• Youth Film Screening

    Peninsula Books 441 Westlake Center, Daly City, United States

    Join Daly City Youth Poet Laureate as she screens the film "Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop" at Peninsula Book Collaborative. This is part of the Rise Above the Sea: Haiku! project. There will be light snacks. Hope to see you there.

    Free
  • Poetry Reading with Amanda Saeed

    Peninsula Books 441 Westlake Center, Daly City, United States

    Join us in April for Poetry month with a reading and discussion by local poet and artist, Amanda Saeed. She is a lyrical poet from San Francisco, with her poetry centering on hurt, processing, and healing in today’s tech-addicted, vain age.

    Free
  • Paws For Poems

    Peninsula Books 441 Westlake Center, Daly City, United States

    Want to read your poetry in a non-judgmental setting? Come out for Paws for Poems and read to a dog and get some practice. Sign up at: bit.ly/PawsForPoems 

  • Junk Poetry Workshop

    Peninsula Books 441 Westlake Center, Daly City, United States

    Words, scraps, a bit of glue, and magic! Inspired by blackout poetry and mixed media collage, junk poetry is all about finding and creating meaning out of scraps. Join local poet Dina Klarisse for an evening of creating poems from the unexpected! Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring and share collage material. […]

  • Poetry Night

    Peninsula Books 441 Westlake Center, Daly City, United States

    Join us for a poetry night with local writers Katrina Benedicto & Jade Zora Dean  Katrina Benedicto (they/she) is a Filipino-American writer and educator. Born in the Bay Area, they lived in Romblon and Manila before moving to San Francisco. They later studied at SFSU, where they hold an MFA in Creative Writing. Their writing […]

    Free
  • Author Talk with Ellie Lopez, author of Chillona

    Peninsula Books 441 Westlake Center, Daly City, United States

    Come join us for an evening celebrating the debut poetry collection, Chillona, by local author Ellie Lopez! In Chillona, Ellie Lopez discusses their personal experience as the eldest daughter in a Mexican American family and navigating life in the Bay Area. Their book covers many themes such as identity, healing, and family. Lopez will be […]