Wednesday's Death Match + Ange Mlinko on Thursday

Ugly Duckling Presse presents

Wednesday, May 28, at 8pm [NYC]
6x6 SALON at THE KITCHEN
Release of #15! Readings by 6x6 poets:
Corina Copp, Lawrence Giffin, David Goldstein,
Will Hubbard, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Douglas Rothschild.
& MUSIC by THE QUAVERS and I FEEL TRACTOR.
@ THE KITCHEN
512 W. 19th Street, NYC (free)
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Two Poets + Happy Hour

The Reading at Chrystie St
Curator: Steve Roberts
Featuring: Nathan Austin & Lauren Ireland
Home Sweet Home, 131 Chrystie Street, 7pm
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You Were You Are Elegy by Mary Jo Bang Muckraker by Cate Marvin Sleep by Meghan O'Rourke Conversion Comedy by Ange Mlinko

Poetry Magazine Presents: Two NYC Independent Bookstore Readings Poetry magazine presents two readings at independent NYC bookstores, featuring recent magazine contributors. Admission is free; brief Q&A’s and book signings will follow the readings. Complimentary Poetry magazines and tote bags will be available to attendees! Wednesday, May 28th, 7:00 p.m. Mary Jo Bang, Cate Marvin, Philip Nikolayev, and Meghan O'Rourke. Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St, New York, New York ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thursday, May 29, 7:30 p.m. Lydia Davis, Ange Mlinko, and Lewis Warsh St. Mark’s Bookshop Reading Series, at Solas Bar 232 East Ninth Street New York, New York About Housing Works Bookstore Café Housing Works Bookstore Café is an independent cultural center that offers patrons a unique opportunity to join the fight against AIDS and homelessness. Practicing arts-based philanthropy, Housing Works allows visitors to make a difference simply by buying or donating books; eating at their cafe; coming to concerts, readings, and special events; or volunteering for staff. www.housingworksbookstore.org About St. Mark's Bookshop St. Mark's Bookshop was established in 1977 in New York's East Village, as a community of students, academics, arts professionals and other eclectic readers. The bookshop’s specialties include Cultural Theory, Graphic Design, Poetry & Small Press Publishers, Film Studies and Foreign & Domestic Periodicals & Journals. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Upcoming events to keep an eye out for Veronica Wong@ Control Poetry Series, LIT Issue 14 Launch Party, Fou Launch Party

Not Much of Anything

You know in New York there are always readings and other literary events to attend. I believe the Book Expo begins today or was it last night? My lack of knowledge should clue you in that I'm taking a week off and not doing much of anything for a couple of reasons:

1) I start one of those 40 hr week jobs next week and 2) somehow I've managed to hurt my foot so it only feels good when I'm not walking anywhere 'tho i will succomb to the call of coffee soon and hobble over to The Bean + I need to go to Cobble Hill because I could have a week of Netflix and rejection (oh i mean acceptance) letters bulging from my mailbox!

Right now I'm reading the new issue of LIT, Crazyhorse, and half reading Poetry Magazine plus Joanna Fuhrman's Frued in Brooklyn. LIT is pretty solid (of course i'd lie and say it was even if it wasn't since i'm on the editorial staff) with lots of Ashbery Festival essays, and Crazyhorse has new poems from Michele Glazer and Albert Goldbarth!