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SUMMARY:Write From The Gut! In Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our tenth anniversary of Write from the Gut featuring the best and brightest of San Francisco Creative Writing Institute. Keith Gaboury will be reading poetry along with a selection of other readers.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/write-from-the-gut-in-los-angeles/
LOCATION:The Escondite (Hideout)\, 412 Boyd Street\, Los Angeles\, 90013\, United States
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SUMMARY:Still Human Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate a surrealistic ode to the Bay Area at 2727 California Street\, Berkeley. Still Human is Keith Gaboury’s newest poetry collection. The reading will also feature the poetry of SB Stokes\, Tony Aldarondo\, and D. Scott Miller.\nPrimarily set in the Bay Area\, Still Human is a surrealistic poetry collection that explores gender\, sexuality\, and human identity. Along with illustrations that poetically complement certain poems\, the collection views the world through a surrealistic lens. In order to discover a place in one’s town\, city\, and country\, the poems dive into the dichotomy between urban and rural\, male and female\, animal and human.\nLearn more about Still Human: keithgaboury.com/still-human-sale-page\nThe reading is free to attend. Books will be available for purchase.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/still-human-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:2727 California Street\, Berkeley\, CA 94703\, 2727 California Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250319T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T001423Z
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SUMMARY:The Imaginary Gardens Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Zoom\, our goal is to share our poems so that we can fine tune them and submit them for publication and/or poetry readings or just share them with friends and family. \nIMPORTANT: we use Google Docs (docs.google.com) to share and review our poetry. Please learn how to share a Doc in Google Docs before attending the workshop. Alternatively\, you can share your screen using the Zoom share button but we won’t be able to add comments to your poem. \n6:00 – 6:15: Intros\, chatting\, workshop guidelines\, Q&A\, and time evenly assigned for feedback to each poet. \n6:15 – 8:00: Poetry workshop. \nRSVP below for the Zoom information.  \n 
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/the-imaginary-gardens-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250313T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20250206T042045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T053727Z
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SUMMARY:Here For The Flowers Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Zoom\, our goal is to share our poems so that we can fine tune them and submit them for publication and/or poetry readings or just share them with friends and family. \nIMPORTANT: we use Google Docs (docs.google.com) to share and review our poetry. Please learn how to share a Doc in Google Docs before attending the workshop. Alternatively\, you can share your screen using the Zoom share button but we won’t be able to add comments to your poem. \n6:00 – 6:15: Intros\, chatting\, workshop guidelines\, Q&A\, and time evenly assigned for feedback to each poet. \n6:15 – 8:00: Poetry workshop. \nRSVP below for the Zoom information.  \n 
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/here-for-the-flowers-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250306T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250306T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20250120T190635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T074834Z
UID:10000046-1741284000-1741291200@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:How To Get Your Poetry Published (CWC-Berkeley Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:BUY YOUR TICKET NOW: https://shorturl.at/LFiP2 \nIn an online workshop sponsored by the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club (CWC-Berkeley)\, Keith Gaboury will guide attendees through an online slideshow presentation in a step-by-step process of the ins and outs of how they can get their poetry published in literary journals and presses. \nThere will be a list of literary databases\, a selective list of journals and presses\, tips on how to format a standard cover letter and submission file\, the differences and similarities between a chapbook vs. a full-length collection\, paid vs. free submissions\, author promotion\, beyond traditional publishing\, and literary acceptances and rejections. By the end of the workshop\, attendees will feel energized to start submitting their poetry out into the literary world. \nBUY YOUR TICKET NOW: https://shorturl.at/LFiP2 \n 
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/how-to-get-your-poetry-published-cwc-berkeley-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250301T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250301T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20250204T053802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T030913Z
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SUMMARY:Still Human Book Launch Reading
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the book launch of Still Human\, Keith Gaboury’s surrealistic take on the Bay Area. The free reading will take place at Roast & Toast Cafe in Berkeley\, California. We’re also excited to feature the poetry of K.R. Morrison and Paul Corman-Roberts.\nPrimarily set in the Bay Area\, Still Human is a surrealistic poetry collection that explores gender\, sexuality\, and human identity. Along with illustrations that poetically complement certain poems\, the collection views the world through a surrealistic lens. In order to discover a place in one’s town\, city\, and country\, the poems dive into the dichotomy between urban and rural\, male and female\, animal and human.\nThe reading is free to attend. Books will be available for purchase.\nLearn more about Still Human: keithgaboury.com/still-human-sale-page\n 
