D.R. Wagner, Dave Boles, and Sean Vanderaa

On the 10/18/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:

Dr. Andy welcomes the two featured poets of the week: D.R. Wagner and Dave Boles. Wagner kicks off the hour by sharing his affinity for late night writing and interacting with the realm of fantasy. He loves to abandon logic and the expected, as well as to explore the many different voices he uses when writing poetry. He then shares a love poem from his new book Vigils. Dave Boles explains his process of working visually first before finding the words. He especially practices methods through his work with Cold River Press. UC Davis Undergraduate Sean Vanderaa closes out the hour by discussing the launch of the AI Student Collective, a UC Davis campus organization focused on AI literacy and inclusion. Through his role as the Vice President of Member Development, Vanderaa hopes to expand others’ knowledge of AI and ethics. Dr. Andy and Vanderaa discuss the pitfalls of AI and the new software updates within generative AI applications that bring users closer to the prospect of generating satisfactory poetry.

D.R. Wagner is the author of over thirty books and chapbooks of poetry and letters. He founded press : today : niagara in Niagara Falls, NY in 1965 and later Runcible Spoon (press) in the mid 1960’s and produced over fifty magazines and chapbooks. He co-wrote The Egyptian Stroboscope with d.a. levy in the late 1960’s. He read with Jim Morrison of the Doors in a legendary reading with Morrison and Michael McClure and has read with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Al Winans, d.a. levy, Ann Waldman and many, many other poets over the past 40 years. His work is much published and has appeared in numerous translations. He has exhibited visual poetry with the likes of William Burroughs, Byron Gysin, Ian Hamilton Finlay, bill bissett, and international language/concrete poets in venues ranging from The Musee de Arts Decoratifs, at the Louvre, to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. He is also a visual artist, producing miniature needle-made tapestries that have been exhibited internationally and are included in numerous publications and museum collections. He is, further, a professional musician, working as a singer-songwriter and playing guitar and keyboards. Teaching Design at the University of California at Davis since 1988, he also teaches in the Honors program at the University conducting classes in Poetry by Design. His most recent books include VIGILS and his four volume Quartet, DISTANT LIGHTS. He continues to perform and publish poetry regularly. He currently lives in Locke, Ca.

Dave Boles, is a Publisher, Writer and Designer. Founder of the magazine Primal Urge, he also created the anthology Voices, which he publishes through his press, Cold River Press. He has published, designed, edited and written numerous books, articles, and periodicals, both nationally and internationally.  Through his church, The Church Of The Illuminated Monkey, he works to dispel the myth that faith needs religion in order to flourish. He lives at his retreat, Lake House, with his wife, Mrs. America, and a variety of spirits and animals.

The Poetry Night Reading Series is excited to feature D.R. Wagner and Dave Boles at 7 PM on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, on the first floor of the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street in Davis. Find out more about Dr. Andy's Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis, California by visiting

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