(outside Art Garden)

For at the First Glance by Justin William Evans

For at the First Glance is a poetic celebration of creation, based on an incomplete poem by Christopher Smart, written during his involuntary confinement in St. Luke's Hospital in the 18th century. The performance features a durational reading of an edited and expanded version of the original text, partially generative and improvised, along with audience participation through recitation and drawing on a temporary wall.

Justin William Evans

Justin Evans is a poet and electrician and a few other adjacent things. He's served as co-editor of Vanilla Sex Magazine and poetry editor of QU. His poetry has appeared in Gutslut Press, Blood Orange Review, Defunct magazine, and elsewhere. His writing credits for the stage include A Tonguey Kiss for Samuel Davidson, Satan v. Laundry, and Ubu Roi: a reading with rage games and weepery. He holds an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte.