Katy Bohinc and Paul Ebenkamp: October 1, 2015

Katy Bohinc reads "Necessity of Loneliness" by Gau Xingjian. She then reads "Dear Alain, There, got it, round two," "Dear Alain, The isolated hysteria of city dwelling," "Dear Alain, I think when you talk about Multiplicity," "Dear Alain, I want to meet you very badly," "Dear Alain, I recognize that I am being sassy," "Oh Mr. Badiou!," "Dear Alain, Forgive me," "Dear Alain, I thought all day of what I would write you," "Dear Alain, If it is the continuation of the canon," "Dear Alain, I thought being with you, openly," "Dear Alain, Please, write soon," "Affair #1," "Dear Alain, Philosophers and poets," and "Dear Alain, I'm sick from being serious" from Dear Alain.

Paul Ebenkamp reads from The Louder the Room The Darker the Screen, and from manuscript, "Phony Limitations," "I Was Envious for Fair Realism," "Hell is Now Love," "Indifference," End of," "Freedom Does Its Best to Disappoint," "Sisters of Circle World," "Dependence," and an untitled visual piece.

Katy Bohinc and Paul Ebenkamp converse with one another and entertain questions from the audience. Bohinc remarks on her inspiration for her book Dear Alain, on differences between poetry and philosophy, and on the philosophy of naming. Ebenkamp remarks on the de-emphasis of titles in his work, on his book, The Louder the Room the Darker the Screen and its lack of theme, and on the importance of somatic practices and alternating writing instruments, among other subjects.