Join us and our guests Mark Fishbein, Keith Parsons, and Dana Gittings from the DC Poetry Collective as they discuss the new issue of iNK BLOTS!

iNK BLOTS vol. 2 is the second compilation of poems from the DC Poetry Collective. We are ten poets offering a total of sixty-two poems which cover a wide range of subjects from nature to love, eroticism, politics, social commentary, death and more.

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Mark Fishbein is the “host” of this creative gang, for the last 5 years, he's called the meetings and acted as the chair, but little more. A New York native now living in DC, Mark has been writing poetry for over 50 years, published around, and currently has five collections available. A book of translations is currently being considered by the poet Paul Eluard. He is also a guitarist in classical and samba style. Pre-COVID, Mark performed at poetry readings, art openings, bars and weddings.

Keith David Parsons is an Adams Morgan resident, West Virginia native, and less conflicted about those facts than you might think. He believes a poem without a message is like a big hole without spikes in the bottom--why would you dig it? Ask him about his yoga dungeon.

Dana Gittings has been part of the DC Poetry Collective since April 2019. Her work explores themes such as alcohol misuse and recovery, identity, and desire. Dana is inspired by ecopoetics, surrealism, psychoanalytic theory, and spoken word, and likes to experiment with shape, ekphrastic, and found poetry. Her poetry has been featured in Abridged, Under the Basho, and Avatar, the literary magazine of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

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This event will be hosted in-person at Lost City Books! Masks will be required of attendees.

iNK BLOTS vol. 2 is available at Lost City Books!