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"Women in Jazz" kicks off Women's History Month at Yoshi's!

Women's History month kicked off with a bang at Yoshi's with a concert called “Women in Jazz”. Usually when one thinks on the...
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American Street Showcase #4

Back in May (it seems so long ago), Charlie Getter and Alan Kaufman began hosting American Street Showcase at the Cafe Royale on the last Sunday of...
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Poet Melissa Stein reads at Booksmith

  • Melissa Stein
  • September 29, 2010
On Sept 12 10, Booksmith hosted a book release party and reading for Melissa Stein's debut volume of poetry, Rough Honey. Ms. Stein is a local...
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Sharon Coleman and Susan Browne Read at Pegasus Books on Sept 1 10

  • Pegasus Books
  • September 16, 2010
Sharon Coleman, a poet of multiple languages: English, Yiddish, and French, does not compromise in the interests of simplification. In poems that...
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Mugwumpin presents opening night of This Is All I Need, a five-week run of performance storytelling

Mugwumpin, a performance group founded in San Francisco in 2004, is presenting opening night of its 2010 marquee show, This Is All I Need on August...
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Women of World Poetry Slam fundraising party, February 25, Fruitvale, CA

The world's most exceptional female spoken word poets come together each March to celebrate women's voices during the Women of the World...
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Teen poets praise Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In honor of what would be the 81st birthday of famed civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Youth Speaks will showcase the Bay Area...
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Young poets get the chance to compete in Youth Speaks starting tomorrow

April is the month to awaken your inner poet. With this month almost at a close, don’t miss the chance to be involved in a life changing...
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:Kiss*PUNCH*Poem: (an Improv/Poetry show)

Some of New York's finest improvisers team up with some of New York's finest poets for a mad night of starving hysteria. It goes like this:...
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Les Crane's 'Desiderata' heads list of pop music spoken-word classics

The wide scope of American oldies pop music includes a number of top-notch records that feature cool music and excellent -- often moving and...
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