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/still-human-book-launch-reading/
LOCATION:Roast & Toast Cafe\, 1746 Shattuck Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250220T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20250204T060301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T054412Z
UID:10000051-1740074400-1740081600@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:The Imaginary Gardens Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Zoom\, our goal is to share our poems so that we can fine tune them and submit them for publication and/or poetry readings or just share them with friends and family. \nIMPORTANT: we use Google Docs (docs.google.com) to share and review our poetry. Please learn how to share a doc in Google Docs before attending the workshop. Alternatively\, you can share your screen using the Zoom share button but we won’t be able to add comments to your poem. \n6:00 – 6:15: Intros\, chatting\, workshop guidelines\, Q&A\, and time evenly assigned for feedback to each poet. \n6:15 – 8:00: Poetry workshop. \nYou can RSVP on Meetup or directly below. Moving forward\, I’ll only accept RSVPs on my website.  \n 
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/online-poetry-workshop-6/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250213T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250213T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20250204T055851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T052748Z
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SUMMARY:Here For The Flowers Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Zoom\, our goal is to share our poems so that we can fine tune them and submit them for publication and/or poetry readings or just share them with friends and family. \nIMPORTANT: we use Google Docs (docs.google.com) to share and review our poetry. Please learn how to share a Doc in Google Docs before attending the workshop. Alternatively\, you can share your screen using the Zoom share button but we won’t be able to add comments to your poem. \n6:00 – 6:15: Intros\, chatting\, workshop guidelines\, Q&A\, and time evenly assigned for feedback to each poet. \n6:15 – 8:00: Poetry workshop. \nYou can RSVP on Meetup or directly below. Moving forward\, I’ll only accept RSVPs on my website.  \n  \n \n 
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/online-poetry-workshop-5/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250212T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20250206T074734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T074734Z
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SUMMARY:Flash Fiction Forum Reading
DESCRIPTION:I’m reading a flash fiction story\, “Don’t Lick the Wallpaper\,” in a Flash Fiction Forum reading. Learn more at flashfictionforum.com.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/flash-fiction-forum-reading/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250119T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241229T200434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241229T200503Z
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SUMMARY:CWC-Berkeley's Monthly Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:President Keith Gaboury and the whole Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club is excited to welcome Mel Lee-Smith in a presentation on “I’ve Got a Notion: Top Productivity Apps For Creative Writers.” You can learn more by clicking here.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/cwc-berkeleys-monthly-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250116T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241227T233037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T233717Z
UID:10000042-1737050400-1737057600@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:Typewriter Online Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Hello Poetry Lovers\, \nThis is a poetry workshop for you! I’ll send everyone who RSVPs a Meetup message with the Zoom link. If you have any additional questions\, feel free to message Keith Gaboury on Meetup. \n
WORKSHOP GUIDELINES:
Participation is required as we\, together\, create a safe place for feedback with each event. This includes having your poem available to share on Google Docs as well as appearing on video. Body language goes a long way in helping each other find trust in our group. If you need help with using Google Docs there are some great tutorials online. It is pretty darn easy. \n
Within this safe space we will want to keep in mind the goal of the workshop while reviewing draft poems: encouragement and feedback. \n
#1 – Reading the poem
Start each new poem with participants first reading the poem to themselves. This provides folks a first read to absorb the larger context of the poem. Things like the form\, subject\, and the literary devices employed including meter\, rhyme\, and page layout. \n
#2 – Hearing the poem
The author will then read their poem if they choose. If not a member can step in and read it for them (most authors read their own). More detailed items uncover themselves with this read through. Things like voice\, tone\, and elements that might rely on the out-loud reading of the piece. \n
#3 – Comments and feedback
Although we will also have active discussion\, comments should be made on the Google Doc itself. Much like marking up handouts during an in-person event (oh\, the good ‘ole days of 2019) these comments persist with the document for the author to access after the fact.
