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Poetry Writing at Berkeley City College starts August 22! Sign up now! It's a very inclusive and diverse multilevel class--with a different reading list and emphasis for each level. It's an excellent way to jump start your writing or prepare for transferring to a BA or MFA program. We've launched many, many writers. This semester we'll be focusing on poetry as a way to examine and re-figure gender. English 91, 92, 93, 94. Sign up as soon as you can. It's just $138 for 17 weeks. The instructor's a bit wacky, but that only makes the poetry better. Class begins August 20 but it’s better to sign up in advance. If you decide to drop early, you will be refunded. We meet Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:20pm on Zoom and workshop online during the week. Bypass the English 1A pre-rec by filling out a Pre-rec Waiver form. It’s online: https://6398505.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6398505/Petition-for-Pre-Requisite-Challenge-form-2022.pdf
Email me if you have any difficulty, I will help: [email protected]
Also all BCC students also receive a FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NY TIMES ONLINE--even if you take just one class. www.berkeleycitycollege.edu

Learn and carry out the processes for creating a book, journal, zine, anthology or other literary publication!!
We look at selection criteria for literature and art, sequencing, articulating and advocating opinions, copyediting, organizational structures, group dynamics, copyright law, dealing with writers and artists, journal design, typography, writing press releases, promotion, distribution, collaboration, event planning, fundraising, grant writing, professionalism, etc.
Sign up for Development & Production: English 99 (40243) Online with Sharon Coleman.
We meet 6:30-9:20pm Wednesday from August 21, Online
Sign up at Berkeley City College, 2050 Center Street, Berkeley
berkeleycitycollege.edu;

Contat me with questions: [email protected]

There is a pre-rec of Eng 10, but that can be easily by passed by submitting this formhttps://6398505.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6398505/Petition-for-Pre-Requisite-Challenge-form-2022.pdf

Milvia Street writer and poet Hao C. Tran celebrates his new book. Not to miss.

Hao C. Tran's Book Signing

So proud to see this book just published--Skinny Woman in a Straw Hat is a collection of memoir pieces by Hao C Tran about his and his family's experience in Vietnam, before, during and after the war, and his migration to Australia and the US. The stories open up worlds that are almost never seen in literature about Vietnam and the war because. Hao honed his creative writing skills at Berkeley City College in many of my classes; we published his poetry and a story in Milvia Street. He got this book ready for a publisher in Eng 99. Order yourself a copy or request your local library get one.

Skinny Woman in a Straw Hat – Memoir of a Vietnamese American by Hao C. Tran When young Hao Tran left Vietnam in 1973 to study abroad, he had no idea it would be 20 years before he could return, or how much his native land would change in his absence… “A deeply moving and powerful view into a remarkable life.”—Lee Herrick, California Poet Laureate“Hao provides a br...

https://www.milviastreet.com/
Please enjoy our latest Milvia Street journal, filled with gems by so many writers, including Jay Whittington, Antmen Pimentel Mendoza, Kai Sugioka-Stone, Renate Valencia, Geoffrey Geiger, r.a.d. Mylene Leng Leng Cahambing (r.a.d.), Carla Schick, and so many more!! Thank you to the Mivia Street team and Colin Dodsworth for such beautiful design. This issue is dedicated to Adam David Miller.

Milvia Street Acknowledgements        Queen of the Sea by Tiphereth Banks PrefaceRoots & Roux by Jay Whittington        Sun Kissed Child by Tiphereth BanksAsian Stereotype by Kai Sugioka-Stone        Caution Needed by Monet KhanyahlI am not Fine by r.a.d. Leng Leng        be still by Liz McCallSce...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmhu3_Isb8g
Check out this excellent talk and poetry reading by Steve Fujimura, a Milvia Street writer and poet.

A Conversation with Steve Fujimura on "Sad Asian Music" A Conversation with Steve Fujimura on Sad Asian Music - November 29, 2022Steve Fujimura shares his debut book of poetry, Sad Asian Music and reflects on how...

