Gabriel Ojeda-Sague and Davon Clark: May 17th at Pilsen Books

May Six Points Reading with

Gabriel Ojeda-Sague & Davon Clark

May 17th 7-8pm

Pilsen Books

Please join us for the May installment of the Six Points Reading Series featuring Davon Clark and Gabriel Ojeda-Sague. The Six Points Series is a program of the Chicago Poetry Center, curated by Doe Parker, artistic direction by Elizabeth Metzger Sampson. As always, this event is free and open to the public. Accessibility varies by venue, please see below for this month’s details.

Pilsen Community Books is located in Pilsen at 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608. Venue is accessible by CTA.

About the Readers

Gabriel Ojeda-Sague is a gay, Latino Leo living in Chicago. He is the author of Losing Miami (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2019), Jazzercise is a Language (The Operating System, 2018), and Oil and Candle (Timeless, Infinite Light, 2016). He is also the author of chapbooks on gay sex, Cher, the Legend of Zelda, and anxious bilingualism. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago.

Davon Clark is a Philadelphia-raised writer and photographer based in Chicago. His art looks to fill in the gaps left behind in coverage of the worlds that he’s involved with and peripheral to. He uses investigative journalism practice to inform how he approaches his work and its uses. He likes flowers and the little things in life.

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Accessibility
The bookstore is not ADA accessible and has a two step walk up.

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