The Leslie Scalapino Memorial Lecture in 21st Century Poetics is an annual lecture series hosted by Small Press Traffic with a focus on critical analysis of innovative poetry, essays, plays and cross-genre work primarily by women poets. The series invites contemporary writers to present their work in the spirit exemplified by Scalapino’s own critical writing and editorial vision as publisher of O Books.
Sunday, June 7, 2015; 5pm
The Leslie Scalapino Memorial Lecture in 21st Century Poetics: Ronaldo Wilson
Location:
Small Press Traffic
Grad Writing Studio, CCA: 195 de Haro Street, SF
Admission: $8-15 (Members Free)
Sunday, June 1, 2014; 5pm
The Leslie Scalapino Memorial Lecture in 21st Century Poetics: Divya Victor & Simone White
Location:
Small Press Traffic
Timkin Hall at CCA: 1111 8th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Admission: $8-15 (Members Free)
The full text of the lecture is available on X Poetics.
Sunday, June 23 2013; 5pm
The Leslie Scalapino Memorial Lecture in 21st Century Poetics:
Petah Coyne
Small Press Traffic
Timkin Hall at CCA: 1111 8th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Admission: $8-15 (Members Free)
Petah Coyne presenting for The Leslie Scalapino Memorial Lecture in 21st Century Poetics at Small Press Traffic, San Francisco, June 23, 2013, introduced by Michael Cross
NOTE TO TRACY: VIDEO MISSING
Sunday, June 10, 2012; 5 pm
The Leslie Scalapino Memorial Lecture in Innovative Poetics:
Jalal Toufic
“I Have Something to Say (Silence-over) and I Am Saying It (Thanks to Music-over) and that Is Poetry”
Small Press Traffic
Timkin Hall at CCA: 1111 8th Street San Francisco, CA 94107
Admission: $8-15 (Members Free)
Friday, May 27, 2011; 7:30pm
The Leslie Scalapino Memorial Lecture in Innovative Poetics: Joan Retallack
Small Press Traffic
Timken Hall at CCA; 1111 8th Street; San Francisco, California 94107
Admission: $8-15 / Members free
Joan Retallack presenting for The Leslie Scalapino Memorial Lecture in 21st Century Poetics at Small Press Traffic, San Francisco, May 27, 2011