SEEKING SUBMISSIONS:
SHORT STORIES OF SEXUAL DISCOVERY AND HEALING
Seeking positive short stories of intimate discovery & exploration while healing from sexual abuse
Submit to: [email protected]
All submissions welcome. Q***r, trans, nonbinary, intersex, Deaf, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, neurodivergent, & disabled authors are especially encouraged to submit. Cisgender straight men are also specifically encouraged to submit, as their sexual healing from abuse is not often discussed in meaningful ways.
Your story may:
• Be as subtle and innocent as the moment you first really let go and felt a kiss on your forehead, or
• Convey such intensely erotic energy and imagery that you’ll make us all blush, or
• Creatively step outside of these guidelines
Requirements:
1. Submit each piece as a separate file by December 15, 2022
2. Cover page: name(s), email, phone, address
3. No more than 15 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font
4. Stories must reflect your own, true experiences
5. Please indicate both the name you would want it to be published under as well as your legal name (for legal purposes).
6. All submissions must be in .doc, .docx, or .txt format
Message from the editor: As a sexual assault survivor who has done a lot of work on my own sensual and sexual healing, I have always wanted to put together the book that I needed when I was younger: a collection of stories from survivors about positive sexual moments after abuse, about triumphs and “firsts” and hope. This is that book.

Steve Fujimura's debut poetry book, "Sad Asian Music," is on sale starting today for pre-orders. If you are able to support, please do. The print run depends on pre-sales in the next two months. The book is 20-something years in the making. Thank you to Anita Chang and Amanda Mei Kim for providing great blurbs, and Amanda Mei Kim again for the author photo. The painting on the cover is by artist Hideo Kobashigawa. If you would like a signed copy, message me. The book comes out Oct 7, but it might ship a month later in Nov with printing delays. Thank you.

Sad Asian Music by Steve Fujimura – Finishing Line Press Each poem in Sad Asian Music is remarkably distinct in form and content, and together grow into a connective web of words that transform the everyday into contemplative sites for truth-seeking through family histories and personal storytelling, often amidst the violent backdrop of racism, white supr...

Call for Submissions — The Crone’s Words —an eAnthology, edited by Janet Guastavino, https://croneswords.page/
· Submit one piece of poetry or flash fiction.
Poetry can be no more than one 11”-long page.
Flash fiction can be no longer than 275 words/piece.
· Submissions must be authored by a cis-identified woman/bigender/transgender woman (in short, anyone who identifies themselves as a woman) who is over fifty-five years old.
· The topic is mental well-being or struggles with mental illness.
Please submit in doc, docx, or rtf format.
Flash fiction should be 12 pt, double-spaced, sans serif typeface.
· Only unpublished work should be submitted.
· Do not put your name on your submission.
· With your work, submit a cover sheet with your works’ titles, your real name, a pseudonym if applicable, and contact information.
· The Crone’s Words reserves 1st publication copyright. Thereafter, copyrights revert to the author.
· Please also send a bio of no more than 75 words.
Email submissions to: [email protected]
Submissions must be received by May 15, 2022.

The Crone's Words elderwomen speak about mental health and emotional well being

https://www.thenasiona.com/2021/08/10/an-ounce-of-gold/

Check out this amazing creative nonfiction piece by Hao Tran describing the extraordinary difficult time he had as a new immigrant and helping his brothers leave Vietnam. Thank you to The Nasiona for publishing so many voices that would otherwise go unheard. Milvia Street is proud to have published Hao Tran's poetry and prose.

An Ounce of Gold - The Nasiona In “An Ounce of Gold,” Hao Tran met with his kid brother on a special occasion and the two relived their past histories as Vietnamese refugees in the United States. The story about the brother was one of thousands of boat people who escaped South Vietnam after the end of Saigon and settled in Am...

A beautiful collection to witness....

Join us as we look at a collection of remarkable images compiled by for the 1900 Paris Exposition on Thursday, March 25! We have searched the albums and selected photographs and documents that represent and celebrate the lives and the achievements of African American women in that era. We invite you to RSVP in bio or moadsf.org/calendar and join our conversation via chat as we discuss esthetics, cultural context, and the historical significance of the collection.

Please support this wonderful event.

In the Artist's Studio | Elan Cadiz (2021-03-24)

A wonderful opportunity. Let your words shine!!

Calling all poets!

April is National Poetry Month and for our usual posts on Facebook & Instagram, we would like to feature a POEM by YOU!

Send your submissions to [email protected].

We can't wait to showcase your talent....

Need some inspiration? Check out the Library's extensive poetry collection and place a hold for Outdoor Pickup -or- fill out a personalized book pick form (we have a bunch of librarians who LOVE recommending good poetry anthologies customized to your interests): https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/content/forms/personalized-book-picks

We can't wait to read what you send us!