Observable Margins Book Group: Rick Barot

St. Louis Poetry Center
N/A
Saint Louis, MO 63103
United States

VIRTUAL EVENT

St. Louis Poetry Center is excited to announce a new Observable series book group: Observable Margins. Led by SLPC teaching artist and local bookseller Sarah Tisdale, the book group will meet to discuss the poets’ featured titles. Book group registration includes a copy of the book, a discussion guide, and a special visit with the poet. Book groups are limited to 15 spots, and registration is first come, first serve. On November 11th at 7pm CT, the featured title is Rick Barot’s The Galleons. Register here.

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Rick Barot

Rick Barot is the author of Moving the Bones. He was born in the Philippines, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and attended Wesleyan University and The Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa.His fourth book of poems The Galleons was published by Milkweed Editions in 2020. It was listed on the top ten poetry books for 2020 by the New York Public Library, was a finalist for the Pacific Northwest Book Awards, and was on the longlist for the National Book Award. He teaches at Pacific Lutheran University and lives in Tacoma, Washington.
The Galleons: Poems book cover
Poetry

The Galleons

Poems
By
Rick Barot
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry

In The Galleons, Rick Barot widens his scope, contextualizing the immigrant journey of his Filipino-American family in the larger history and aftermath of colonialism.