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Award winning poet Tongo Eisen-Martin, with Wendy Trevino, La Sofa Queen & Chloe Wilson (First Fridays)

First Fridays at Old Capitol Books – an occasional, not quite monthly night of poetry, music and art. This month we’re excited to have two poets: Tongo Eisen-Martin and Wendy Trevino. They’ll be joined by musical performer La Sofa Queen, and artist Chloe Wilson.

The History and Practice of Experimental Poetics with Lucas Bailor

The History and Practice of Experimental Poetics with Lucas Bailor This lecture will discuss experimental poetry’s history and the various ways it is interpreted in contemporary writing. Rather than working through a definition of what exactly experimental poetry is, we will look at ways it has been realized and interpreted in various historical, social, andContinue reading “The History and Practice of Experimental Poetics with Lucas Bailor”

Theory & Philosophy 34: Henry David Thoreau on Nature

Part of a series of events for National Poetry Month POSTPONED – now scheduled for May 4th. Old Capitol Books and the Direct Action Monterey Network are coming together for the thirty-fourth iteration of the Theory & Philosophy Reading Group, working through a mini-series on Environmental Philosophy. At the end of April, we’ll come togetherContinue reading “Theory & Philosophy 34: Henry David Thoreau on Nature”