The Boukra Collective
Poetry & Essays
The Boukra Collective is a group of writers, scholars, and artists in the Monterey area with varying levels of affiliation with Old Capitol Books.
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News and Updates
“À propos de la poésie collaborative” par Brian Sheffield (et trois poèmes collaboratifs)
Poète et éditeur, Brian Sheffield, se demande pourquoi nous devrions parfois abandonner l’individualisme et l’égoïsme de l’auteur solitaire. La poésie, dans ses meilleurs moments, est collaborative. Ici, il explore certaines des raisons de l’écriture collaborative, et inclut trois exemples du collectif Boukra.
“On Collaborative Poetry” by Brian Sheffield (plus three collaborative poems)
Poet and editor, Brian Sheffield, considers why we should sometimes abandon the individualism and egoism of the solitary author. Poetry, when at its best, is collaborative. Here he explores some of why of collaborative poetry writing, and includes three examples from the Boukra Collective.
New poem by Jean Vengua, “I Would Rather Not”
Jean Vengua writes about living in constant grief for both a present and a future that does not exist in the way she was made to expect, suggesting the kind of isolation online living creates.
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