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Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m.
The Making of a Long Poem
In 1971, Diane Di Prima began writing Loba, an epic of the female journey.
Di Prima will read from the 500-page, 37-year work in progress
and talk about the creative processes and choices that arise in writing a piece
that extends over such a long portion of one’s life.
Excelsior Branch Library, 4400 Mission Street, S.F.
Free
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Sunday, April 27 at 4 p.m.
A Benefit Poetry Reading
for Bird & Beckett Bookstore
David Meltzer
Diane di Prima
Michael McClure
Advance tickets -- April 1
http://bird-beckett.com
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Saturday, May 3
PHILIP
WHALEN’s Collected Poems
a celebration and tribute
2 to 4 p.m. pm at the Koret Auditorium
San
Francisco Main Public Library
100 Larkin St (at Civic Center BART)
Diane di
Prima, Michael
McClure
Leslie Scalapino,
Bill
Berkson,
Clark Coolidge, Norman Fischer,
Dave
Haselwood, Alastair Johnston,
Joanne Kyger, David
Meltzer
Hosted by Michael
Rothenberg
Free