Readings

Amy Award Winner Simone Kearney Reads Tonight!

by Micah Towery October 20, 2010 Readings

We like to big up our own, and Simone Kearney is definitely worth the big up. In case you didn’t know, Simone won the Amy Award for the best female poet under 30 in NY. Because of that, she will be giving a reading TONIGHT at the New York Society Library from 6 to 8pm.

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Michael Klein’s New Poetry Book, Upcoming Readings

by Micah Towery October 13, 2010 Poems News Events

[Readings & New Book]

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Harry Mathews’ New Poetry Book, Upcoming Reading

by Micah Towery October 13, 2010 Poems News Events

[Poetry Reading: Oct. 19]

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My First Day at Dodge

by Joe Weil October 9, 2010 Food
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The church doesn’t look like much from outside, but when you enter it, Oh my God! And not one, but two grand pianos in perfect tune! The one I played was a 150 year old Steinway—with an amazingly delicate upper range, perfect bel canto bass, and not much volume. It was an intimate Steinway, made specifically for just such a classy church.

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FOR OUR NYC READERS: Hunter College Fall Reading Series

by Micah Towery October 4, 2010 Performance

Hunter College puts together a great reading series every semester. When I was there, I got to see Robert Pinsky, Mark Strand, Ed Hirsch, Mary Karr, Anne Carson, Frank Bidart, Gary Shteyngart, and tons more. It’s free (and so is the wine and cheese–at least when I was a student), but you should RSVP.

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Rules for Readers

by Joe Weil September 27, 2010 Poetry
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Never, never say: three more poems, or six more poems, or any number. Someone in the audience is thinking, ” Oh my God, six more? This is torture.” Just read and when you have come to your last poem, say thank you.

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