Joe West and Donald Levering team to read from Levering’s new book of poems, Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility. The reading performance will be in a unique style of “overlap and double-down” accompanied by Gary Barten’s original, live music within an art installation by Barbara Mehlman of sculpture and fiber and lighting.

Levering is a well-known poet in Santa Fe with national awards who curates poetry readings. Barten has contributed to the local artistic scene with his nouveau-Symbolist painting and multi-faceted music concerts, and by hosting the Poets@HERE Gallery series. Actor, musician, playwright West is the beloved impresario of the Theatre of Death series. Mehlman’s unique installation art, which merges several disparate elements, has garnered her and her Blue Studio recognition from Santa Fe and beyond.