Events 2022
Sunday,February 13
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Events 2021
Thursday, September 3, Mechanics of Poetry Season 2, Episode 7, Cynthia Lane Bryant interviewed. Video Host: Don Campbell
Friday, November 5, Cynthia Bryant provided a gracious and cathartic hour-long guest seminar for my undergraduate "Poetry & Gender" class in the Creative Writing & Social Action program for the School of Humanities & Communication at California State University Monterey Bay.--Kent Leatham, adjunct lecturer
Events 2020
Thursday, March 12@6pm, San Francisco Main Library Event, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, in The Latino/Hispanic Room. Cynthia Bryant will feature with TBA readers followed by an Open Mic. San Franisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck will be our host.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Sunday, May 10@2pm, Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium, Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler Street, Monterey. CA. Cynthia Bryant will feature with Danusha Lameris .
DONE IN ZOOM
Events 2019
Sunday, 1/20/19@2pm, at Swirl on the Square, 21 South Livermore Ave., Livermore, CA, Robert Eastwood, Sam Hersh and Cynthia Bryant will feature, followed by an Open Mic. Livermore Poet Laureate Cynthia Patton will be our host.
Wednesday, 6/12/19 7-9pm, The Origin Stories Show with MoonDrop Productions, at Original Patterns Brewery, 292 4th Street, Oakland, CA . Tony Aldarondo, Jan Steckel, Ayo Kensu-Ra, Kevin Madrigal, Guy Biederman, Ashlee Beals, Mia Ruiz, Kimi Sugioka, Cynthia Bryant, Katie Aliferis, Steven Gray, Sara Biel, D.S. Black, Natasha Dennerstein and Rene Vaz. Hosted by Kelechi Ubozah & Cassandra Dallett
Sunday, 8/4/19 @5pm Poetry Inside Out, at Bookshop Benicia, 636 First Street, Benicia, CA. Cynthia Bryant from Monterey, CA will be the featured poet, followed by an Open -Mic. Hosted by Johanna Ely
Sunday, 8/18/19 @12-4pm Poet's Picnic 2019, in the Benecia First Street Park AT THE GAZEBO. Bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating. Pot Luck, bring something yummy to share. Bring your Poetry. Hosted by Tom Stanton, Benicia Poet Laureate, 2018-2020.
Thursday, 9/5/19 @ 2pm Poets Laureate on Social Justice Book Tour
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA
-Caroline Goodwin, San Mateo County Poet Laureate 2014-2016
-Peter Kline
-Cynthia Bryant, Pleasanton, California Poet Laureate 2005-2007 & 2011-2013
Hosted by Ron Riekki, co-editor of Undocumented: Great Lake Poets Laureate on Social Justice
Wednesday, 9/18/19 @ 7pm Poets Laureate on Social Justice Book Tour
Benicia Public Library, 150 E L Street, Benicia, CA
--Indigo Moor, Sacramento Poet Laureate 2017-present
--D.L. Lang, Vallejo Poet Laureate 2017-2019
--Tom Stanton, Benicia Poet Laureate 2018-present
-Cynthia Bryant, Pleasanton Poet Laureate 2005-2007 & 2011-2013
--and host Ron Riekki, co-editor of Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice
Saturday 9/21/ @2:30PM-BAY AREA POETS LAUREATE "Meet me in Millbrae" Public Poetry Reading @ Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave. Millbrae, CA. Readers: Camincha Benvenutto, Cynthia L . Bryant, Aileen Cassinetto, Poetess Kalamu Chache, Johanna Ely, Amy Glynn, Caroline Goodwin, Kevin Gunn, Dorsetta Hale, Ronnie Holland, Maya Khosla, D.L. Lang, Shikha Malaviya, Juanita Martin, Connie Post, Jacki Rigoni, Lisa Rosenberg, Thomas Stanton, Robert Sward,
Maw Shein Win. FREE & Open to the Public/ Light refreshments
Thursday,9/26/19 @ 6:30pm- Poets Laureate on Social Justice Book Tour
Walnut Creek Library, 1644 N Broadway. Walnut Creek, CA
--Caroline Goodwin, San Mateo County Poet Laureate 2013-2015
--Sarah Kobrinsky, Emeryville Poet Laureate 2013-2015
--Allegra Silberstein, Davis Poet Laureate 2010-2012
--Cynthia Bryant, Pleasanton Poet Laureate 2005-2007 & 2011-2013
--and host Ron Riekki, co-editor of Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice
Saturday,11/09/19 @ 3:00pm- Poets Laureate on Social Justice Book Tour
East Wind Books, 2066 University Ave. Berkeley, CA
--Kim Shuck, San Francisco Poet Laureate 2017-present
--Cynthia Bryant, Pleasanton Poet Laureate 2005-2007 and 2011-2013
--Amy Glynn, Orinda and Lafayette Poet Laureate 2018-present
--Maw Shein Win, El Cerrito Poet Laureate 2016-2018
--Sarah Kobrinsky, Emeryville Poet Laureate 2013-2015
--and host Ron Riekki, co-editor of Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice
Wednesday12/11/19 @6pmPoets Laureate on Social Justice Book Tour
Adobe Books, 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA,
--D.L. Lang, Vallejo Poet Laureate 2017-present
--Rob Lipton, Richmond Poet Laureate 2017-2019
--Cynthia Bryant, Pleasanton Poet Laureate 2005-2007 and 2011-2013
--Sarah Kobrinsky, Emeryville Poet Laureate 2013-2015
--host: Ron Riekki, editor of Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice
Events 2018
Saturday, 1/13/18 @ 7:30pm at the CORE Family Winery Tasting Room in Orcutt, California for New York poet, Roger Aplon and Monterey, California poet, Cynthia Bryant. Always free, and always the best, most oceanic, open reading around. Michael McLaughlin is our host.
Thursday,4/27/18 @6:45pm,Curated Words @Juice n' Java,599 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, CA. Cynthia and Allen Bryant and many other poets will be reading for National Poetry Month. Nicole Henares and Janice Blaze Rocke will be our hosts.
Wednesday,5/30/18 @7pm at the Rebound Book Store,1611 4th Street, San Rafael, California for the Monterey, California poets Cynthia and Allen Bryant. Toni and Joel Eis will be our hosts.
Saturday, 6/9/18@ 7-9pm at The Frank Bette Art Center, 1601 Paru Street, in Alameda, California for the Monterey poet Cynthia Bryant and Livermore, California poet Cher Wollard, an open mic will follow. Jeanne Lupton will be our hostess.
Sunday, 8/12/18@2pm at Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler Street, Monterey, CA, the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium will sponsor Michael McLaughlin, Poet Laureate Emeritus San Luis Obispo and Cynthia L Bryant, Poet Laureate Emerita, Pleasanton, Ca. Robert Nielsen will be our host. $5 at reading.
Sunday, 9/16/18 @ 7pm at Linnaea's Café, 1110 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, California. Corners of the Mouth features readers: Cynthia Bryant and Ivan Brown Otter. Open Reading to follow, 5 minutes/original work. Hosted by Patti and Kevin Patrick Sullivan
Thursday, 12/27/18@6:45PM at Juice N' Java-599 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA. CURATED WORDS Presents Bold As Love, featured readers:
Adela Najarro, Cynthia Bryant, and Cassandra Rockwood Rice. Open-Mic will follow. Hosted by Nicole Henares