readings

March 4, 2025

Spring 25 Visiting Writers Series

Mark your calendars for some readings in our Visiting Writers Series! We have a robust schedule of visiting writers this semester and will be updating this post! Join us for our first reading in our spring Visiting Writers Series! Professor Xochiquetzal Candelaria will host poet Joseph Lease for an online reading! Wednesday, March 5, 2025,…
May 16, 2021

LIT NIGHT IS BACK!

Greetings Lit Night Friends, Monday, May 17, 2021 7:30 PM 9:00 PM Lit Night will find its way back home to Ocean Ale House!!! Please join us for a refreshing three-dimensional experience! The theme is Guilt. More details can be found below: https://www.litnight.org/themes The sign-up sheet to be a featured reader or to read for the…
April 20, 2021

Poetry Reading with Judy Halebsky!

Set your calendar for Tuesday, April 27, 2021 3:00 PM-4:30 PM PDT! With a poetry reading from Judy Halebsky, presented to you by The Creative Writing Program at City College of San Francisco! Attend this poetry reading from the comfort of your own home by accessing the link below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-reading-with-judy-halebsky-tickets-142309713183 Who is Judy Halebsky? Judy…
February 12, 2021

GET LIT

Lit Night is back! Have you been churning out poems and stories and essays that you are desperate to share ? Are you perhaps looking for inspiration and a regular meet up with fellow writers? Next Lit Night fun is March 15th. The theme is PERFECT MATCH. Visit litnight.org for themes, dates and Zoom links!…
February 8, 2021

STATEMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY REGARDING ALAN CHAZARO READING

February 16, 2021 To the CCSF and Forum Community, The English Department and the Creative Writing program at City College wish to extend our apologies to all of you who attended Alan Chazaro’s poetry reading on Thursday, February 11th. We felt honored to have Alan read for us since, in addition to being a talented…
October 21, 2013

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ― Oscar Wilde
October 11, 2013

Forum Magazine Presents…Fiction and Poetry from CCSF at Lit Crawl 2013.

For the first time ever, Forum Magazine will have a presence at Lit Crawl! Our readings will take place at the Latin American Club (3286 22nd St.) from 6pm to 7pm, and feature artists from our Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 issues including Charlotte Hull, Real Lapalme, Seth Luther, Natalie Saunders, John Silverman, and Jerome Steegmans. If you don’t…
September 29, 2013

“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King
September 25, 2013

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
April 10, 2013

Open Mic & Readings at Cafe La Boheme This Sunday (4/14)

Following in the spirit of Forum‘s recent publication party—which, if you missed, was a great success and a lot of fun—we are hosting a second open mic and reading this semester, this time at the ever-excellent Cafe La Boheme. Located next door to the 24th Street BART station, Cafe La Boheme is not only easy…