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OBJECT IN MOTION – Patrick Newson & Friends

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

From Mother Foucault's Bookshop's website: Join us on Saturday, November 3 for a reading with Patrick Newson from his newest book, AN OBJECT IN MOTION, released in September from Nomadic Press. Patrick will be joined by local poets in an event emceed by Ben Ficklin. Readers: Armin Tolentino Patrick Newson Laura May Andy Valentine Rachel Springer Music: VALS (Chris “The Doctor” Spencer) Patrick Newson who grew up in a town with “more guns than / citizens,” is intimate with both sides of the issue, and he examines with a fierce clarity every encounter with weapons and weapon wielders over his lifetime. Shapes of guns and their destructive force are even present in the layout of some of the poems. Both critical of and sensitive to the…

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