As commenters\, let’s remember to trust that the author has absorbed the feedback and will use it as they see fit. We want to share comments that help the writer find places of refinement and/or growth within the poem. \n
#4 – Types of comments
Start with something positive. Something that moved you\, grabbed your attention\, or provided surprise. Feedback shouldn’t exist only to criticize. Its main purpose is to inform the author of how others receive the poem. And we do not to collectively edit it in real time. \n
When it comes to criticism\, be kind. It can be very vulnerable to expose our creativity to feedback. Avoiding phrases like “you need to” and “you should” in exchange for “I noticed” or “your use of” can go a long way in shaping more helpful comments. For example\, “You should never use passive voice in first person…” is a general statement disconnected from the poem. Whereas “It wasn’t clear to me in the 3rd stanza if the monkeys escaped with you or only wanted to” alerts the author to a possible ambiguity in the piece.\nSome useful feedback sentence starters are:
A question I have…
I’m wondering…
I’m noticing…
What’s strong…
What stays with me… \n#5 – A note about Google Docs
Using Google Docs is a two-step process. First upload the document and secondly change the Share to “Anyone with the link.” The allows for folks to view and comment directly on the doc itself. This is a persistent state. Meaning it continues to be available in this way. So we recommend that after the session\, change the permissions back to “owner” so no one will have access to the poem other than yourself. Going a step further you can download the document with comments to your computer and remove it from Google Docs. If you use Google Docs\, it makes sense to simply reset the permissions. \nBelow is the link to the Google Docs homepage. You can copy and paste your poem onto a blank document: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/
 \nPOEMS ARE THE OWNERSHIP OF THE AUTHORS AND ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW. ANY USE OF THE POEM WITHIN THIS WORKSHOP DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION OF USE OR ANY TRANSFER OF RIGHTS.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/typewriter-online-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250109T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241227T233544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T233613Z
UID:10000043-1736445600-1736452800@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:Poets Wanted Online Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Our goal is to share our poems so that we can fine tune them and submit them for publication and/or poetry readings or just share them with friends and family. \nIMPORTANT: we use google docs (docs.google.com) to share and review our poetry. Please learn how to SHARE a doc in google docs before attending the meeting. Alternatively\, you can share using the Zoom share button but we won’t be able to add comments to your piece. \n6:00 – 6:15: Intros+Chatting\, Workshop guidelines\, Q&A\, time assignment for feedback (anyone joining after 6:15 can listen in but will not be able to receive feedback). \n6:15 – 8:00: Poetry workshop. \nWe meet every SECOND Tuesday of the month. For ongoing conversations\, join the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/poetswanted \nGroup website: PoetsWanted (http://www.PoetsWanted.com) \nKeith Gaboury is the host of this workshop. Leena Prasad is the founder and organizer of the group.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/poets-wanted-online-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250105T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250105T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241227T234015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T234126Z
UID:10000044-1736094600-1736100000@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:Starting Points Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Starting Points Open Mic is excited to announce that January’s feature is Dawn Bratton! \nDawn Bratton lives in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she’s found a quiet corner to write poetry and prose orbiting the image of eyes and theme of perception. During 2021 – 2023 she volunteered for WordSwell literary nonprofit and online journal based out of Oakland\, CA\, where she served as secretary and then as vice president on the board of directors. In 2023\, she co-founded Moon Blossom Collective\, an arts and wellbeing collective\, from which she currently manages Lunar Light and serves on the board of directors. Her poetry and prose has appeared in literary journals like The Bloom\, Fjords Review\, Oracle\, Matter\, The Opiate\, Modern Literature\, The Metaworker\, Global Poemic\, and Disquiet Arts\, among others. You can visit her at dawnbratton.com. \nAfter Dawn’s amazing feature\, there will be as always open mic. We can’t wait to see you on January 5th. Let’s kick off the New Year right with a great Starting Points Open Mic! \nIf you buy an Eventbrite ticket\, you’ll receive a discounted drink. Buy your ticket now at the following link: https://shorturl.at/CLOiS
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/starting-points-open-mic-5/
LOCATION:Summer Bar & Lounge\, 526 8th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241219T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241130T064614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T064614Z
