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This event is in the past.It took place on April 11, 2026 at Berkeley Public Library West Branch.

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James Cagney's "Ghetto Koans": Poetry Month

At Berkeley Public Library West Branch

Central Berkeley

James Cagney brings raw Oakland energy and inventive forms to this National Poetry Month reading. His PEN Oakland and James Laughlin Award-winning work chants urban spells that cut through the noise and land with precision.

Free community event
Oakland poet
National Poetry Month
Book signing

Tips

📝"An ode to Oakland... surgical precision" —Nicole Sealey
✍️books available for signing after the reading
🔧library offers tool & kitchen equipment rental

Berkeley Public Library West Branch

1125 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702, USA

+1 510-981-6270

Free

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James Cagney's "Ghetto Koans": Poetry Month - Outgoing