A Night of Indigenous Storytelling
Mon. Apr. 8 · 7pm
Green Apple Books on the Park
1231 9th Ave San Francisco, CA 94122
co-presented by Green Apple Books
Join us and Green Apple Books on the Park for a celebration of the Institute of American Indian Arts with a reading by students, alumni, and faculty. Featuring Jennifer Elise Foerster, Ive Liebenberg, Tracy Abeyta, and Deborah Jackson Taffa. FREE |
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Grace Notes: Poetry at Grace Cathedral
Saturday Apr. 13 · 7pm
Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Litquake, the largest independent literary festival on the West Coast. Returning for our 9th year to this gloriously Gothic space, enjoy a special evening of exalted verse with poetry in the pews from a distinguished roster of poets. Curated and hosted by D.A. Powell and Preeti Vangani, four celebrated poets will share their work: Brenda Hillman, Cathy Park Hong, Dong Li, and Brian Tierney. A book sale and signing will follow the readings. FREE, $5-10 suggested donation |
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Black Fire This Time Vol. 2
Wednesday Apr. 24 · 6:30pm
The Museum of African Diaspora
685 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105
co-presented by the Museum of African Diaspora
Join MoAD and Litquake for a live poetry reading and celebration of the publication Black Fire This Time Vol. 2 with featured poetsJudy Juanita, Tureeda Mikell, Karla Brundage, Thurman Watts, Sheila Smith McCoy, and Katherine Takara. In this follow-up volume in the Black Fire This Time series, over 75 poets and writers come together on the ongoing theme of "Black is Beautiful, Black is Powerful, Black is Home." FREE
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SongWriter Live with Susan Orlean and Diana Gameros
Thursday June 13 · 7pm
The Commons · 2601 Mariposa St San Francisco, CA 94110
co-presented by KQED
Litquake and KQED Live present a night with SongWriter, a podcast that turns stories into songs (featured guests include Questlove, Joyce Carol Oates, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Roxane Gay, and Craig Finn of The Hold Steady).
In this special live recording event, bestselling author Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief, The Library Book) will share a story from her recent collection On Animals, and local songwriter Diana Gameros will play a brand new song written in response. SongWriter’s creator Ben Arthur will host, and engage the artists in a conversation with UC Berkeley researcher Laura Simone Lewis on animal intelligence. $29 |
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