1. I'm honored to have a poem in RealPoetik today.
2. I'll be reading with some poetry luminaries at the Popsickle Festival in Brooklyn on Saturday June 23rd. Along with the brilliant David King, I'm representing the journal Lyre Lyre. (Thanks, Lyres!)
3. On July 21st, I'll also be reading in the Second Annual New York City Poetry Festival on Governors Island, representing the journal Ping Pong.
4. The Stain of Poetry reading series will also be represented at Popsickle and the NYC Poetry Festival, and starting this summer, I am one of the curators of Stain.
Runner-up for L Magazine‘s “2011 Best Reading Series” in Brooklyn, Stain of Poetry showcases a mix of ”weirdo and beautiful poets,” (BlackBook magazine). Readings are held on the last Friday of every month (7 – 9 p.m.) at the beloved Goodbye Blue Monday in Brooklyn. The series is curated by poets Erika Moya, Joanna Penn Cooper, Jenny Zhang, and J. Hope Stein.
Former hosts include founders Amy King and Ana Bozicevic, as well as Christie Ann Reynolds and Steven Karl.
Upcoming events (lots more in the works)
Popsickle Festival – June 23
Hosts: Erika Moya, Joanna Penn Cooper
Readers: Jenny Zhang, Mike Lala, Dan Magers
Readers: Jenny Zhang, Mike Lala, Dan Magers
NYC Poetry Festival - July 21– 2:40 on The Algonquin
Hosts: Joanna Penn Cooper, J. Hope Stein
Readers: Melissa Broder, Todd Colby, Claire Donato
Readers: Melissa Broder, Todd Colby, Claire Donato
5. I had a wonderful time at the Vermont Studio Center. I'm still processing the experience and revisiting the work I did there. I will post more photos at some point. I have some good art, people, and river pictures.
6. More exciting developments are underway, including a collaborative chapbook with Todd Colby. Also, I'm going to see Prometheus today, as my requisite summer blockbuster. I'll keep you posted.
7. There's a small gray bird with a long, flat tail that keeps landing on the tree outside my window. What kind of bird might that be?
Fair warning! I too with the head under pillow, glasses I cannot hear without under the bed, not quite fists--but a blind line to the coffee is necessary.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the publication and the readings. Thank you too for the news! Who knows when I might hop on Amtrak and fly from Philly to NY because I'm starving to hear new readers (new to me)?
Ha-- good to hear you're one of the tribe of not-easy wakers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the congratulations, and it would be lovely to see you at a reading sometime!