UID:10000040-1734631200-1734638400@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:Typewriter Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Hello Poetry Lovers\, \nThis is a poetry workshop for you! I’ll send everyone who RSVPs a Meetup message with the Zoom link. If you have any additional questions\, feel free to message Keith Gaboury on Meetup. \n
WORKSHOP GUIDELINES:
Participation is required as we\, together\, create a safe place for feedback with each event. This includes having your poem available to share on Google Docs as well as appearing on video. Body language goes a long way in helping each other find trust in our group. If you need help with using Google Docs there are some great tutorials online. It is pretty darn easy. \n
Within this safe space we will want to keep in mind the goal of the workshop while reviewing draft poems: encouragement and feedback. \n
#1 – Reading the poem
Start each new poem with participants first reading the poem to themselves. This provides folks a first read to absorb the larger context of the poem. Things like the form\, subject\, and the literary devices employed including meter\, rhyme\, and page layout. \n
#2 – Hearing the poem
The author will then read their poem if they choose. If not a member can step in and read it for them (most authors read their own). More detailed items uncover themselves with this read through. Things like voice\, tone\, and elements that might rely on the out-loud reading of the piece. \n
#3 – Comments and feedback
Although we will also have active discussion\, comments should be made on the Google Doc itself. Much like marking up handouts during an in-person event (oh\, the good ‘ole days of 2019) these comments persist with the document for the author to access after the fact.
As commenters\, let’s remember to trust that the author has absorbed the feedback and will use it as they see fit. We want to share comments that help the writer find places of refinement and/or growth within the poem. \n
#4 – Types of comments
Start with something positive. Something that moved you\, grabbed your attention\, or provided surprise. Feedback shouldn’t exist only to criticize. Its main purpose is to inform the author of how others receive the poem. And we do not to collectively edit it in real time. \n
When it comes to criticism\, be kind. It can be very vulnerable to expose our creativity to feedback. Avoiding phrases like “you need to” and “you should” in exchange for “I noticed” or “your use of” can go a long way in shaping more helpful comments. For example\, “You should never use passive voice in first person…” is a general statement disconnected from the poem. Whereas “It wasn’t clear to me in the 3rd stanza if the monkeys escaped with you or only wanted to” alerts the author to a possible ambiguity in the piece.\nSome useful feedback sentence starters are:
A question I have…
I’m wondering…
I’m noticing…
What’s strong…
What stays with me… \n#5 – A note about Google Docs
Using Google Docs is a two-step process. First upload the document and secondly change the Share to “Anyone with the link.” The allows for folks to view and comment directly on the doc itself. This is a persistent state. Meaning it continues to be available in this way. So we recommend that after the session\, change the permissions back to “owner” so no one will have access to the poem other than yourself. Going a step further you can download the document with comments to your computer and remove it from Google Docs. If you use Google Docs\, it makes sense to simply reset the permissions. \nBelow is the link to the Google Docs homepage. You can copy and paste your poem onto a blank document: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/
 \nPOEMS ARE THE OWNERSHIP OF THE AUTHORS AND ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW. ANY USE OF THE POEM WITHIN THIS WORKSHOP DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION OF USE OR ANY TRANSFER OF RIGHTS.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/typewriter-poetry-workshop/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241214T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241214T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241130T065231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T065304Z
UID:10000041-1734177600-1734190200@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:CWC-Berkeley's Winter Social
DESCRIPTION:Come to the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club’s Winter Social on Saturday\, December 14th from 12:00 – 3:30 PM at the East Bay Community Space in the ‘Main Space’. Learn more about EBCS at eastbaycommunityspace.org. \nTickets are $20/members and $30/nonmembers. Come mingle with fellow writers. We’ll have time for socializing\, a selection of drinks and appetizers\, and a literary reading from our esteemed members. We’ll have a great time gathering together as writers in community. \n  \n 
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/cwc-berkeleys-winter-social/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241212T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241130T064029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T064715Z
