Words and Music by Metta Sáma EXCERPTS: “King’s book is not quiet; hers is an aesthetics of sound fractured, fragmented, compounded, mixed, remixed, sampled, jointed, yes, even anointed. (Check out the cover of this book, it’s sparseness of image, this blaringly red background, these glaringly gray figures, mouths open. Caught mid-pounce (whose in danger? (you…
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Time: 7:30pm – 10:30pm Location: erika’s loft Street: williamsburg City/Town: South Brooklyn, NY Join me for three great writers: Amy King, Ana Božičević and Jeni Olin– Ana Božičević emigrated to NYC from Croatia in 1997. Her first book, Stars of the Night Commute, will be…
Amy King is in the throes of grading, writing, and other things. She’ll be back soon. In the meantime, enjoy a new video from the last Akron/Family album: And if you’re really bored, please visit this interview I did with half of the Akron/Family many moons ago — but be careful, the music early on…
Somebody just told me that I made the front page of PennSound today! So here I am, in all of my verbal-stumbling glory, complete with a rare pic they found (at least, an older one) – thanks, PennSound! Please enjoy responsibly: Amy King @ PennSound Today, we’re happy to announce the addition of two new…
Find out more with Ariana Reines, Sept. 26th @ Stain Bar [PLEASE NOTE: Ariana was not aware that we were taping, & we were all feeling festive & anxious about the imminent presidential debate.] Please visit our new reading series site to view videos of Ariana Reines reading dreams & Coeur de Lion and answering…
I’ll be here: Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 7:00 p.m. September 26th @ 7 p.m. – Stain Bar – Williamsburg, Brooklyn ** Alan Bajandas, Arpine Konyalian Grenier, Kristi Maxwell, Ariana Reines, Larissa Shmailo, & Erin Virgil ** ~~~~~ Now take in a little Sam Shephard reading Cesar Vallejo ~~~~~ Much On The Cliffs: The Philosophies of…
You might come to Pete’s. Why? Because we like you! This Friday! September 12th! At 7pm! with Amy King, Leslie Anne Mcilroy with guitarist Don Bertschman & Nellie Bridge! Our Fate is in Their Hands! Amy King is the author of I’m the Man Who Loves You and Antidotes for an Alibi, both from Blazevox…
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Valzhyna Mort speaks out and who among the angelic blog-reading hordes will listen? Listen! And don’t miss Matvei Yankelevich, Anna Moschovakis, Ryan Murphy and Michael Ball, all youtubed for your eyes and ears. Go now!
Next month, from Thurs. Sept. 18-Sun. Sept. 21, we’ll be putting on the second annual Welcome to Boog City poetry and music festival. It will feature performances from 49 poets, 13 musical acts, and one theater company over the four days. Among the highlights are: —a night devoted to Durham, N.C. small press minor/american; —a…
Read more SUN, SEPT. 21st @ 3:00 p.m.- Race and Poetry: Integrating the Experimental
He’s also got a new reading series in Brooklyn. Coming up: September 17: Colic + Gardinier + Liu Bring your queer ears forth to hear September’s Uncalled-For poets: DANICA COLIC SUZANNE GARDINIER & TIMOTHY LIU Wednesday September 17 / 7 pm /free DANICA COLIC lives in Brooklyn and teaches writing at Hunter College, where she…
The Stain of Poetry: A Reading Series is all ready to rumble! By that I mean our reading schedule for the rest of the year has been finalized. Let’s take a peek at July’s line-up but without the pictures that you get to see at The Stain of Poetry blog: July 25th @ 7 p.m.…
That is, another fellow city dweller, poet and Tarpaulin Sky publisher, Christian Peet, jumped the ship of Brooklyn long before I did for gorgeous Vermont and has recently taken up the rickshaw as a means of fighting big oil and making a nickel here and there for supplies. A note from his site, “My best…
Marshmallow Roast Join us for a poetry reading in the backyard at Harrison Space as part of the Bushwick Arts Festival. Saturday, June 7, 2008 9:00pm – 10:00pm Harrison Space 14 Harrison Pl Brooklyn, NY Tao Lin is the author of the poetry-collection, COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (Melville House, 2008), and a few other books. http://reader-of-depressing-books.blogspot.com Elisa…
Friday, May 16th @ 7pm Morgan Lucas Schuldt is the author of Verge (Parlor Press: Free Verse Editions, 2007) and Otherhow (Kitchen Press, 2007), a chapbook. He lives in Tucson where he edits the literary journal CUE. Amy King is the author of I’m the Man Who Loves You and Antidotes for an Alibi (Blazevox…
Saturday, May 17th, 3-8pm Doors 2:30 pm, $6 Ana Božičević John Coletti Kate Greenstreet Sarah Gridley Katy Henriksen Shannon Jonas Jennifer Kronovet Mark Lamoureux Timothy Liu Chris Martin Jess Mynes Cate Peebles Christopher Rizzo Matthew Rohrer Frank Sherlock Joanna Sondheim Shanxing Wang Rebecca Wolff & music from The Hadacol Hosted by Cannibal, Saltgrass, Harp &…
That’s some juicy chap, Jane. The Henriksen’s have released Jane Gregory’s first book, THE SECOND IS THIRST, in an edition of 100 at the low price of seven smackers. I’d say, after spending a bit of time with it this morning, you’re getting a deal. Matt and Katy put each copy together themselves, so the…
Baltimore to Brooklyn: I’m back. Nothing like a few days away to get fresh eyes. Sometimes, just once in awhile, I get sick of the posing and competition and rushing and hipper-than-thou attitudes … you know, everything involved with living in a populated, artsy part of town. As they say, BK baby… so much going…
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