Calendar

April 12, 2010, 7:30 PM
Poetry Reading
Philip Schultz and Ellen Bass
Books Inc.
2251 Chestnut St, San Francisco
415-931-3633

April 18, 2010 6-8 PM
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA
A Poetry Reading by Gary Young, Ellen Bass, Stephen Kessler and Robert Sward to celebrate Gary Young's inauguration as Santa Cruz's first poet laureate

May 22-23, 2010
Poetry Workshop with Ellen Bass
An intimate gathering of both beginning and experienced poets
New York City, lower west side
For more information, email

July 10, 2010, 10 am- 4 pm
Poetry as a Spiritual Practice
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley, CA
For more information about the workshop and to register, click here or contact Laurie Isenberg at (510-849-8227)

July 10, 2010 4:30 pm
A Poetry Reading with Ellen Bass
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley, CA
Free to the public

July 25-30, 2010
6th Annual Writing & Knowing Poetry Workshop
taught by Ellen Bass, Dorianne Laux, and Joseph Millar
Esalen, Big Sur, CA
For more information about the workshop email
For more information about Esalen and to register visit www.esalen.org or call 831-667-3005

August 5, 2010, 7:30
Poetry Flash sponsors a reading for Love Over 60: an anthology of women's poems, featuring Ellery Akers, Ellen Bass, Chana Bloch, Gail Entrekin, Kathie Isaac-Luke, Ellaraine Lockie
MOE'S Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, (510) 849-2087

August 8-15, 2010
Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices
American Jewish University in Los Angeles
For more info: lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/

September 25-October 2, 2010
Writing For Our Lives
LaSerrania, Mallorca, Spain
For more information about LaSerrania visit www.laserrania.com
or email: For information about the workshop email or click here

October 22 - October 24, 2010
Into the Fire: The Sun Celebrates Personal Writing
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
With Ellen Bass, Stephen Elliott, Pat MacEnulty, Sy Safransky, Michael Shapior, and Cheryl Strayed
For more information: The Sun: Into the Fire

November 12-14, 2010
Writing for Our Lives: A workshop taught by Ellen Bass
Esalen, Big Sur, CA
Please register at www.esalen.org or call 831-667-3005

May 31- June 5, 2011
Truth & Beauty
A Poetry Workshop with Ellen Bass & Marie Howe
Mabel Dodge Luhan Inn
Taos, New Mexico
For more information, email