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This event is in the past.It took place on March 26, 2026 at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.

Dean Rader with Matthew Zapruder 1
Literature Talk
Dean Rader with Matthew Zapruder 2
Dean Rader with Matthew Zapruder 3
Dean Rader with Matthew Zapruder 4
Dean Rader with Matthew Zapruder 5

Dean Rader with Matthew Zapruder

Chinatown

Two celebrated poets bring fresh work to the hallowed shelves where Howl was born. Dean Rader reads from Notes, his collection riffing on Miles Davis and Prince, while Matthew Zapruder shares How To Continue. Poetry history meets poetry now.

Acclaimed poets reading
Legendary indie bookstore
New poetry collections
Music-inspired verse

Tips

✍️"has a razor eye for the remnants and revenants of modern culture" (The New York Times)
📚Rader opens with his viral Taylor Swift response poem
💻also streaming on Zoom if you can't make it in person

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers

261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA

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