• Oakland, CA: Rumi’s Caravan

    Unitarian Church 685 14th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    July 13th: Rumi’s Caravan Returns to Oakland Unitarian Church, 685 14th Street, 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:00) Recitation of World Poetry with Doug Von Koss, Barry and Maya Spector, Larry Robinson, Kay Crista and others. With musicians Christine Tulis and Cindy Albers and Sufi dancer Chelsea Rose TICKETS: $15.00/Advance, $30.00 at the door A Poetic [...]

    $15 – $30
  • Virtual Poetry Book Celebration! “You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat

    Online

    Poetry Readings and Conversation with Maya Abu Al-Hayyat & Special Guest Deema Shehabi “You Can Be the Last Leaf: Selected Poems” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop. She'll read poems & be in conversation with poet Deema Shehabi SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 11am PT / 2pm ET Register now! $10 donation, benefit for [...]

    $10
  • Berkeley, CA: Rumi’s Caravan Returns to the East Bay!

    Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Rumi says, “Ours is not a caravan of despair.” We are here to share the Oral Tradition and revive the Soul of the World!  For twenty years, Rumi’s Caravan (www.rumiscaravan.com) has offered an improvised poetic conversation with music, quoting from Rumi, Hafiz, Mary Oliver, Kabir, Wendell Berry, Pablo Neruda, Nikki Giovanni, Robert Bly, W.B. Yeats, Naomi [...]

    $25
  • Berkeley, CA: Direct from Gaza: Mosab Abu Toha

    Berkeley City College Auditorium 2050 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Direct from Gaza: Mosab Abu Toha Author, Poet, and Founder of the Edward Said Library in Gaza Reading from his new book: FOREST of NOISE Date: Friday, 8 November Time: 6:30-8:30 pm PST Location: Berkeley City College Auditorium - 2050 Center Street Berkeley, CA 94704 Join MECA in welcoming back Palestinian educator, author and poet, [...]

  • BERKELEY, CA: LIFE SUPPORT – A POETRY EVENT WITH KATHY ENGEL

    Middle East Children's Alliance 1101 8th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    DATE: February 7, 2025 TIME: 6:30 pm PST LOCATION: Middle East Children's Alliance, 1101 8th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 Tickets: $10 from Eventbrite Poet, educator, and activist, Kathy Engel will read from her new book: Dear Inheritors and the anthology she co-edited with Kamal Boullata, We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon. Introduction by Aracelis Girmay, poet, children’s [...]

    $12.51