Wednesday, August 14, 2013

wednesday, august 14 - thursday, august 22, 2013


Vol. 1, Issue 46




PUBLICATION

KQED Pop bloggers continue the critique; David Aloi (MFAW '09) asking us what kind of morning people are we and Emmanuel Hapsis (MFAW '09) on Outside Lands.

Jonathan Lyons (MFAW '05) has a new book out, Minnows: A Shattered Novel, published by JEF Books.

Anne Lesley Selcer (MFAW '13) has a new post on SF Moma's Open Space on Egyptian artist Malak Helmy. Her other blog posts can be found here.


MEDIA

Polly Conway (MFAW alum) shouts out a howdy to everyone as a new blogger for The Good Weekly.


ON-CAMPUS

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OFF-SITE

THU 15: Reading: MFA Mixer 2.0, featuring Mary Bond, Michael Caligaris, Susan Cavillo, Lindsey Englehardt, Jill Kolongowski, Nicole McFadden, Colin Partch (MFAW '14), Lauren Peck, Samiat Salami (MFAW '14) and Brittany Wason, 6:30pm at The Cat Club (1190 Folsom St, SF)

WED 21: Reading: Lyrics & Dirges 3rd Anniversary Reading featuring Soma Mei Sheng Frazier (Eleven Eleven #14 Contributor), Cassandra Dallett, Michelle Gonzales, Denise Jolly Tomas Moniz, John Panzer, Kwan Booth, Justin Chin, Meliza Banales, Mk Chavez, Baruch Porras-Hernandez, Terry Taplin, Melissa Stein, Zarina Zabrisky (Eleven Eleven #13 Contributor) and Sharon Coleman, 7:30pm-9pm at Pegasus Downtown (2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley)

THU 22: Reading: One Lone Pear Tree featuring Sarah Bushman (MFAW '13), Juliana Delgado Lopera, Nick Johnson (MFAW alum), Emily Weinstein, Dan Lau and Carolyn Ho, 6pm (1953 McAllister St, SF)

THU 22: Reading: A Night of Poetry in the Granny Smith Room featuring Alexandra Mattraw, Raina Leon, Della Watson and Jessica Wickens (MFAW alum), 7pm at Green Apple Books (506 Clement St, SF)


COMING UP  

8/27 - 28: Orientation: Graduate Student Orientation, 10am - 5pm MORE INFO

8/29: Reading: Writing Without Walls: SECOND CHANCES, featuring Candy Shue, Daniel Suarez, Kimberly Kim (MFAW alum), Sean Labrador Y Manzano, Crys Lehman (MFAW alum), Paul Corman Roberts and Jade Way, hosted by Jeff Von Ward (MFAW Alum) and Autumn Darbrow (MFAW '13), 6:30pm-9pm at Cafe du Soleil (200 Fillmore St, SF)

8/31: Reading: Bay Area Poetry Marathon featuring Lucy Corin, Steffi Drewes, Edward Foster, Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty), Maggie Heaps (MFAW '13), Bill Hughes (MFAW '13), Francois Luong, Louise Mathias, Michael Nicoloff, Steven Seidenberg and Carleen Tibbetts, curated by Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty), at The Writers Studio (SF)

8/31 - 9/1: Festival: San Francisco Zine Fest, San Francisco County Fair Building (1199 9th Ave and Lincoln Way in GG Park, Free Admission. MORE INFO

9/5: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Lauren Shufran and r. erica doyle, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)

9/12: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Kate Greenstreet and Sara Mumolo, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)

9/13: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Andrew Lam, 4pm in the Writers Studio

9/17: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Christian Caryl, 7pm in Timken

9/20: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Julie Carr, 4pm in the Writers Studio

9/21: Reading: Jai Bhim International presents An Evening of Poetry and Prose, readings to benefit Dalit Youth in India, featuring Pia Chatterjee, Genny Lim, Kenneth Wong, and Nellie Wong, 8pm at The San Francisco Buddhist Center (37 Bartlett St near 21st and Valencia, SF)

9/23: Reading: Generations, founding curators are Charles Kruger and Sandra Wassilie, guest curator for the debut is Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty), at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno St, SF)

9/26: Reading: Writing Without  Walls: Dog Days , 7pm at Cafe du Soleil (200 Fillmore St, SF)

9/28: Reading: 100,000 Poets For Change/Bay Area Poetry Marathon joint event: featuring Julian Talamantez Brolaski, J.P. Dancing Bear, Zack Haber, Bill Hughes (MFAW '13), Elaine Barry Kahn, Even Karp, Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), Mariam Dubovik Lease, Erica Lewis and Chloe Veylit (MFAW '13), curated by Donna de la Perrière (MFAW faculty), at The Writers Studio (SF)

9/28: Reading: 100, 000 Poets For Change: hosted by Caroline Goodwin (MFAW faculty), featuring California Poet Laureate Emeritus Al Young (MFAW faculty), Linda E Norton, Mary Mackey, 4:30pm at Ocean Art Gallery and  Laura Masko, Sherri Rose-Walker and Matt Shears (MFAW faculty), 6pm at Florey's Book Company (150 Eureka Square, Pacifica)

10/3: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Joshua Clover, 7pm in Timken (SF)

10/3: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Rachel Levitsky and Latash N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW alum), 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)

10/4: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Edward Dorn's Collected Poems, with Jennifer Dunbar Dorn, 7:30pm at Subterranean Arthouse (2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley) ($10/$5)

10/12 - 13: APE - Alternative Press Expo, Concourse, San Francisco

10/14: Reading: Litquake Event, Quiet Lightning's 50th show with Sean Labrador y Manzano, Kelly Egan, Ken Grobe, Naomi Goldner, Davy Carren, Charlie Getter, Jennifer Cheng, Neil Carman, Kai Carlson-Wee, Chloe Veylit (MFAW '13), Janet Frishberg, Mira Martin-Parker and Jason Schenheit, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers (100 John F Kennedy Dr, SF)

10/17: Reading: Litquake Event, Flight of Poets with Kazim Ali, Sophie Cabot Black, Xochiquetzal Candelaria, Maxine Chernoff, Keith Ekiss, and Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), 7pm at Hotel Rex (562 Sutter St, SF)

10/18: Reading: MFAW Writers Series with LitQuake presents Mary Gaitskill, 7pm in Timken Lecture Hall (CCA 1111 8th St, SF)

10/18: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Yusef Komunyakaa, 7:30pm at McRoskey Mattress Company (1687 Market St at Gough, SF) ($10/$5)

10/19: Reading: LitCrawl with Aimee Phan (MFAW Chair), Gloria Frym (MFAW Faculty), Matthew Iribarne (MFAW Faculty), Steffi Drewes (MFAW '06), Nana Twumasi (MFAW '07), Ryan Funk (MFAW '12), 6pm at Mission Cheese (736 Valencia) MORE INFO

10/22: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Prem Krishnamurthy, 7pm in Timken

10/24: Reading: The Poetry Center presents George Stanley "Open Workshop", 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)

10/26: Reading: The Poetry Center presents George Stanley and Leish Ellingham, 7:30pm at the Meridian Gallery (535 Powell St, SF) ($10/$5)

10/31: HALLOWEEN

11/3: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Fred Moten, 5pm at Timken Hall (SF)

11/14: Reading: The Poetry Center presents a Tribute to Jayne Cortez with Robin D.G. Kelley in conversation with Justin Desmangles, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)

11/19: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Hito Steyerl, 7pm in Timken (SF)

11/28: THANKSGIVING

12/5: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Amy Seimetz and Miriam Bale, 7pm in Timken (SF)

12/13: Last day of the Fall 2013 semester


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