San Francisco, Calif., November 7, 2011—California College of the Arts is pleased to announce a reading by the acclaimed poet Anne Waldman on Friday, December 2, 2011. It will take place at 3:30 p.m. in CCA’s Writers’ Studio, located at 195 De Haro Street (at 15th Street), San Francisco. The event is free and open to the public. It is presented by CCA’s MFA Program in Writing as part of the program’s ongoing Writers Series.

Anne Waldman is a major voice in American poetry. She has published more than 40 widely acclaimed books and has been anthologized extensively. She is also a gifted performer of her own work, as well as a tireless collaborator with fine artists, musicians, and film and video artists. Her publications include Manatee/Humanity and Matching Half (music by Ambrose Bye) with Akilah Oliver. She has been honored with grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Waldman was “poet in residence” with Bob Dylan’s famed concert tour the Rolling Thunder Revue in 1975-76. She and Allen Ginsberg cofounded the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Politics at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.

About California College of the Arts
Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (CCA) is noted for the interdisciplinarity and breadth of its programs. It offers studies in 21 undergraduate and seven graduate majors in the areas of fine arts, architecture, design, and writing. The college offers bachelor of architecture, bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of architecture, master of arts, master of fine arts, and master of business administration degrees. With campuses in San Francisco and Oakland, CCA currently enrolls 1,950 degree-seeking students. Noted alumni include the painters Nathan Oliveira and Raymond Saunders; the ceramicists Robert Arneson, Viola Frey, and Peter Voulkos; the filmmaker Wayne Wang; the conceptual artists David Ireland and Dennis Oppenheim; and the designers Lucille Tenazas and Michael Vanderbyl. For more information about CCA, visit cca.edu

CALENDAR EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE:

Friday, December 2, 2011, 3:30 p.m.
The MFA Program in Writing at California College of the Arts presents a reading by
Anne Waldman
Location: CCA Writers’ Studio, 195 De Haro (at 15th Street), San Francisco
Cost: Free
Info: cca.edu/calendar

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