Description
Join us at Upstart & Crow for an evening of poetry with Brooklyn-based poet Alisha Mascarenhas, joined by local writers Sasha J. Langford and Danielle LaFrance, as we celebrate the launch of Mascarenhas’ new collection, A Catalogue of Risk.
This debut book of poetry is a “volte-face of the neoliberal market economy’s construction of isolated, individual safety… Mascarenhas lingers in the question of risk as it arises in daily life and intimacy. Through a close study and partial translation of philosopher-psychoanalyst Anne Dufourmantelle’s Éloge du risque (2011), her poems posit risk as a fissure, through which we might imagine yet-unknown futures,” says publisher Wendy’s Subway.
Books will be on hand for sale and signing. This event is free, but please register for your spot here as capacity is limited!
More about the fellow readers:
Sasha J. Langford is a composer and interdisciplinary artist, who works at the intersection of sound, writing, performance, and social practice. Sasha’s solo and collaborative work has been presented at Ehkä-Kutomo (Turku, FI), FestivALT (Kraków, PL), Lines of Flight Festival of Experimental Music (Dunedin, NZ), Ende Tymes (Brooklyn, NY), and the Western Front (Vancouver, BC), among other venues. She teaches, organizes, thinks, and conspires on occupied xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ territories known as Vancouver.
Danielle LaFrance is a poet and information de-professional. Their commitments revolve around questions of liberation, resistance, and pleasure. LaFrance is the author of species branding (Capilano University Editions, 2010), Friendly + Fire (Talonbooks, 2016), JUST LIKE I LIKE IT (Talonbooks, 2019), and #postdildo (Talonbooks, 2022). Chapbooks include Tentacle Rasa and pink slip. They collaborated on the feminist materialist co-reading and journal series About a Bicycle (with A Jamali Rad) and currently on the ad finitum intertextual sound project Yes, Sydo (with Josh Rose). Their poetry and critical work have appeared in journals and magazines such as The Capilano Review, ASAP Journal, Chicago Review, and LESTE.
About Upstart & Crow:
Located on Granville Island, Upstart & Crow is a not-for-profit literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events, workshops, literary launches, unique partnerships — and yes, we also sell books!
Accessibility:
The main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees.
Questions: hello[at]upstartandcrow.com.
