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Poems 3 James Gendron, Kevin Killian, Nicole Trigg organized by Casey O'Neal and James Cordas. Doors at 7pm, readings at 8pm.
SQUARE: Squares are just smaller squares -James Gendron
Square: Square is the little useful app that crucified San Francisco. -Kevin Killian
In conjunction with his exhibition Cold Storage opening November 20 at City Limits, artist James Cordas has asked Kevin Killian to rewrite a portion of James Gendron's Sexual Boat (Sex Boats) (Octopus Books, 2013). Cordas self-published a limited edition book as a sculptural object for the exhibition. For Poems 3, Gendron and Killian will be reading from their respective "versions" of the work. Nicole Trigg will read recent poems. Nicole Trigg is the author of 2 chapbooks, Double Cup, and Slats (forthcoming from hooke press). Recent writing is published in Macaroni Necklace, 580 Split, and Monday Night. She studies Italian feminism, lives in Oakland, and works at Small Press Distribution. James Gendron is the author of Sexual Boat (Sex Boats) (Octopus Books 2013) and Weirde Sister (Octopus Books 2016). His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Tin House, The PEN Poetry Series, Pinwheel, and Fence. Kevin Killian has written 20 books, most recently Pink Narcissus Poems (The Song Cave) and Eyewitness (Granary Books). Coming up: Who Killed Teddy Bear?, a new book of stories from Semiotext(e), and Tagged 2, a sequel to Killian‘s earlier collection of color photos of nude poets, artists, musicians, filmmakers, etc.
