room at Rossmoor in Walnut Creek where poets--average age 70--gather the first Monday of every month to practice their art. Marc Hofstadter, a relatively recent resident of the retirement community, is t... senior poets Marc Hofstadter Rossmoor Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:51:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Rossmoor-poets-make-living-look-easy-poetry-ring-true?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m7d2-UpSurge-poetry-and-jazz-offers-musical-fireworks-alternative-to-traditional-4th-of-July-celebration?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner   UpSurge! Performs 8 p.m. July 3Oakland Public Conservatory of Music1616 Franklin Street, Oakland$12 for concertThe Oakland-based jazz poetry ensemble UpSurge! is performing Friday evening, July 3, at the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music (... Raymond Nat Turner UpSurge! Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:19:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m7d2-UpSurge-poetry-and-jazz-offers-musical-fireworks-alternative-to-traditional-4th-of-July-celebration?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m7d2-While-my-guitar-gently-weeps-and-the-beat-goes-on-whats-cooking-while-the-media-chases-MJ-stories?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner   Overlooked, Bothered and Bitched-outYou want to know what's really happening? Well, it's not what the mainstream media follows like so many dogs with bare bones. As part of my www.examiner.column on local (SF Bay Area) poets and poetry, I hav... SF Bay Area poetry events Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:43:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m7d2-While-my-guitar-gently-weeps-and-the-beat-goes-on-whats-cooking-while-the-media-chases-MJ-stories?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Ruth-Gendler-and-The-Wisdom-of-Beauty-June-11?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner Ruth Gendler is a boundary breaker. Her first book, The Book of Qualities (1984), was unclassifiable: original drawings, pensive and whimsical insights, refreshing psychological perceptions. It wasn't so much a book to place side by side with your te... J. Ruth Gendler Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:59:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Ruth-Gendler-and-The-Wisdom-of-Beauty-June-11?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m6d7-Poetic-Couplet-Berkeley-writers-Judy-Wells-and-Dale-Jensen-make-a-life-in-poetry?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner     Poets Judy Wells and Dale Jensen outside their Berkeley home. "I hold this to be the highest task of a bond between two people: that each should stand guard over the solitude of the other. . . . a wonderful living side by sid... Judy Wells Dale Jensen Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:49:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m6d7-Poetic-Couplet-Berkeley-writers-Judy-Wells-and-Dale-Jensen-make-a-life-in-poetry?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d31-Poetry-night-launched-at-Books-Inc-in-Alameda-June-4?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner     Books Inc. Alameda is located at 1344 Park Street.Books Inc. in Alameda is launching a new reading venue, on Thursday evening June 4th at 7:30 p.m. Organized by Sue Levy, there will be three featured readers, two special guests, in... Sun, 31 May 2009 13:49:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d31-Poetry-night-launched-at-Books-Inc-in-Alameda-June-4?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d30-Death-poems-book-dont-leave-it-to-the-last-minute?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner  Poets are a morbid lot, I quipped at my brief presentation on Thursday evening at  "The Art of Comfort & Joy: A Tribute to End-of-Life Care Providers" sponsored by Compassion & Choices of Northern California. If you have ... Sat, 30 May 2009 13:44:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d30-Death-poems-book-dont-leave-it-to-the-last-minute?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Psychadelabeat-inspires-poetry--art-happening-June-6-in-Menlo-Park?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner     Ken Kesey and his magic bus.An eye-popping line-up of poets, musicians, and artists gather Saturday, June 6,at the Burgess Recreation Center in Menlo Park. Sponsored by the Friends of the Menlo Park Library, this salonesque festiva... Fri, 29 May 2009 15:07:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Psychadelabeat-inspires-poetry--art-happening-June-6-in-Menlo-Park?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d18-SFSUs-14-Hills-celebrates-spring-2009-issue?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner Fourteen Hills, San Francisco State University's literary journal, celebrates the publication of their spring 2009 issue, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, at the San Francisco Motorcycle Club.There will be prizes in addition to readings by Liz Chamberli... Fourteen Hills Mon, 18 May 2009 17:00:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d18-SFSUs-14-Hills-celebrates-spring-2009-issue?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Poetry-Flash-Old-Stuff--Vintage-Sale-Saturday-May-16?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner   Poetry Flash is having a yard sale, except they don't really have a yard (just a very nice roomy sidewalk) where they will display the wares they have gathered for this special fundraising event, Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.&nbs... Poetry Flash Fri, 15 May 2009 15:19:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Poetry-Flash-Old-Stuff--Vintage-Sale-Saturday-May-16?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Spotlight-Poetry-Center-San-Jose?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner                                          &nbs... Poetry Center San Jose Nils Peterson Fri, 15 May 2009 12:44:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4545-SF-Poetry-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Spotlight-Poetry-Center-San-Jose?cid=exrss-SF-Poetry-Examiner