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We celebrated the 20th anniversary of Black Ocean—a pioneering independent literary press dedicated to amplifying bold, visionary voices in contemporary poetry—with a special poetry reading featuring Carrie Olivia Adams, Tessa Bolsover, Joe Hall, Nathan Hoks, and S. Whitney Holmes. This milestone event honored Black Ocean’s commitment to innovation, risk-taking, and global literary engagement, while these poets share work that speaks to Black Ocean’s history of publishing boundary-pushing, transformative work.
We celebrated the 20th anniversary of Black Ocean—a pioneering independent literary press dedicated to amplifying bold, visionary voices in contemporary poetry—with a special poetry reading featuring Carrie Olivia Adams, Tessa Bolsover, Joe Hall, Nathan Hoks, and S. Whitney Holmes. This milestone event honored Black Ocean’s commitment to innovation, risk-taking, and global literary engagement, while these poets share work that speaks to Black Ocean’s history of publishing boundary-pushing, transformative work.
