Category Archives: Events

Harry Hunsicker: First Hearings at The Wild Detectives

The Grid First Hearings: Harry Hunsicker Where: The Wild Detectives When: September 24, 7 pm Hosted by: Charles Dee Mitchell   The Grid (Thomas & Mercer; August 2015) A former federal law enforcement contractor with a somewhat spotty record, Jon Cantrell has seen—and done—just about everything. Now he’s a sheriff, keeping the peace in small-town Texas. […]

Zach Dodson @ Wild Detectives

When: Tuesday, October 19, 7 pm What: First Hearings Hosted by Charles Dee Mitchell Zach Dodson is a book designer particularly interested in visual narrative. He has designed books for many independent presses, most notably featherproof books, which he founded in Chicago in 2005. Texan Zachary Thomas is the author and illustrator of Bats of the Republic, an illuminated novel due […]

ArtSpeak: Dennis Gonzalez The Doctrine of Heiromancy & YELLS AT EEL

When: October 24 What: ArtSpeak Where: 409 A, N. Tyler St, Oak Cliff FREE!  Wordspace and Mighty Fine Arts present “The Doctrine of Heiromancy-Works on Paper” a one night only pop up show featuring new work by Dennis Gonzalez and a performance by Yells at Eels Divination is at the heart of heiromancy and that might also describe the aesthetic approach of Dennis […]

Everyman’s Poet: Martha Heimberg on Ted Kooser

When: Thursday, April 14, 7 pm Salon: Private Residence, RSVP wordspace@wordspace.us What: Everyman’s Poet: Ted Kooser’s Down-to-Earth Poems, Essays and Surprising Musical Verse Bonus: Lisa Huffaker performs Refreshments made possible by Ben E. Keith     Critic and everyday painter Martha Heimberg and poet, mezzo soprano, guitarist  and joyful artist Lisa Huffaker lead an evening […]

New Transcendentalism: Martha Heimberg on H is for Hawk

When: Thursday, December 3 Salon: Private Residence, RSVP: wordspace@wordspace Refreshments made possible by Ben E. Keith and Spiral Diner! Blood Sport: Helen McDonald’s H is for Hawk Critic Martha Heimberg places Helen Walker’s H is For Hawk in the feral and vivid tradition of literary nature writing, from Thoreau and Emerson in America’s great Romantic […]