“The rain to the wind said,
You push and I'll pelt.
They so smote the garden bed
That the flowers actually knelt,
And lay lodged--though not dead.
I know how the flowers felt.”
- Robert Frost
It’s been a wild week for Northern California. If you follow the news at all, you’ll know that most of us have been lodged for a bit too long as a result of the perennial deluge that’s come to the West Coast. Normally, we wouldn’t dream of complaining about being forced inside with our books and made to cancel all social obligations, but we’re starting to go a little Yellow Wallpaper, if you catch our drift. People are surfing in the streets of Emeryville, trees are toppling in Golden Gate Park, and many people are struggling to go to work. If you’re looking to help, here’s a list of food banks and shelters that could certainly use the assistance.
In sunnier news, our first event of the year will be announced shortly. It’s a doozy of a collaboration with some of the most prominent arts organizations in the Bay Area. Until then, try to keep your head above water, and take the time to check on your favorite characters. |
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Litquake Weekly Literary news, upcoming events, and whatever else we’re looking at...
“San Francisco poet laureate emeritus Kim Shuck and historian Barbara Berglund Sokolov have created Crossing Waterways, Crossing Time a guided tour of a 2¼-mile trail along the Tennessee Hollow Watershed.” Check out this multidisciplinary guide to the Presidio, featuring poetry, beadwork, and more • San Francisco Chronicle’s Datebook
“An author has mysteriously reappeared more than two years after news of her death...” Does faking your death boost book sales? • BuzzFeed News
“As part of her term as Hawai’i State Poet Laureate, McDougall wants to highlight the ways poetry can heal and bring connection.” Brandy Nālani McDougall is Hawai’i’s second ever state Poet Laureate • Maui Now
“Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, is part confession, part rant and part love letter. In places it feels like the longest angry drunk text ever sent.” Don’t feel bad about wanting to read this royal’s bizarre memoir. We do too • BBC News
“Everywhere we look there are little pool noodle-shaped squiggles, and where the squiggles end, there is muted flash photography that makes even otherworldly models look matter-of-fact.” These editors investigate the advent of a new ugliness that’s sweeping the nation • n+1
“To stop ourselves from going stir crazy, I conjured up a list of books that’ll be sure to help us escape from the long winter months ahead.” From Robin Coste Lewis to Clint Smith, these are the books to hibernate with • wbur |
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