General Blog

• May 25, 2011

  Spring (2011)

  On sale now for $10! Our most comprehensive issue yet: featuring a wealth of contributions from the CCSF community; as well as spirited pieces from Forum staff; and interviews with Alan Kaufman, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Benjamin Bac Sierra, and more!
• May 18, 2011

  TODAY: Forum reading and party!

  Today, Wednesday May 18 @ 5pm: all are invited to celebrate the launch of the Spring 2011 issue of Forum. Crash the party at the Visual Arts Building Room 114. Food, drinks, sweets, and literary treats!
• May 11, 2011

  A Very Important Date

  Please join us to celebrate this semester’s issue of Forum, CCSF’s literary magazine, hot off the press! Come to the reading and check out the stunning cover of this edition, which features work by CCSF faculty, students and staff [past and present]. Wednesday May 18 5-8pm Visual Arts 114 Light refreshments will be served. Copies…
• March 11, 2011

  México: Política y Poética

  Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper and Animations By Katie Dalla, Forum Poetry Editor It’s not often that an art exhibit representing a country goes to the extent of actually showcasing remains of its own citizens. No, nobody’s limbs were severed and put on a podium, but Teresa Margolles’ vibrant yet grotesque 2003 piece, Papeles, brings…
• February 8, 2011

  Curious George Saves the Day by Joseph Ramelo “Now they were right in the center of town. There was so much to see that George did not know where to look first.” (from Curious George Takes A Job) This weekend, the starving student and Bank of America customer that I am paid a visit to…
• February 4, 2011

  Weekend events at the Free University

  This weekend, the Free University of San Francisco is offering classes taught by such local luminaries such as Matt Gonzalez, the former San Francisco Supervisor and mayoral candidate, and San Francisco Poet Laureate Diane di Prima. As you can tell by the name, these classes are free, as well as open to the public. Here’s…
• February 2, 2011

  Calling All Writers and Artists…

  Submit your work to: Forum City College’s Literary Magazine At: citylitjournal@gmail.com Forum was established in 1937 and features the work of students, faculty, staff, and Alumni. Please send us your best stories, poems, non-fiction pieces, and artwork and be a part of the Bay Area’s thriving literary community. Please include a quick bio, state your…
• May 18, 2010

  Porter Gulch Review by Ayo Khensu-Ra Porter Gulch Review is a literary journal out of Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz County. Like Forum and other college-based literary magazines it is assembled by students. It features poetry and fiction, drama, critiques/reviews interspersed with photographs and other forms of visual art. The magazine is mostly black and…
• May 12, 2010

  A Solid and Consistent Online Journal By Karim Quesada-Khoury As an active writer, I often look for new forums from which I can find fresh ideas and topics to explore. One can only produce so much writing from looking inward and conducting musings about their personal life, their state, their dreams. So I often find…
• May 11, 2010

  Forum Reading at Rosenberg Library

  We would like to announce a reading May 21 at Rosenberg Library to celebrate the unveiling of the Spring issue of Forum. All are invited, contributors are invited to read and receive a free copy of the magazine. There will also be an open mic for everyone else as well as refreshments. So come on…