Hello Litquakers,

Just like that, our first shows of the year are in our rearview! Alongside SF Sketchfest, we packed out Cobb’s Comedy Club and the Brava Theatre Center to bring the Bay Area together for a couple evenings of stand-up comedy and literary reflection. It sounds strange, but trust us, we excel in the bizarre.

That being said, we encourage you to brace yourself, because we’re just getting started. A massive Spring series is about to unfold before your very eyes. First up is our co-presentation of the release of Black Fire This Time, Vol. 1 at MoAD. This collection is a sprawling compendium of essays, poetry, and fiction bridging contemporary authors with founding members of the Black Arts Movement. Find out more below.

Black Fire This Time
Thursday, February 23
6:30-8:00pm

Join us for live readings and a community dialogue with Tongo Eisen-Martin, Karla Brundage, devorah major, and 10 other poets featured in the critically-acclaimed anthology Black Fire This Time, Vol. 1. This event will also mark the premiere of the Black Fire This Time Touring Exhibition, a multimedia showcase that you can experience at MoAD.

Celebrating the history and legacy of the Black Arts Movement, this anthology contains the work of over 100 Black poets and writers and the last living legends of the movement, from Sonia Sanchez to Ishmael Reed, Judy Juanita, Eugene B. Redmond and Askia Touré. This intergenerational collection is a conversation bridging the founders of the movement with contemporary writers in the tradition.

This event is hosted by Aquarius Press and co-presented by the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and Litquake, in honor of Black History Month. A book signing will follow the reading.

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Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city's music, film, and cultural festivals. 2022 Dates: Oct. 6-22. www.litquake.org

Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: Bernard Osher Foundation, Brabson Library & Education Foundation, California Arts Council, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Fleishhacker Foundation, Grants for the Arts, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Literary Arts Emergency Fund, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter, National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, the Rock Foundation, Sam Mazza Foundation; Individual Giving: Jared Bhatti, Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler, Evette Davis, Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne, Karyn DiGiorgio and Steve Sattler, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy, Craig Newmark, Swinerton Family Fund, and Ellen Ullman Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, 7x7, KQED, SF Arts Monthly, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap.

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