September 22
261 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
Cedar Sigo reads from his new collection published by City Lights Books
Stranger in Town is the much-anticipated second collection by San Francisco poet Cedar Sigo. Reflecting queer identity while eschewing clichéd aesthetics, Stranger exudes an urban mysticism redolent of the SF Renaissance—particularly John Wieners—as it collages the fragmented experience of contemporary culture. Among its highlights are the sublime long poem, "Music for Torching," written in collaboration with Nathan Berlinguette and Will Yackulic, the translation of "Villon," the biographical "Notes on Joan Crawford," and prose meditations on poetry like "The Sun" and "The Emerald Tablet."
The fourth installment of Spotlight poetry series, Stranger in Town is the second full-length collection by San Francisco poet Cedar Sigo. Reflecting queer identity while eschewing all clichés, Stranger exudes an urban mysticism redolent of the SF Renaissance—particularly John Weiners—as it collages the fragmented experiences of contemporary culture.
Born in 1978 on the Suquamish Indian Reservation in Washington state, Cedar Sigo studied at Naropa under Anne Waldman and Lisa Jarnot. His first book, Selected Writings (2003), was reprinted in a revised edition in 2005. A writer on art, literature, and film, Sigo recently blogged for SFMOMA's Open Space.
About the Author
Cedar Sigo was born in 1978 on the Suquamish Indian Reservation in Washington State. He obtained an MFA from the Naropa Institute, studying poetry under Anne Waldman and Lisa Jarnot. After moving to San Francisco in 1999, Sigo published his first book, Selected Writings, with Ugly Duckling Presse. He writes on art and literature and recently blogged for SFMOMA.
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