Poetry

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An Ode to the Chinese Bakery

My stomach is growling! But alas, That despite …

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How to Celebrate a “Friend-a-Versary” (You Know, Like an Anniversary, Except with People You Don’t Smooch)

I’m a big ol’ fan of celebrations: parties, holidays, the “happy dance” that I perform in my room after I do my laundry and realize

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Poetry And Music at Bird And Beckett

I don't make it to Glen Park often, but for what is coming up at Bird & Beckett that may just change. Les Gottesman, poet, and Bill Crossman, poet

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Friday Night: Fillmore Art Walk

Once again, it's time for my street to come alive with all of the colorful characters (and not to mention outfits) that turn up on Fillmore during their

Party Like A Scot at Edinburgh Castle’s Annual Robert Burns Night

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Are bagpipes sexy or terrifying? Discuss."][/caption] What is haggis?  Why aren't kilts a hispter staple by now?  Where is Scotland anyway?  If you find

Cardboard Armor-Building Workshop at Hayes Valley Farm

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Kind of like Medieval Times, but much less cool."][/caption] Our awesome city is home to some pretty out-there people and events, like the cracked-out

Broke-Ass of the Week – Silvi Alcivar of the Poetry Store

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude.  Who knows, maybe you'll learn something about the human spirit...probably

FREE Poetry Reading and Benefit for Haiti

Shortly after the tragic earthquake in Haiti this January, fund raisers and relief organizations were popping up left and right to lend a hand to

Hey Poets: Win $50 and Get Published

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Poetry and Sausage and Incest, oh my!

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Roses are red / Violets are blue / Don't fuck with my beer"][/caption] You're going to die. This, my friends and enemies, is a motherfucking