Amongst The Giants

The lists of best-of(s) continues & you know I like to make lists so check out my three picks over at HTMLGIANT.

Here are two readings that I can't make but I'm sure will be amazing:

We have good news! The Reading at Chrystie Street has moved! You can now find us at

The Four Faced Liar
165 West 4th Street, between 6th & 7th Avenues
on the third Thursday of every month,
7 PM SHARP, as always.

We have better news! Thursday, December 17th brings us the charming Dan Hoy & the acrobatic Justin Lacour. You will not want to miss this, even if you have to sit behind that damn pillar because you arrived a little late.

Dan Hoy lives in Brooklyn and is co-founder of the art, literature, and philosophy magazine SOFT TARGETS. His work includes GLORY HOLE | THE HOT TUB (Mal-O-Mar, 2009) written with Jon Leon, BASIC INSTINCT: POEMS (Triple Canopy, 2008), and OUTTAKES (Lame House Press, 2007).

Justin Lacour lives in Astoria, Queens. His poems have appeared in jubilat, Conjunctions, Soft Targets, Horseless Review, and Mustachioed.
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Friday, December 18th, 8pm

Joshua Beckman
Graham Foust
**Followed by a moderated Q&A!

ALL READINGS TAKE PLACE AT:

Outpost

1014 Fulton St

(grand & classon)

G to Clinton/Washington, C to Franklin

Insanity Straight- No Chaser

I've been listening to my old ipod- the one that doesn't stay charged for longer than 30 minutes but plays fine while plugged in a Bose speaker which keeps it on constant charged (don't we all have a friend that could be dubbed "constant charged?") so it's been hood (hence the video on previous post) Beach Boys, and The Warlocks non-stop (has anyone heard the latest Warlocks lp? I haven't).

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Today will be a cold-ass-uninspiring-day to check out the cherry blossom festival. No surprise there, right?

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Even though Anne Carson has been holding it down at NYU for more than a minute now + has done various readings in nyc/bk poetry peeps are still gonna FREAK on Monday's reading + it's with Grahm Foust- that's straight heavy- hitting. Get there early is my only advice my only advice is to get there early early my advice to get getting early there early there get to getting advice only is early

I'm out like Sloop John B
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Join us this Monday (May 5) when we are having the incomparable Anne Carson, author (most recently, of Decreation) and translator (most recently, Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides), the wonderful Graham Foust, author of three book of poems (most recently, of Necessary Stranger), and an exciting young poet Misty Harper, author of Guarding The Violins (winner of 2005 PSA chapbook award). We are going to have the whole bar available for the reading, but we suggest you come early to find a seat.

Monday May 5, 7:30 PM

Anne Carson
Graham Foust
Misty Harper

11th Street Bar,

510 E. 11th Street (Between Avenues A & B)

Closest subway stops are the L at 1st Ave.;

other close stops include the L at 3rd Ave. and the 4/5/6/N/R/Q/W at Union Square.
Detailed directions can be found here: http://www.readab.com/directions.html

*Books will be made available for purchase from Mobile Libris!*

Please see our website for poems and more from our readers!
http://www.readab.com/cal.html

Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. She is currently working collaboratively with a number of artists in NYC and will present a new play called Uncle Harry

at Housing Works on May 8th.

Graham Foust

Born in Tennessee and raised in Wisconsin, Graham Foust is the author of three books of poems: As in Every Deafness, Leave the Room to Itself, and Necessary Stranger. The former guitar player for Johnny Negative and His Ark of Hate, he directs the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing at Saint Mary’s College of California and lives in Oakland with his wife and son.

Misty Harper

studied writing in the MFA Creative Writing program of Indiana University. In 2005, The Poetry Society of America published her chapbook Guarding The Violins, which was selected by Charles Simic. She currently lives in Atlanta.