Event: Persistent Voices in San Francisco

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Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Time: 20.00 - 22.00
Place: Magnet
4122 18th Street
San Francisco, CA

In this free event at Magnet in the Castro, a who's who of San Francisco performance poets read from Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS. Readings by Jaime Cortez, Judy Grahn, Philip Huang, Kevin Killian, Ali Liebegott, Mattilda aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Kirk Read, and Michelle Tea. Co-editor Philip Clark will also be in attendance to read and answer questions about Persistent Voices.

Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS edited by Philip Clark and David Groff
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Alyson Books; 1 edition (January 1, 2010)
ISBN-10: 1593501536
ISBN-13: 978-1593501532
Amazon: Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS

From Reinaldo Arenas, Tory Dent, and James Merrill to Paul Monette, Essex Hemphill, and Joe Brainard, Persistent Voices memorializes these poets and many others by presenting their work—often dealing with AIDS but also written on other enduring topics—in the context of an unending epidemic that has profoundly affected our literature.

David Groff is a poet, editor, and teacher in New York City. Philip Clark is a writer and teacher from the Washington, DC, area.