

Thu, Nov 02
|Skylight Books
LOS ANGELES - Skylight Books - FREE - In Person event with Chris L. Terry, James Spooner hosted by Morgan Rhodes
Celebrating the release of Black Punk now, James Spooner and Chris L. Terry plus anthology contributors Marcus Clayton and Ashaki M. Jackson read from and discuss the book with host Morgan Rhodes.
Time & Location
Nov 02, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
About the event
Join us for a canonizing, bold, and urgent anthology setting a new precedent for Black Punk Lit, created by generations of Black punks—featuring both new voices and those from the not-so-recent past Black Punk Now is an anthology of contemporary nonfiction, fiction, illustrations, and comics that collectively describe punk today and give punks—especially the Black ones—a wider frame of reference. It shows all of the strains, styles, and identities of Black punk that are thriving, and gives newcomers to the scene more chances to see themselves. Curated from the perspective of Black writers with connections to the world of punk, the collection mixes media as well as generations, creating a new reference point for music-lovers, readers, and historians by capturing the present and looking towards the future. With strong visual elements integrated throughout, this smart, intimate collection is demonstrative of punk by being punk itself: underground, rebellious, aesthetic but not static—workin…