The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents:
William Minor & Lauren Crux
Sunday, March 8, 2:00 p.m., $5.00 Admission
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Monterey Poetry Fest 2020
Old Capitol Books is collaborating with Mad Gleam Press and Artery to bring you some of the freshest poetic talents today.Continue reading “Monterey Poetry Fest 2020”
Pythias Braswell, Leche Malo, and Roger the Rover (Live Music at the Bookstore!)
Old Capitol Books is pleased to host another after hours event showcasing the best of Monterey’s new indie music.Continue reading “Pythias Braswell, Leche Malo, and Roger the Rover (Live Music at the Bookstore!)”
Nepotism 4: poetry and our own inflated egos
Old Capitol Books invites you to NEPOTISM 4! A Night of Poetry. We’ll close up the shop, turn down the lights and bring together some of California’s “best” poets. Their work is amazing. They are my friends. I am not biased at all. Really.Continue reading “Nepotism 4: poetry and our own inflated egos”
Theory & Philosophy Reading Group: Søren Kierkegaard
This month, we’re lucky to have local philosopher Robert Kuhry facilitate our Theory & Philosophy Reading Group session on Søren Kierkegaard’s Concept of Anxiety.Continue reading “Theory & Philosophy Reading Group: Søren Kierkegaard”
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium presents Eike Waltz & Garland Thompson
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Eike Waltz & Garland Thompson
Sunday, February 9, 2:00 p.m., $5.00 Admission
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Imaginary Animal: a night of poetry featuring Josiah Luis Alderete, Rachelle Escamilla, plus guests
We’re thrilled to announce a night of poetry to raise money for the production of Imaginary Animal – a play written by poet and scholar Rachelle Escamilla.
31 January 2020, 7:30pm, $10
Theory & Philosophy Reading Group: Albert Camus
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.
Come join us at Old Capitol Books for a discussion of Albert Camus’s The Myth of Sisyphus, in which he uses the Greek myth of the tragic figure of Sisyphus as the backdrop for his musings on the absurdity of life.
One must imagine Sisyphus as happy.
Reading available for free here.
Free and open to everyone.
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium presents Dane Cervine and Kim Li Bui
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents:
Dane Cervine and Kim Li Bui
Sunday, January 12, 2:00 p.m., $5.00 Admission
Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler Street, Monterey
Theory & Philosophy Reading Group: Pico della Mirandola
This month, the Theory & Philosophy Reading Group will look at the work of Renaissance Neoplatonic philosopher, Pico della Mirandola – his “Oration on the Dignity of Man.” Something beautiful and uplifting for the holiday season!Continue reading “Theory & Philosophy Reading Group: Pico della Mirandola”
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