Left Margin LIT
@leftmarginlit
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Left Margin LIT is a creative writing center and workspace in Berkeley. We offer classes, boot camps, workshops, and consultations to Bay Area writers.
Berkeley, CA
Joined July 2016
I am teaching a half-day in person class on writing elegies with @leftmarginlit on January 10, 2026! Details here and registration is now open! https://t.co/lj97ZGsro3
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As poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz writes, "The true subject of poetry is the loss of the beloved." This class will dive into the various poems that emerge from different kinds of loss, as well as the many...
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How billionaires took over American politics Concentration of wealth among the USA richest unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics. USA has 342M people—only 902 billionaires. It's over when we say it's over. 🎁🔗 https://t.co/s5EnUyjSWh
washingtonpost.com
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
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Our winter classes are open for registration. Write with Tyler Mills, Lauren Aliza Green, Yuki Tanaka, Keenan Norris, and others! Or get an LML holiday gift card for the writer in your life. https://t.co/QWcIhQwlLi
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Left Margin LIT is a creative writing center offering classes, camaraderie, and mentorship to East Bay writers of all backgrounds and experience levels. We also offer online classes and programs.
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Try out Grant Faulkner's Zoom "Accountability Write-In" program. He's offering an open house on Wednesday, October 15th, 5-7pm Pacific. https://t.co/3FHOiWurBc
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LML's @droderick77 teaches a 2-week in person class on nature poetry. (October 28th and November 4th) Click the link to learn more. https://t.co/bo6x8CWI0j
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Dates: 2 Tuesdays, October 28 - November 4 Time: 7 - 9pm (Pacific Coast Time) Format: In Person at Left Margin LIT Ages: Adult Why are nature
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Want to learn more about how to harness or deploy rhythm in your poems? Take this 2-week class with Lisa Rosenberg. https://t.co/kmrDOVZN50
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Dates: 2 Thursdays, October 23 - 30 Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm (Pacific Coast Time) Format: ZOOM Ages: Adult Where does rhythmic awareness show up in
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If you're working on personal essays or a memoir, check out Monica Wesolowska's new class, "Jumping into Memoir and Making a Spash." It's a one-day class at LML on October 4th. As with most of our classes, all writing levels and backgrounds are welcome! https://t.co/9bEN0k1jXO
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Date: Saturday, October 4 Time: 9am - 3pm, with one-hour lunch break Format: In Person at Left Margin LIT Ages: Adult Do you want to write a
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Hey poets, we're launching our first intensive, yearlong poetry workshop with poet (and LML co-founder) Rachel Richardson. You'll learn a ton. And it'll be fun. https://t.co/PBZKgNL9lm
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Whether you have an MFA or have been reading and practicing on your own, whether you are in the midst of a book project or simply looking for accountability and community in your writing practice,...
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Poetry with Rachel Richardson / Write-Ins (Virtual and In-Person) -
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Why tech billionaires want a dictatorship, and why most of Silicon Valley will quietly watch democracy burn. My interview with @jonfortt (my fellow @DePauwU '98 grad) about the dangerous coalition between the far right and the tech right via @DecoderPod
https://t.co/6CqGphGh2j
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Guest host Jon Fortt and The Nerd Reich author Gil Duran on the rise of tech authoritarianism.
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We're offering our very first yearlong intensive poetry workshop, taught by LML co-founder Rachel Richardson (author of @wwnorton's SMOTHER). Immerse yourself in poetry and find some inspiration and community with Rachel and the students in this class! https://t.co/PBZKgNLHaU
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Whether you have an MFA or have been reading and practicing on your own, whether you are in the midst of a book project or simply looking for accountability and community in your writing practice,...
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Shze-Hui Tjoa, author of THE STORY GAME, returns to LML to teach a *new* online nonfiction course: "Writing the Personal and the Political." 4 sessions beginning on August 2nd. Check it out! https://t.co/o6NILl9tv7
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Dates: 4 Saturdays, August 2 - 23 Time: 10am - 12pm (Pacific Time) Format: ZOOM Ages: Adult This class focuses on writing stories that reflect
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Anne Beatty and Rachel Richardson are bringing back their popular "Submissions Happy Hour" class. Learn everything you need to know about submitting your work to publishers. On Zoom beginning next Monday. https://t.co/3RzsO3iJYX
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Dates: 5 Mondays, July 21 - August 25 (No Class on 8/4) Time: 5:30 - 6:30pm (Pacific Coast Time) Format: ZOOM Ages: Adult Once you have
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Last chance to register for Faith Adiele's "Applying to Writing Residencies" class. 10am (Pacific) this Saturday and next. Check it out: https://t.co/sA1UwTlsD1
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Dates: 2 Saturdays, July 12 - 19 Time: 10am - 12pm (Pacific Coast Time) Format: ZOOM Ages: Adult Most writers assume that residencies are for
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My next book, DARKNESS FOR BEGINNERS, has found a home at @Omnidawn. Spring of '27. Many thanks to editors Rusty Morrison and Laura Joakimson. And also you, @mawsheinwin!
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Read my latest Substack to learn about my 7-week residency at this secret spot in historic Venice and about my upcoming @leftmarginlit workshop on applying to artists/writers residencies.
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Support COYOTE Media Collective, co-founded by LML instructor Alan Chazaro. https://t.co/IVUi8s26nG
givebutter.com
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
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Our summer classes are open for enrollment! Work with Faith Adiele, Rachel Richardson, Anne Beatty, Shze-Hui Tjoa, or Lauren Aliza Green. https://t.co/WoLd3dBJmP
leftmarginlit.org
Left Margin LIT is a creative writing center offering classes, camaraderie, and mentorship to East Bay writers of all backgrounds and experience levels. We also offer online classes and programs.
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You should be writing this summer! Why not "Recharge Your Creative Process" with Lauren Aliza Green? All experience levels and backgrounds are welcome. This is one of our many summer Zoom offerings. https://t.co/IWNzyF6k6O
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Dates: 4 Tuesdays, June 24 - July 15 (CLOSED--REGISTRATION HAS ENDED) Time: 5:30 - 7pm (Pacific Coast Time) Format: ZOOM Ages: Adult Summer
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It's not too late to join our Poetry SuperPAC, which launches today. 30 poetry prompts in 30 days from @matthewzapruder @droderick77 Geffrey Davis Rachel Richardson Niki Herd Esther Lin and many others! https://t.co/PcNFsAS82E
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Do you need a writing community? Or a spark to get your pen moving after after you pour your morning coffee? Our poetry SuperPAC program is designed to fuel your poetry-writing machine! April is...
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