UID:10000039-1734026400-1734033600@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:Poets Wanted Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Our goal is to share our poems so that we can fine tune them and submit them for publication and/or poetry readings or just share them with friends and family. \nIMPORTANT: we use google docs (docs.google.com) to share and review our poetry. Please learn how to SHARE a doc in google docs before attending the meeting. Alternatively\, you can share using the Zoom share button but we won’t be able to add comments to your piece. \n6:00 – 6:15: Intros+Chatting\, Workshop guidelines\, Q&A\, time assignment for feedback (anyone joining after 6:15 can listen in but will not be able to receive feedback). \n6:15 – 8:00: Poetry workshop.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/online-poetry-workshop-4/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241201T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241201T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241116T051641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T065720Z
UID:10000038-1733070600-1733076000@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:Starting Points Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, December 1st\, Starting Points Open Mic is excited to feature Diana Helmuth.\nDiana Helmuth is an award-winning nonfiction author\, exploring modern spirituality\, the outdoors\, and other millennial culture trends through humor. Her first book\, “How to Suffer Outside\,” won the National Outdoor Book Award for best instructional\, and her second book\, “The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft” was a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Memoir.\nAfter our amazing feature\, we’ll have an open mic. Poetry\, prose\, music\, stand-up comedy: everything is welcome. We can’t wait to see you there!\nCWC-Berkeley President Keith Gaboury hosts Starting Points Open Mic.\nIf you buy an Eventbrite ticket\, you’ll receive a discounted drink. Buy your ticket now at the following link: https://shorturl.at/CLOiS
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/starting-points-open-mic-4/
LOCATION:Summer Bar & Lounge\, 526 8th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241121T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T010502
CREATED:20241031T052131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T052131Z
UID:10000037-1732212000-1732219200@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:Online Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:I’m hosting an online poetry workshop through the Typewriter Poetry Group. \nWithin this safe space we will want to keep in mind the goal of the workshop while reviewing draft poems: encouragement and feedback. \n
#1 – Reading the poem
Start each new poem with participants first reading the poem to themselves. This provides folks a first read to absorb the larger context of the poem. Things like the form\, subject\, and the literary devices employed including meter\, rhyme\, and page layout. \n
#2 – Hearing the poem
The author will then read their poem if they choose. If not a member can step in and read it for them (most authors read their own). More detailed items uncover themselves with this read through. Things like voice\, tone\, and elements that might rely on the out-loud reading of the piece. \n
#3 – Comments and feedback
Although we will also have active discussion\, comments should be made on the Google Doc itself. Much like marking up handouts during an in-person event (oh\, the good ‘ole days of 2019) these comments persist with the document for the author to access after the fact.
As commenters\, let’s remember to trust that the author has absorbed the feedback and will use it as they see fit. We want to share comments that help the writer find places of refinement and/or growth within the poem. \n
#4 – Types of comments
Start with something positive. Something that moved you\, grabbed your attention\, or provided surprise. Feedback shouldn’t exist only to criticize. Its main purpose is to inform the author of how others receive the poem. And we do not to collectively edit it in real time. \n
When it comes to criticism\, be kind. It can be very vulnerable to expose our creativity to feedback. Avoiding phrases like “you need to” and “you should” in exchange for “I noticed” or “your use of” can go a long way in shaping more helpful comments. For example\, “You should never use passive voice in first person…” is a general statement disconnected from the poem. Whereas “It wasn’t clear to me in the 3rd stanza if the monkeys escaped with you or only wanted to” alerts the author to a possible ambiguity in the piece.\nSome useful feedback sentence starters are:
A question I have…
I’m wondering…
I’m noticing…
What’s strong…
What stays with me… \n#5 – A note about Google Docs
