Small Press Traffic

SPT’s events happen in a variety of Bay Area venues (art spaces, galleries, bookstores) and online. Accessibility notes can be found on each event page. All events are recorded and/or livestreamed.

Multidisciplinary

upcoming

Sara Nicholson + Mei-mei Berssenbrugge

Black and white image of bench in Arroyo Seco, NM.

Readings by Sara Nicholson and Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge.

Anti-Narrative Arcs: Experimental Fiction Workshop with Angie Sijun Lou

Tuesdays April 18 - May 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Desert road and sky.

What is experimental fiction? What is the history of the term and how is it defined against more traditional modes of storytelling? A 4-week generative workshop.

Multidisciplinary

dynasties of street rats [poets who art + art by poets]

Ballerinas in an infinity circle with blues and purples.

Opening + reading for whistling t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶v̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶g̶a̶r̶d̶e̶, an exhibition showcasing eight poets of color who engage in visual art, performance, and multimedia practice. Curated by Mimi Tempestt.

Look at the Moon! Intuition for Artists of Color with Mihee Kim

Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Workshop exploring intuitive practices for artists of color with Mihee Kim, a leading art and intuitive healing practitioner in the Bay Area.

Multidisciplinary

whistling t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶v̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶g̶a̶r̶d̶e̶: Closing Reception

Ballerinas in infinity circle with blue and purple.

Closing reception for whistling t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶v̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶g̶a̶r̶d̶e̶, an exhibition showcasing eight poets of color who engage in visual art, performance, and multimedia practices. Curated by Mimi Tempestt.

PAST EVENTS

Rosie Stockton, Kay Gabriel + Juliana Spahr, introduced by 최 Lindsay

CANCELLED The End of the Line: Rhyme and the Poetics of Authority

Antagonisms of Reality / Problems of Form

alex cruse + Benjamin Krusling

Poupeh Missaghi + Anna Moschovakis

the violet June of autumn

Ted Rees + Danielle LaFrance, with films by Curt McDowell

Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro + Eleni Sikelianos: The Personal Equation

Uncovering Alice Rahon: Reading + Gallery Opening

Five Stars for Kevin Killian

Places to Go: On the life and work of Joanne Kyger

Leena Joshi + Sophia Dahlin, introduced by Claire Grossman

Migrant Futures: Undocumented Poets in Writing + Performance

Migrant Futures: Undocumented Poets in Writing + Performance

Harmony Holiday on Kamau Brathwaite + Abbey Lincoln

Jacob Kahn + Diane Ward, introduced by Sophia Dahlin

The Writing on the Wall: Abolitionist Poetics of Bob Kaufman + Pat Parker

The Mountain at the Center: Reflections on Etel Adnan

Madison McCartha's Freakophone World

Janice Lee + Gail Scott, introduced by Ivy Johnson + Camille Roy

Mihee Kim, Jean Day, Truong Tran, Aja Couchois Duncan

Keith Donnell + Gabrielle Daniels, with music by Sholeh Asgary

Festivals of Patience: Our Rimbaud

Claudia La Rocco, Camille Roy, ZH Leonard, Anne Walsh

Lindsay Choi, Saretta Morgan, Tonya Foster, Kaori Suzuki

Bahaar Ahsan, Lara Mimosa Montes, Trisha Low, Ryanaustin Dennis

Stephon Lawrence, Muriel Leung, Angie Sijun Lou, Sharmi Basu/Beast Nest

Steve Orth, Carrie Hunter, Kate Robinson, Madalyn Merkey

Noah Ross, S*an D. Henry-Smith, Jamie Townsend, Topazu, Subset

Mary Burger, Alexis Almeida, Colter Jacobson, Zachary James Watkins

Jameson Fitzpatrick, Kimberly Alidio, Eric Sneathen, Danishta Rivero

Maxe Crandall, Aaron Shurin, Robert Glück, Matt Sussman

Small Press Traffic is a Bay Area seedbed for poets who push boundaries in the arts. We present programs, publications, and curatorial opportunities with an ethos of radical inclusivity. Committed to this mission since 1974, we highlight diverse, multidisciplinary, and intergenerational practitioners in our public programs, and prioritize equity, accessibility, and collaboration in our working model. SPT also stewards an archive of small press material produced and circulated in the Bay Area over the last half century.

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