Tuesday, March 24, 2009

JAMES SHERRY + CECILIA VICUÑA



SEGUE READING SERIES @ BOWERY POETRY CLUB
Saturday March 28, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
308 BOWERY, just north of Houston
$6 admission goes to support the readers

James Sherry is the author of more than 10 books of poetry and prose. His most recent publication, Sorry: Environmental Poetics, is forthcoming from Factory School later this year. He is the editor/publisher of Roof Books and founder of The Segue Foundation.

Cecilia Vicuña performs and exhibits her work widely in Europe, Latin America and the U.S. Templo e’Saliva / Spit Temple, a collection of her oral performances, edited by Rosa Alcalá, is forthcoming by Factory School Press.

The Segue Reading Series is made possible by the support of The Segue Foundation. For more information, please visit seguefoundation.com, bowerypoetry.com, or call (212) 614-0505. Curators for February-March: Nada Gordon & Gary Sullivan.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

K. SILEM MOHAMMAD and LYTLE SHAW



Segue Reading Series @ Bowery Poetry Club

Saturdays March 21 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
308 Bowery, just north of Houston
$6 admission goes to support the readers

K. Silem Mohammad is the author Breathalyzer (Edge Books, 2008), A Thousand Devils (Combo Books, 2004), and Deer Head Nation (Tougher Disguises, 2003). Abraham Lincoln, which he edits with Anne Boyer, is the single most significant poetry magazine in North America that always features a large cat and a rainbow on its front cover.

Lytle Shaw’s most recent books include The Chadwick Family Papers (a collaboration with Jimbo Blachly, Periscope, 2009) and Frank O'Hara: The Poetics of Coterie (University Of Iowa Press, 2006).

The Segue Reading Series is made possible by the support of The Segue Foundation. For more information, please visit seguefoundation.com, bowerypoetry.com, or call (212) 614-0505. Curators for February-March: Nada Gordon & Gary Sullivan.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

THE GRAPHIC POEM | RECEPTION + READING
Woodland Pattern, Sunday March 15, 2:00 p.m.




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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

CHARLES BERNSTEIN + ADEENA KARASICK


Segue Reading Series @ Bowery Poetry Club

Saturday March 14, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
308 BOWERY, just north of Houston
$6 admission goes to support the readers

Charles Bernstein is the CFO of the Center for Avant-Garde Comedy and Stand-Up Poetry. His most recent book is Blind Witness: Three American Operas.

Adeena Karasick is the 2008 winner of the MPS mobile award, poet media artist and author of six books of poetry and poetic theory. Forthcoming is Amuse Bouche Tasty Treats for the Mouth (Talonbooks, 2009). She teaches Film and Literature at CUNY.

The Segue Reading Series is made possible by the support of The Segue Foundation. For more information, please visit seguefoundation.com, bowerypoetry.com, or call (212) 614-0505. Curators for February-March: Nada Gordon & Gary Sullivan.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

JEROME SALA and RACHEL ZOLF
SEGUE READING SERIES @ BOWERY POETRY CLUB
Saturday March , 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
308 BOWERY, just north of Houston
$6 admission goes to support the readers

Jerome Sala has been described as an “honorable hysteric” by critic Peter Schjeldahl. His latest book is Look Slimmer Instantly from Soft Skull Press. Other books include cult classics such as Spaz Attack, I Am Not a Juvenile Delinquent and The Trip.

Rachel Zolf’s collections include Human Resources (Coach House, 2007), which won the 2008 Trillium Book Award for Poetry, Shoot and Weep (Nomados, 2008), and Masque (Mercury, 2004).

The Segue Reading Series is made possible by the support of The Segue Foundation. For more information, please visit seguefoundation.com, bowerypoetry.com, or call (212) 614-0505.

Curators for February-March: Nada Gordon & Gary Sullivan.