Using Google Docs is a two-step process. First upload the document and secondly change the Share to “Anyone with the link.” The allows for folks to view and comment directly on the doc itself. This is a persistent state. Meaning it continues to be available in this way. So we recommend that after the session\, change the permissions back to “owner” so no one will have access to the poem other than yourself. Going a step further you can download the document with comments to your computer and remove it from Google Docs. If you use Google Docs\, it makes sense to simply reset the permissions. \nBelow is the link to the Google Docs homepage. You can copy and paste your poem onto a blank document: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/ \nPOEMS ARE THE OWNERSHIP OF THE AUTHORS AND ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW. ANY USE OF THE POEM WITHIN THIS WORKSHOP DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION OF USE OR ANY TRANSFER OF RIGHTS.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/online-poetry-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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SUMMARY:CWC-Berkeley's November Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:I’m hosting CWC-Berkeley’s November Speaker Series event featuring Lyzette Wanzer on “Top 10 Tips For Grant\, Fellowship\, and Residency Applications.” Buy your ticket today by clicking here. Learn more about the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club (CWC-Berkeley) by clicking here.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/cwc-berkeleys-november-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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SUMMARY:Online Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Our goal is to share our poems so that we can fine tune them and submit them for publication and/or poetry readings or just share them with friends and family.\nIMPORTANT: we use google docs (docs.google.com) to share and review our poetry. Please learn how to SHARE a doc in google docs before attending the meeting. Alternatively\, you can share using the Zoom share button but we won’t be able to add comments to your piece.\n6:00 – 6:15: Intros+Chatting\, Workshop guidelines\, Q&A\, time assignment for feedback (anyone joining after 6:15 can listen in but will not be able to receive feedback).\n6:15 – 8:00: Poetry workshop.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/online-poetry-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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SUMMARY:Generative Poetry Writing
DESCRIPTION:I’m hosting a generative poetry writing event through the Poetry Connected Meetup group. After I explain a poetry prompt\, everyone will be given about 45 minutes to write. In a safe and encouraging space\, poets can then share what they’ve written.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/generative-poetry-writing/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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SUMMARY:Starting Points Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, November 3rd\, Starting Points Open Mic is excited to feature Anastasia DiFonzo.\nAnastasia DiFonzo is an Oakland-based poet and author. She is a three-time Best of the Net nominee\, and her most recent chapbook\, Girl.\, was published by Gnashing Teeth Publishing in September of 2024.\nWhen she’s not writing\, she can be found having coffee with her cats.\nAfter our amazing feature\, we’ll have an open mic. Poetry\, prose\, music\, stand-up comedy: everything is welcome. We can’t wait to see you there!\nCWC-Berkeley President Keith Gaboury hosts Starting Points Open Mic.\nIf you buy an Eventbrite ticket\, you’ll receive a discounted drink. Buy your ticket now at the following link: https://shorturl.at/CLOiS
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/starting-points-open-mic-3/
LOCATION:Summer Bar & Lounge\, 526 8th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Starting Points Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for an in-person open mic? Come on out to Summer Bar & Lounge for a Starting Points Open Mic sponsored by the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. At three minutes per person\, everyone is welcome to share their poetry\, prose\, and all forms of creativity.\nFor more than a hundred years\, the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club (CWC-Berkeley) has educated writers of all abilities in the craft and business of writing. Our purpose is to promote fellowship and to provide practical information that supports writer in achieving their publishing goals. The Berkeley Branch is the founding branch of the statewide Club\, which now has 22 branches and around 2000 members throughout California. Learn more about CWC-Berkeley at cwc-berkeley.org.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/starting-points-open-mic-2/
LOCATION:Summer Bar & Lounge\, 526 8th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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SUMMARY:CWC-Berkeley's September Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:BUY YOUR TICKET NOW!https://bit.ly/cwcspeakerseries\nThe Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club is excited to welcome Carole Stivers for our September Speaker Series event!\nWhen scientist Carole Stivers began writing science fiction\, she dreamed of readers she’d never met\, enjoying and discussing her work. But she also dreamed of acceptance in “literary circles.” She secured an agent unfamiliar with sci-fi who saw cross-over potential for her debut novel\, The Mother Code. What happened next was a crash course in the impact of genre classification on book marketing.\nCarole will tell you what she wished she had known before embarking on the ever-shifting seas of literary genre\, and offer tips on how you might keep your own head above water when “writing outside the lines.”\nAbout Carole Stivers\nBorn in Cleveland\, Ohio\, Carole Stivers received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She went on to post-doctoral work at Stanford University before launching a 30-year career in medical diagnostics.\nShe now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she’s combined her love of writing and her fascination with the possibilities of science to create science fiction.\nHer debut novel\, The Mother Code\, was launched in 2020 to rave reviews\, including a Publishers Weekly starred review and a nomination for the 2020 Goodreads Choice Award in Science Fiction. It was sold to 15 foreign publishers\, and the U.S. paperback was released in 2021.\nWebsite: Carole StiversFacebook: Carole Stivers AuthorLinkedIn: Carole Stivers – Author – Penguin Random House | LinkedInAmazon: Carole Stivers: books\, biography\, latest update\nLocation: Block Community Hub (1955 Broadway\, Downtown Oakland)SCHEDULE12:30 PM: Doors Open1:00 PM: Board Announcements1:30 PM: Member Spotlight1:45 PM: Carole Stivers3:00: Author Support Group\nBUY YOUR TICKET NOW!https://bit.ly/cwcspeakerseries
