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February 16
poets and
7 pm
Rodrigo Toscano
is the author of To Leveling Swerve (Kruspkaya Books, 2005),
Platform (Atelos, 2004), The Disparities (Green Integer, 2002)
and Partisans (O Books, 1999). His new book, Collapsible Poetics
Theater, was a National Poetry Series 2007 winner. It will be
published in 2008. His poetry has appeared Best American Poetry 2004, War
and Peace (2004 & 2007), and in the Criminal's Cabinet: An anthology of
poetry and fiction (2004), and in McSweeny's "Poets Picking Poets". He was
a 2005 recipient of a New York State Fellowship in Poetry. He was poetry
co-coordinator for "The Social Mark" symposium (Slought Foundation), and a
recent panelist on "Poetry & Empire, Post-Invasion Poetics" (University of
Pennsylvania)
TC Tolbert is a
gender-queer feminist, photographer, thinker, and poet. He received his MFA
in Poetry from the University of Arizona in 2005 and is now learning to play
a little classical guitar. Hiking, climbing, writing, reading, sharing, and
exploring are all very good for his health.
www.tigercakes74.
from What is "Poetics Theater"? (by Rodrigo Toscano)
Poetics Theater and guests.
Poetics Theater and a few rough-hewn acquaintances.
Poetics Theater and several polished slimestones.
Poetics Theater on the sidewalk, at ground level, studying the parade.
Poetics Theater, your attention is hereby snatched.
Poetics Theater was in motion before you were I, before we were she, he.
Imperious nobodies cherish Poetics Theater.
Anyone can say "Poetics Theater", no one can vouch for it.
Poetics Theater sops up the blame for all failed post-avant movements, gladly.
Poetics Theater is a latino handmaiden to anglo males in fireproof shirts humming green lyrics to the blackest female hearts?
Poetics Theater admires only the blackest female hearts; the whitest lyrics are pinking around puke blue #8 calling all chromium ambitions tin; imagine that! Things are dull enough yo.
Poetics Theater is thus poliphisticated, feline, minimal in its steps across the fine arts district.
from latitude: perceived obsolesence: unplanned (by TC Tolbert)
(we lay there for months drawing back tiny muscle. and grafting an exegesis of skin.)
Indiscriminately. You refuse to touch me with sound.
Even the mirrors have become bars we lean against. Even the body has become a gift we regret.
Poetry in Action 2007-08:
September 23 Michael Kelleher and Tyrone Williams
October 27
(co-sponsored by Chax Press)
and: POG events are sponsored in part by grants from the Tucson/Pima Arts Council, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. POG also benefits from the continuing support of The University of Arizona Poetry Center, the Arizona Quarterly, Chax Press, and The University of Arizona Department of English.
POG is also grateful to 2007-2008 donors and programming partners:
We're also grateful to hosts and programming partners
for further information contact POG: 615-7803, pog@gopog.org
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