We here at Black Ocean are all anticipating the release of Zachary Schomburg's latest The Book of Joshua, which will be available July 15 as a special hardcover with white foil stamping.
Zach kicks off his book tour Sunday, July 6 at The Pine Box in Seattle, and will be touring across the United States for readings in houses, bars, and bookstores, and will even be featured in his first art reception along the way.
This is also a great opportunity to hear another Black Ocean poet Joshua Marie Wilkinson, who joins Schomburg for many of the following events. You can view the whole below (event information linked when available), and sync up your calendar with our Events page. Also follow Zachary Schomburg's Tumblr page for an updated schedule and news.
7/6 @ 7pm | Seattle, WA | OPEN BOOKS & APRIL PRESENTS @The Pine Box w/ Lauren Ireland + Mathias Svalina
7/8 / 7pm | Missoula, MT | Poetry Reading @Shakespeare & CO w/ Mathias Svalina
7/10 @ 7pm | Salt Lake City, UT | House Reading @434 East Third Avenue w/ Mathias Svalina
7/11 | Denver, CO | Poetry Reading @Counterpath w/ Julia Carr + Sarah Boyer + Mathias Svalina
7/12 @ 7pm | Lincoln, NE | Poetry Reading, Rock Show, and Backyard BBQ @3609 S 18th St. w/ Alisa Heinzman + Mathias Svalina + The Churls
7/13 @ 7pm | Council Bluffs, IA | Poetry Reading @Prairie Crossing Winery w/ Natasha Kessler + Janey Gibiisco + Scott Schwalenberg.
7/14 | Iowa City, IA | Poetry Reading @Prairie Lights Bookstore w/ Eireann Lorsung.
7/16 | Davenport, IA | Poetry Reading and Backyard BBQ @2224 Iowa Street
7/19 | Chicago, IL | A Night of Poetry and Music collaboration @Constellation w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson + Kyle Vegter + Jeffrey Allen + more TBA
7/20 | Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL | Poetry on Stage @Pitchfork Music Festival w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
7/21 | Pittsburgh, PA | Regent Square w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson. TBA
7/23 @ 8 pm | Hadley, MA | Poetry Reading @Flying Object w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson + Jane Lewty
7/24 | Boston, MA | Poetry Reading @ Lorem Ipsum Books w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
7/25-26 | Newport, RI | Newport Folk Festival - Third Man Records w/ Janaka Stucky, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Paige Taggart, Kendra DeColo, and Chet Weise
7/27 @ 4-4:30 pm | Governor’s Island, NY | New York City Poetry Festival, The Algonquin Stage as The Lawless Curatorial: Zachary Schomburg + Joshua Marie Wilkinson + Bridget Talone
7/28 | Brooklyn, NY | Poetry Reading @Mellow Pages Library w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson + Marisol Limon Martinez + Amy Lawless + Cecily Iddings
7/29 @ 7:30pm | Philadelphia, PA | Poetry Reading @ L’Etage w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson + Amy Lawless + Cecily Iddings
7/30 | Washington, DC | DC Barrelhouse Presents Black Ocean and Octopus Books @Petworth Citizen Bar and Reading Room w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson + Amy Lawless + Cecily Iddings
7/31 @ 6pm | Richmond, VA | Poetry Reading @Chop Suey Books w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
8/1 @ 8pm | Raleigh, NC | Poetry Reading @So & So Books w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
8/2 | Columbia, SC | Oversound Series. House Reading @1202 Woodrow Street w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
8/3 | Tallahasse, FL | TBA w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
8/4 | New Orleans, LA | TBA w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
8/5 | Baton Rouge, LA | TBA w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
8/6 | Austin, TX | Malvern Books w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
8/7 | Marfa, TX | Marfa Book Co w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson
8/9 | Las Cruces, NM | House Reading @1007 N. Melendres w/ Joshua Marie Wilkinson + Lily Huong
8/11 | Tucson, AZ | House Reading. TBA.
8/11 - 8/12 @ 10-12pm | Tucson, AZ | Workshop on the Short Poem. University of Arizona Poetry Center
8/13 @ 3-5 pm | Tucson, AZ | Artist Reception for Portrait Drawings @University of Arizona Poetry Center and after-party at Hotel Congress. Portraiture show will stay up through the month of August.
8/14. | Los Angeles | TBA
8/15 | San Francisco | TBA.
9/20 @ 7pm | Portland, OR | Bone Tax Reading Series @Anna Bannana’s w/ Joshua Nathaniel Covington White
Pre-order your copy of The Book of Joshua HERE.