PAMLA 2025 is delighted to host two special San Francisco and Beyond Poetry Readings, showcasing acclaimed poets and scholars in celebration of Bay Area and contemporary American poetry.
Thursday Showcase – San Francisco and Beyond: A Thursday Poetry Reading
Date & Time: Thursday, November 20, 6:00–7:15 pm
Location: Grand Ballroom B/C (3rd floor)
Presiding Officers: Rae Armantrout (Author) and Bob Perelman (University of Pennsylvania)
Featured readers include Kit Robinson, Laura Moriarty, C. S. Giscombe (UC Berkeley), Jean Day, Aldon Lynn Nielsen (Penn State University), and Rae Armantrout.
Sunday Spotlight – San Francisco and Beyond: A Sunday Poetry Reading
Date & Time: Sunday, November 23, 4:30–5:45 pm
Location: Grand Ballroom B/C (3rd floor)
Presiding Officers: Rae Armantrout (Author) and Bob Perelman (University of Pennsylvania)
Featured readers include Michael Davidson (UC San Diego), Juliana Spahr (Mills College), Alan Bernheimer, Maxine Chernoff (San Francisco State University), Maw Shein Win (Dominican University of California), and Bob Perelman.
Join us for these exciting readings as PAMLA 2025 brings the spirit of San Francisco’s poetry scene into conversation with a national community of writers, critics, and scholars.
RSVPs requested but not required; please log into pamla.ballastacademic.com and register via the Registration tab so we can better anticipate attendance numbers.