Poetry Flash

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Poetry Flash presents Women in a Golden State, California Poets at 60 and Beyond, an anthology celebration and contributor’s reading featuring poets Laurel Benjamin, Caroline Goodwin, Robin Michel, and Lisa Rosenberg. Sunday, October 26, 3:00 pm, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART.

NCBA GROUNDBREAKER AWARD 2025

Paul Yamazaki has been called San Francisco's bookselling superhero. He has been the principal book buyer for City Lights Books for over 50 years. This award is presented for pioneering and innovative work in the literary community.

44th ANNUALNORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS 
Northern California's vibrant literary scene will celebrate Saturday, September 6, 2025, 2:00pm, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, Civic Center, San Francisco, when the 44th annual Northern California Book Awards will recognize books published in 2024 by Northern California authors and California translators. The NCBAs are presented by the Northern California Book Reviewers, Poetry Flash, and the San Francisco Public Library, with our community partners Mechanics' Institute Library and Women’s National Book Association-San Francisco Chapter.

Poetry Flash presents an exciting reading by Lee Rossi, Say Anything, and Lenore Weiss, Video Game Pointers, Sunday, August 3, 3:00 pm, at Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART.

Featured books will be available for signing at the event. Books are also available at https://bookshop.org/shop/poetryflash. Video of this event will be posted on the Poetry Flash YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClwdR-uPFNz7XxbBbLcnoEA. Thank you for continuing to support the Poetry Flash Reading Series!