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Poetry Prize Book Launch

  • San Francisco Historical Society 608 Commercial Street San Francisco, CA, 94111 United States (map)

2023 Poetry Prize Book Launch
at the San Francisco Historical Society

Sat Nov. 4th
608 Commercial St, San Francisco
5:00-7:00pm

Join us to celebrate Brad Crenshaw's poetry collection Chased by Lunacies and Wonders, winner of the 2023 Catamaran Poetry Prize for West Coast poets.

The ticket price includes a copy of the book.

5:00-6:00pm -  Reception. Enjoy complimentary refreshments while you mix and mingle with Bay Area literati. Tour the San Francisco Historical Society Museum, located at the epicenter of San Francisco's historic core, on one of the city's oldest commercial streets. The building is the site of the first mint in the West. Peer into the underground vault were gold was stored prior to the 1906 earthquake. 

6:00 - 6:30 - Live Poetry Readings by poets Alison Turner (2021 winner) and Brad Crenshaw (2023 winner).
6:30-7:00 - Book signings with Brad Crenshaw and Alison Turner
Event parking is available at Portsmouth Square Garage, off Kearny, is just a block away - $8

Earlier Event: October 12
Fall Readings at Mechanics Institute
Later Event: February 16
Catamaran Winter Issue Launch Event