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October 2018
&NOW Festival 2018 (Notre Dame, IN)
Saturday, October 10 at 9:00 p.m. Location: 102 DeBartolo Hall Counter-Desecration: Critical Making for Catastrophic Times In catastrophic times, new collectivies emerge & respond. The issue of intervention into the dominant and destructive narratives of progress that rule our age is taken up in Anna Tsing’s The Mushroom at the End of the World, where she envisions collaboration as a means of reimagining and remaking the future. Her emphasis on biological resurgence compels us to consider how we might reorganize…
Find out more »Reading at KGB Monday Night Poetry (New York, NY)
Shanna Compton with Ron Villanueva For twenty years and counting, the Monday night poetry series at KGB Bar has welcomed poets and drawn standing-room only audiences into the dimly lit, red-painted lounge that formerly served as the headquarters of the Ukrainian Labor Home. "In the years since it opened in 1993, KGB has become something of a New York literary institution. Writers hooked up in the publishing world read here with pleasure and without pay to an adoring public over drinks almost…
Find out more »March 2019
Reading and Q&A at Feminist Currents Symposium (Newtown, PA)
Three poets publishing with the NJ-based independent press Bloof Books read from their work, followed by a book signing and Q&A on the intersections of feminism, literary arts, and small-press publishing. Featuring Jennifer L. Knox (Days of Shame & Failure), Nikki Wallschaleger (Crawlspace), and Shanna Compton (Brink).
Find out more »April 2019
Small Press Book Fair, New Orleans Poetry Festival (New Orleans, LA)
Bloof Books will be showcasing our full catalog of poetry paperbacks, three new handmade chapbooks, and other printed ephemera—including new releases by Nikki Wallschlaeger, Douglas Piccinnini, Dakotah Jennifer, and JJ Rowan. Several of our poets will also be on hand for events throughout the festival, including Elisabeth Workman, Daniel Borzutzky, K. Lorraine Graham, Maureen Thorson, and Shanna Compton. We'll probably be sewing chapbooks while you browse, and we're happy to give you a demo or read you a poem.
Find out more »Radio Love of a Nocturnal Crowd: A Reading Courting Joyce Mansour (New Orleans, LA)
Joyce Mansour at her home in Paris 1977 / Joyce Mansour chez elle à Paris en 1977. Photo by Marion Kalter (marionkalter.com) Shanna Compton, Elisabeth Workman, Paula Cisewski, Kenning JP Garcia, MC Hyland, Maureen Thorson, K. Lorraine Graham & Daniel Borzutzky CAFE ISTANBUL, inside the New Orleans Healing Center Join poets from Bloof Books and friends at the New Orleans Poetry Festival as we tune our antennae to the dark-erotic frequencies of the Jewish French-Egyptian poet, Joyce Mansour, Queen of…
Find out more »Sunday Lunch Feature Reading, New Orleans Poetry Festival (New Orleans, LA)
Sunday lunch-hour featured poets: Shanna Compton, Allison Cobb, Erin Elizabeth Smith & MC Hyland Cafe Istanbul, inside the New Orleans Healing Center
Find out more »March 2020
POSTPONED: Whale Prom Alternative Bookfair during AWP 2020: San Antonio
This appearance has been canceled due to the Public Health Emergency declared in the city of San Antonio. Whale Prom hopes to reschedule for a future date.
Find out more »April 2020
LitLife Poetry Festival: Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
Manuscript Development: In this panel, poets and editors talk about the work that goes into creating a book or a chapbook. How closely do presses work with poets? What should a poet know about submitting work during open reading times or contests? What are some of the expected and unexpected challenges of assembling a manuscript for publication? Panelists: Shanna Compton & Pattie McCarthy of Bloof Books; Gabriel Cleveland & Fred Shaw of Cavankerry
Find out more »New Orleans Poetry Festival: Bookfair April 18–19
I'll be at the New Orleans Poetry Festival in April! Look for me at the Bloof Books table in the bookfair Saturday and Sunday.
Find out more »Inkwood Books: Haddonfield, NJ
Details to come! A small-press reception and reading featuring Shanna Compton, Tom McAllister, and others TBD at Inkwood Books.
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