A Reading with Moon Tide Press: In Celebration of the Language of Fractions

After a year-long book tour for The Language of Fractions, author, Nicelle Davis is concluding this journey with the Moon Tide Press family at Beyond Baroque. Join us for the final reading of the tour celebrating this collection. Featuring Susan Hayden, Jeremy Ra, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Rich Ferguson, Terri Niccum, Daniel McGinn, Peggy Dobreer, and Nicelle Davis. Book signings will follow after the readings.

Nicelle Davis's collection The Language of Fractions explores the question of whether we love wholly or only in parts. Employing found poetry, Davis raises issues of omphalophobia, love over time, missed communication, superficiality, and environmental destruction. Through her use of juxtaposing images and writing styles, Davis shows how love can be fragile and can often fail. The Language of Fractions does not simply comment on love, but also paints a picture of a broken world. It obsesses over the question: Do we love wholly or only in parts?

7:30 PM Doors Open I 8:00 PM: Readings

Livestream: If you can’t join us in-person the event will be livestreamed on at the scheduled time of the event. A Link will be sent to you 24 hours prior to the event after registering.

About the author

Nicelle Davis is a California poet, collaborator, and performance artist. Her poetry collections include The Walled Wife (Red Hen Press, 2016), In the Circus of You (Rose Metal Press, 2015), Becoming Judas (Red Hen Press, 2013), and Circe (Lowbrow Press, 2011). The Language of Fractions was recently released from Moon Tide Press. Her poetry film collaborations with Cheryl Gross have been shown across the world. She has taught poetry at Youth for Positive Change, an organization that promotes success for youth in secondary schools, MHA, Volunteers of America in their Homeless Youth Center, and with Red Hen’s WITS program. She is the creator of The Poetry Circus and collaborator on the Nevermore Poetry Festival. She currently teaches Middle School.

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