The second Friday of each month, come to Old Capitol Books to hone your poetry skills in a two-hour workshop facilitated by the Boukra Collective.Continue reading “Monthly Poetry Writing Workshop”
Philosophy Reading Group
This month’s reading group is facilitated by Stephanie and will look at two Hegelian theories important for understanding twentieth century revolutionary movements: Dialectics and the Telos of History
Date: Friday 25 October, 7pm-8:30pm
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“Plant a Tree in Israel for $18,” new poem by CSU Monterey Bay student Zoe Atlas
Zoe Atlas’s poem, “Plant a Tree in Israel for $18,” is a moving portrayal of complexities surrounding Jewish identity and the displacement of Palestinian people.Continue reading ““Plant a Tree in Israel for $18,” new poem by CSU Monterey Bay student Zoe Atlas”
Monterey Holiday Literary Expo – Buy Local this Holiday Season from Local authors!
This holiday season, buy local from local authors who have written a wide range of books that will appeal to any reader on your gift list! We will have novels, mysteries, cookbooks, children’s books, fantasy books, travel books, and more!
Mark your calendars for Friday 3 December 2021, 6pm!
831 Anarchist Discussion Group
Friday 8 November 2024, 7pm.
We will be returning to one of our favorite subjects: Queer Anarchism! Come join us to read important essays and engage in a fun discussion.
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Old Capitol Books announces launch of independent press!
We are very pleased to announce Boukra Press, a project of Old Capitol Books.Continue reading “Old Capitol Books announces launch of independent press!”
Interview with poet Kenny Garcia, on New York, writing, and visiting Palestine
Kenny Garcia (Boukra Press, CSU Monterey Bay) & Stephanie Spoto (Old Capitol Books)
Spoto: In what way do you think poetry is different than prose? Why are you writing this in poetic form rather than as an essay, a short story, or a letter?Continue reading “Interview with poet Kenny Garcia, on New York, writing, and visiting Palestine”
Interview with featured artist and visual poet, Clairette Durand-Gasselin
Interview: Claire Durand-Gasselin (Mad Gleam Press) & Stephanie Spoto (Old Capitol Books)
Spoto: Maybe we can look at some of your books of art.
Durand-Gasselin: Sure, I have my sketch books, and my accordion books. But in terms of presentable things there isn’t much.
Stephanie Spoto
Clairette Durand-Gasselin
Spoto: What are these books that I’m looking at? What are they as book?Continue reading “Interview with featured artist and visual poet, Clairette Durand-Gasselin”
Brian Sheffield interviews poet Chris Siders on colorism, South Central LA, and his experiences living in Monterey
Sheffield: Starting off, how long have you been writing and reciting poetry?
Continue reading “Brian Sheffield interviews poet Chris Siders on colorism, South Central LA, and his experiences living in Monterey”Theory and Philosophy Reading Group: Deleuze and Guattari’s Thousand Plateaus
So the reading group is back! And we decided we were feeling masochistic, so we’ve decided to start with Deleuze and Guattari’s Thousand Plateaus.
Theory and Philosophy Reading Group: Deleuze & Guattari’s A Thousand Plateaus
Friday August 20th, 2021 – 7pm
Old Capitol Books, Downtown Monterey
“A Thousand Plateaus continues the work Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari began in Anti-Oedipus and has now become established as one of the classic studies of the development of critical theory in the late twentieth century. It occupies an important place at the center of the debate reassessing the works of Freud and Marx, advancing an approach that is neither Freudian nor Marxist but which learns from both to find an entirely new and radical path. It presents an attempt to pioneer a variety of social and psychological analyses free of the philosophical encumbrances criticized by postmodern writers. A Thousand Plateaus is an essential text for feminists, literary theorists, social scientists, philosophers, and others interested in the problems of contemporary Western culture.”
Thousand Plateaus, back cover
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