Vol. 2, Issue 1
NEWS
Kevin Killian (MFAW Faculty) has a new exhibition of photographs, "Secret Lives", opening in Chicago on September 20th, at a new project space called "Night Club," timed to coincide with Expo Chicago, the city's newest international art fair.
PUBLICATION
Dodie Bellamy (MFAW Faculty) has a new book of poetry out, Cunt Norton, available for pre-release at Les Figues Press.
KQED Pop bloggers Laura Schadler (MFAW '07) on The Necessity of Wong Kar Wai and setting the back to school mood; David Aloi (MFAW '09) on finding your Summer Anthem.
Max A. Cherney (MFAW '11) is now a regular contributor to the San Francisco Examiner's "Peninsula" section. Check out his latest and past contributions.
Kevin Killian (MFAW Faculty) has an article, "Interview with Peter Dubé" in the latest issue of Open Letter: A Canadian Journal of Writing and Theory (Fifteenth Series, Number 3, Summer 2013), a special issue on "Surrealism and Canada"
MEDIA
Kevin Killian (MFAW Faculty) and Dodie Bellamy (MFAW Faculty) are both interviewed in Studio Visit, the new book by painter Linda Geary (MFA Faculty, BFA Painting & Drawing Chair) released on September 7.
Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty) and Ben Mirov (Eleven Eleven Contributor #14) discuss poetry in "A Conversation: Joseph Lease and Ben Mirov" on Studio One Reading Series.
ON-CAMPUS
FRI 6: All Grad BBQ, 5-8pm in the Hooper Courtyard
THU 12: Second Years Students, Thesis Meeting, 11am, the Writers Studio
OFF-SITE
THU 5: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Lauren Shufran and r. erica doyle, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)
9/5-9/8: Reading: UnderCover Presents: Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited", featuring poetry by Hugh Behm-Steinberg (MFAW faculty), Evan Karp, and Jen Siraganian, 7pm at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse (2020 Addison St, Berkeley) ($11.50, under 25 yrs, $22.50-$24.50 general admission)
FRI 6: Reading: Studio One featuring Joseph Lease (MFAW faculty), Emily Carr and Evan Karp, 7:30pm-9:30pm at Studio One Art Center (365 45th St, Oakland)
SAT 7: Book Release Party: Studio Visit by Linda Geary (CCA Fine Arts Department), along with her exhibition of new paintings, "All the Pink Together:Boom", 6-8pm at Steven Wolf Fine Arts (2747 19th St, A , SF)
TUE 10: Reading: Crows in the Stork's Nest featuring Kay Demartini, Kwan Booth, Miquila Alejandre, with open mic, 6:30pm at the Stork Club (2330 Telegraph Ave, West Oakland)
THU 12: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Kate Greenstreet and Sara Mumolo, 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)
THU 12: Reading: One Lone Pear Tree presents Poet Under Saturn: An Evening with Paul Verlaine channeled by Phil Lumsden (MFAW '14), 6pm (1953 McAllister St, SF)
COMING UP
9/13: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Andrew Lam, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
9/15: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Nicole Trigg, Lourdes Figueroa, Wendy Trevino, 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)
9/17: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Christian Caryl, 7pm in Timken
9/19: Reading: MFA Mixer 2.0: Seven Hail Marys featuring Peter Burghardt, Portia Elan, Gillian Hamel, Sarah Heady, Dough Henderson, Julie Lythcott-Haims (MFAW '14), Zack Ravas (MFAW '15), Unique Robinson Mills and Von Torres, 6:30pm at The Cat Club (1190 Folsom St, SF)
9/20: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Julie Carr, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
9/20-21: Opening Reception: Secret Lives, a two-person exhibition featuring Kevin Killian (MFAW Faculty) and Edie Fake, 7-9pm at the Night Club (2017 W Moffat St, Suite 1, Chicago)
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)
9/22: Reading: Valley Contemporary Poets present Mari L'Esperance and Caroline Goodwin (MFAW Faculty), 4:30pm at Beyond Baroque (681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA)
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)
9/27: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Hugh Behm-Steinberg and Caroline Goodwin (both MFAW Faculty), 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, 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)
9/30: Artist Talk: Mark di Suvero and Poets in Conversation featuring Dodie Bellamy (MFAW faculty), Victor di Suvero, Kevin Killian (MFAW faculty), Hugo Garcia Manriquez, Richard O. Moore and Frances Richard, 7pm at the SFJAZZ Center (201 Franklin St, SF) ($10 general admission/ $7 members, seniors and students)
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 Latasha N. Nevada Diggs (MFAW alum), 4:30pm at the Poetry Center, (1600 Holloway Ave, HUM 512, SFSU)
Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Latasha Diggs (MFAW '08) and Hazel White (MFAW '05), 4:30pm at the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
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)
10/6: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Rachel Levitsky and Heriberto Yepez 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)
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)
10/15: Reading: curated by Matthew James DeCoster, works by Nick Johnson (MFAW '12), Martha Grover (MFAW '11) and SB Stokes, Zarina Zabrisky, and Hollie Hardy (all Eleven Eleven contributors) and Juli C. Lasselle, Amy Thigpen, Tim Toaster Henderson, and Joel Landmine, time TBD at the Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno, 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
10/19: Reading: LitCrawl, The Catamaran Literary Reader with Judith Serin (MFAW Faculty) and others, 8:30 - 9:30pm at the Red Poppy Art House (2698 Folsom, SF)
10/19: Panel: LitCrawl, a panel of translators featuring Denise Newman (MFAW faculty) 8:30-9:30pm at Love & Luxe (1169 Valencia St, SF)
10/20: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Christopher Russell and Matthew Gordon, 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)
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)
10/25: Reading: Fright Night 2: The Revenge, readers TBA, time TBA (Writers Studio)
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
11/1: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Tom Barbash (MFAW Faculty), 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/3: Reading: The Poetry Center presents Fred Moten, 5pm TBD (SF)
11/13: Forum: VCS Forum presents Women in Comix Then and Now, 10am-12pm in the Boardroom (SF)
11/14: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Rick Moody, 7pm in the Writers' Studio (SF) RSVP
11/14: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Rick Moody, 7pm in the Writers' Studio (SF) RSVP
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)
11/15: Reading: MFAW Writers Series presents Tom Bissell, 4:30pm in the Writers Studio (195 De Haro, SF)
11/17: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Robert Kocik, 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)
11/19: Lecture: CCA Graduate Studies Lecture Series presents Hito Steyerl, 7pm in Timken (SF)
11/28: THANKSGIVING
12/1: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Jared Stanley and Christian Hawkey 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)
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
12/15: Reading: Small Press Traffic featuring Amanda Davidson and Jaime Cortez, 5:30pm at ATA (992 Valencia St, SF) ($6-$10 for non-members)
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