How do you deal with emotions? I swallow them. Let them sink deep into my gut until they ferment and seep into my subconscious, becoming quips and jokes to stave off any other pesky feelings that might arise. Just bottle them right up. They probably won’t bubble over at an inconvenient or inappropriate moment. Probably. …
Forum Fall 2018 Launch Party
Forum announces the launch of its Fall 2018 edition!! Thursday, December 20th, 2018 at 6:00pm-8:30pm. Alley Cat Books, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, Ca (near Harrison Street). Readings from our Fall 2018 featured poet MK Chavez, SF Poet Laureate Kim Shuck, California Book Award Winner Tongo Eisen-Martin, poet/authors Cassandra Dallett, Jennifer Barone and Thea Matthews. …
CANCELLED – Open Mic Night!
Hello Forum Followers! We have had to cancel our Open Mic Night on Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 at 6pm at the Ocean Ale House. 😦 Due to the cancellation of classes through next Monday, November 26th, the Forum staff will be diligently working on preparing Forum Magazine for print; therefore, we need to cancel our …
Lit Crawl 2018!
Adobe Books in San Francisco’s Mission District sponsored many events for Lit Quake 2018 and on Saturday, October 20th they sponsored contributors of CCSF’s Forum Literary Magazine for the final day of Lit Crawl 2018!! The well-attended event on Saturday, October 20th at 6pm had writers Jackie Davis-Martin, Matt Andrews, bloodflower, Vincent Calvarese, Matt Luedke …
FORUM at Litquake Lit Crawl – Saturday 10/20
Contributors to City College of San Francisco's FORUM literary magazine will read works published within its pages during its 81-year history. Emceed by Jackie Davis Martin. Saturday October 20, 2018 6:30pm - 7:30pm Held at Adobe Books & Arts Cooperative, 3130 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA Authors: Matthew Andrews Born and raised in Sacramento, …
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MK Chavez Poetry Reading
MK Chavez is an award-winning author, co-founder/curator of the reading series Lyrics & Dirges, co-director of the Berkeley Poetry Festival, a fellow with CantoMundo, and a Fall 2018 guest curator of the reading series at UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Join us September 19 for a free and open to the public poetry reading poetry reading on …
The End by Aniah Hill
The origin of my misery lay dying in a hospital bed. As I entered the room, I was overcome with the competing emotions of compassion and anger. A natural urge to embrace the suffering was rapidly suppressed by the anger that had burned inside me for so many years. He was dying, finally, but only …
The Skyscraper (Benjamin Guterman)
The Skyscraper by Benjamin Guterman Concrete slabs, ribbed and reinforced with iron, Set together on riveted crossbars of steel, Towering from the earth, and thrusting Ever upward through the clouds. Skyscraper of bold and massive slabs, A thousand glittering windows soaring through the clouds In ever faster succession along the rising grey rock. Skyscraper with …
“Futility” by Dorothy Pilgrim
Futility by Dorothy Pilgrim To rise from earth's low level for a space And soar to giddy heights of mind's delight; To hold brief commune with the great, a sight Of greatest truths to catch; and then this place Of slowly muddling things to reach; to face The thought that through your life you'll fight …
“Ten-Second Sermon” by Jack Hulse
Ten-Second Sermon by Jack Hulse There seems to be a tension in people's talk these days. Their speech is nervous, impatient. All of this, of course, is the reflection of fear--fear of their war-baby that killed so many Japanese so quickly. Maybe people are beginning to realize that you can't be relaxed and charming while …
