Notable San Francsco 5/19-5/25

Monday 5/20: Cuban poet Nancy Morejón screens two films of her life and work. Free, 7pm, Emerald Tablet.

Tuesday 5/21: Litquake presents Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo discussing her debut, We Need New Names. $5, 7pm, Lone Palm.

Wednesday 5/22: Two Lines Press and Intersection for the Arts bring staged readings from the press’s first two books, Hi, This is Conchita and All My Friends. 7pm, $10.

Thursday 5/23: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg opens with “a pop-up poetry salon, drop-in zine making, a typewriter petting zoo.” $5, 5pm, Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Friday 5/24: Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson is in discussion with Anthony Marra. Free, 7:30, Booksmith.

Saturday 5/25: Poets and translators both, Arturo Mantecón and Andrea D. Lingenfelter will be in discussion on their careers and latest projects. Free, 7pm, Dog Eared Books.

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Emmy Komada is a translator and assistant editor at Two Lines Press, part of the Center for the Art of Translation. She likes languages, and reading, and trying to read in various languages.

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