Spokane Civic Theatre
1020 N Howard St
Spokane, WA 99201
United States
Free and open to the public. Limited patron tickets can be purchased at Eventbrite.
Join Brooke Matson, innovative cellist Third Seven, and Lindsay Hill at the Spokane Civic Theatre (Main Stage) for a special performance celebrating the release of In Accelerated Silence by Brooke Matson, selected by Mark Doty as the winner of the 2019 Jake Adam York Prize and published by Milkweed Editions. This theatrical evening will include dramatic poetry performances by Brooke Matson with musical interludes by Third Seven. Drinks, books, and CDs by Third Seven will be available for purchase beginning at 7:00 PM while supplies last. Book signing to follow the performance. Free and open to the public.
DOORS OPEN 7:00 PM · PERFORMANCE BEGINS 7:30 PM
RESERVE 1 of 20 LIMITED-EDITION BROADSIDES
https://inacceleratedsilence.eventbrite.com
By purchasing 1 of 20 patron tickets ($20), you help cover out-of-pocket expenses for this event. Patrons will receive a limited-edition, hand-printed broadside (only 20 prints) of Brooke Matson’s poem “How to Eat a Pomegranate.” Deep gratitude for your support of the arts!
PARKING · To the south of the Spokane Civic Theatre in Dean Street, which has metered parking along the road. Meters are free after 7 PM. To the east and west are Diamond Parking Lots.
Brooke Matson
Brooke Matson is a poet, book artist, and the 2016 recipient of the Artist Trust GAP award and Centrum residency. Her first collection of poems, The Moons, was published by Blue Begonia Press in 2012; her second, In Accelerated Silence, was selected by Mark Doty as winner of the Jake Adam York Prize and will be published by Milkweed Editions in 2020.
This winner of the Jake Adam York Prize creates an unforgettable portrait of loss full of urgency and heartache and philosophical daring.