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Poet John Shoptaw reading at Poetic Tuesday today. Thanks to all poets and to Yerba Buena Gardens Festival! (at Jessie Square)
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Thank you! #litquake #sf #literaryfestival
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Commemorate Oakland native Jack London at this year’s #OaklandBookFestival. Presented by Litquake, four experts will explore London’s literary legacy and what it teaches us about literature, art, and the issues we face today. For more information and other #OaklandBookFestival events, visit oaklandbookfestival.org
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A little #EdwardLear to help you celebrate #NationalLimerickDay 👨🏽
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Join Litquake co-founder Jack Bouleware in conversation with Frances Stroh about her debut book Beer Money: A Memoir of Privilege and Loss. Event followed by book sales and signings. Register today! (Link in bio).
Monday, May 9th, 7:30 PM
$15#litquake #litquakeepicenter #sfevents #authorevent #authorsinconversation #sf #memoir #writerscommunity (at Alamo Drafthouse San Francisco)
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Notes"Art is partly communication, but only partly. The rest is discovery."William Golding
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Notes"The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery"Anaïs Nin (via literature)
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