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

Book signing: Joaquin Barreto, author of El Otro Lado (The Other Side) An Immigration Story

Foto LibroJoaquin Barreto will be at Old Capitol Books for the launch of the Spanish version of his book, El Otro Lado (The Other Side) An Immigration Story.

20 April 2018
4pm
Old Capitol Books
559 Tyler Street
Monterey
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The History and Practice of Experimental Poetics with Lucas Bailor

Facebook bannerThe 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, and theoretical contexts. Continue reading “The History and Practice of Experimental Poetics with Lucas Bailor”

Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium presents Dan Linehan and Dane Cervine

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Dan Linehan and Dane Cervine

Sunday, April 8, 2:00 p.m. $5.00 Admission
Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler Street, Monterey
(between Pearl and Munras)

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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 together to read the poetry and the prose of Henry David Thoreau, whose nature writings were an essential part of the New England Transcendentalist movement.Continue reading “Theory & Philosophy 34: Henry David Thoreau on Nature”

The Isms of March! Thinking Critically about Society Seminar Series Announced!

We’re back at it again with a series of seminars The Isms of March as part of our Thinking Critically about Society series. We’ll be joined by CSU Monterey Bay professors, local poets, and critically thinkers just like you to help tackle some of the different ideologies and theories that we’ve been hearing about.

Friday 9 March – 7pm: What is Anarchism?
Friday 16 March – 7pm: Understanding Neoliberalism
Friday 23 March – 7pm: Reading Marx
Friday 30 March – 7pm: Exploring Primitivism

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