Poets and psychoanalysts share a deep immersion in language, a fascination with human experience, and a conviction that to find the most live language for that experience makes life richer and more bearable. In this, our third series of Poetry and Psychoanalysis, we will again have three events. In each, a poet/psychoanalyst will interview a widely published guest poet about that poet's process and the making of some poems. The guest will read those poems to us and discuss them with the interviewer and the audience.

The program, which is free and open to the public, is offered through the Outreach Committee of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. Please join us. Our gatherings have been lively, fun, and informal, and have brought together groups who may rarely have had a chance to talk to and learn from each other. After each event, those who wish to do so may purchase books by the poet and have these signed.

April 6 devorah major
May 4 Carol Snow
July 20 Al Young

Sundays, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
2340 Jackson Street, 4th Floor (entrance at Webster), San Francisco

We distribute copies of the poems to be discussed, so it is helpful to know in advance how many people will attend. To RSVP, please call the Center at (415) 563-5815 by the Friday before the event.