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/cwc-berkeleys-september-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Block Community Hub\, 1955 Broadway\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary Presentation
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CREATED:20240829T030936Z
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SUMMARY:Poets Wanted Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 12th\, I’m hosting a poetry workshop on Zoom. All poets are welcome to attend.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/poets-wanted-poetry-workshop-3/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240901T183000
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SUMMARY:Starting Points Reading and Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, September 1st\, come on out to Summer Bar & Lounge to hear two feature poets and an open mic. The feature poets will be Nazelah Jamison and Zouhair Mussa.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/starting-points-reading-and-open-mic/
LOCATION:Summer Bar & Lounge\, 526 8th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary Reading,Open Mic
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SUMMARY:Generative Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Read\, write and share poems with the North Beach Poets Society. Participate in invigorating discussions\, writing prompts and share recommendations from Beat classics to contemporary trailblazers. Come be a part of San Francisco’s enduring literary history and form community. The workshop is free and in person. \nThis month’s workshop facilitator is Keith Gaboury. \nCheck out the Facebook event by clicking here. 
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:North Beach Public Library\, 850 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Online Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Our goal is to share our poems so that we can fine tune them and submit them for publication and/or poetry readings or just share them with friends and family. \nIMPORTANT: we use google docs (docs.google.com) to share and review our poetry. Please learn how to SHARE a doc in google docs before attending the meeting. Alternatively\, you can share using the Zoom share button but we won’t be able to add comments to your piece. \n6:00 – 6:15: Intros+Chatting\, Workshop guidelines\, Q&A\, time assignment for feedback (anyone joining after 6:15 can listen in but will not be able to receive feedback). \n6:15 – 8:00: Poetry workshop. \nWe meet every SECOND Tuesday of the month. For ongoing conversations\, join the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/poetswanted \n______ group website PoetsWanted \n______ Keith Gaboury is the host of this workshop. Leena Prasad is the founder and organizer of the group.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/online-poetry-workshop/
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CREATED:20240729T035352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240803T200823Z
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SUMMARY:Starting Points Monthly Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come on out to Summer Bar & Lounge to hear August’s two featured poets: Keith Gaboury and Alexandra Kostoulas. After the featured poets read\, there will be an open mic where everyone is welcome to participate.
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/starting-points-monthly-open-mic/
LOCATION:Summer Bar & Lounge\, 526 8th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary Reading,Open Mic
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240727T183000
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CREATED:20240713T032809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240713T033009Z
UID:10000026-1722101400-1722105000@keithgaboury.com
SUMMARY:Reading at the Edge: A Beast Crawl Event
DESCRIPTION:In Leg 2 of Beast Crawl\, come on out to Block Community Hub (1955 Broadway\, Oakland\, CA) for “Reading at the Edge.” Current members of CWC-Berkeley will read poetry / prose that literally\, metaphorically\, symbolically\, and/or stylistically embodies “the edge.”\n\nThe reading lineup:Keith GabouryTerry TierneyHenry HitzKazue WatanabeKristen Caven\n\nLearn more about CWC-Berkeley at the following link:http://cwc-berkeley.org/\n\nLearn more about Beast Crawl at the following link: beastcrawl.org/2024.html
URL:https://keithgaboury.com/event/reading-at-the-edge-a-beast-crawl-event/
LOCATION:Block Community Hub\, 1955 Broadway\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary Reading
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