Upcoming National and New York State Literary and Special Events en-us http://www.nyslittree.org Copyright 2010, New York State Literary Tree info@nyslittree.org (Editor) info@nyslittree.org (Webmaster) http://www.nyslittree.org http://www.nyslittree.org/layouts/nyslt.001/default/images/leaf.gif http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/1756F126-19B9-EB12-B0DA3C0E552058DF/categoryId/1.cfm TREADWELL, NY -- Paul Hamill has published poetry in many journals including Georgia Review, Southern Review, Cortland Review, Seneca Review and Stone Canoe. His most recent collections are chapbooks: Winter Mild (Pudding House, 2003), Congregation (Ithaca College, 2009) and The Book of Minotaurs (Split Oak, 2009). He has received grant funding from the New York State Council for the Arts and other sources for workshops and workshops and readings for seniors as well as for high school students. Father and grandfather, parenting is one of his favorite topics. He lives with his wife in Ithaca and works as a senior administrator at Ithaca College. He was Poet Laureate of Tompkins County in 2007 and 2008. Shirley Powell began her lifelong poet's journey in third grade in an Ohio hamlet called Reilly, and her first poems appeared in newspapers and in a collection of school children's poems published by the state's department of education. As an undergraduate at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, she won two prizes for her poems; from then on, she was hooked on poetry. A major part of her writing life emerged when she moved to New York City in 1971. She became an active Greenwich Village poet as the surrealistic and subterranean found their way alongside her lyrics. Narrative poems flowed from these as well, and around age 40, she began to publish poems in magazines. Since then, she has been involved with poetry workshops, public readings, a literary quarterly (Oxalis), and with managing various poetry readings series festivals, and contests in her Upstate New York years. She has published five collections of poetry, including her latest, Other Rooms (Grim Reaper Press). ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/E3C5335A-19B9-EB12-B095B10E42DFA3F7/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK, NY -- The poets Paolo Valesio, editor of "Italian Poetry Review," and Susan Stewart, Alda Merini's translator, will read from Merini's work. Discussion will consider both the development of her voice in the early context of her association with the modernist writers Manganelli, Quasimodo, Pasolini and others, and her role in Italian poetry in recent decades. An almost exact contemporary of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton, Merini, despite her mental illness, changed and survived as an artist. The open question of what made that survival possible will also be addressed. ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/AB05FF10-19B9-EB12-B0139D4FF7B83AEF/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK CITY, NY -- Novelist and NYU faculty member Darin Strauss reads from his new memoir, "Half a Life" (McSweeney’s Books, 2010). ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/938A2CCA-19B9-EB12-B00348536015E6CF/categoryId/1.cfm BROOKLYN, NY -- The Brownstone Poets 2010 Anthology Reading will be held at BookCourt Monday, September 13 at 7 P.M. Limited Open Mic - Free Admission BookCourt 163 Court Street Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone # (718) 875-3677 http://www.bookcourt.org/ Take the F or G to Bergen St., R to Court St.,4 or 5 to Borough Hall ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/AB15EC5C-19B9-EB12-B0ECBBADA7E8488F/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK CITY, NY -- Jonathan Safran Foer’s most recent book is "Eating Animals," newly published in paperback (Back Bay Books, 2010). Foer is Collegiate Professor and Lillian Vernon Distinguished Writer-in-Residence in the NYU Creative Writing Program. ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/C92C459F-19B9-EB12-B0289AD9BBD8A4E8/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK CITY, NY -- Film Showing: The Life and Poetry of Julia De Burgos. Art Exhibit by Edith G. Velaquez. Memorabilia by Prof.Jose R.Olmo Olmo. Selections from the Taller Boricua's Collection.Performance of De Burgos iconic poetry. ($7.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/D893690C-19B9-EB12-B05C3E760CB8FBF7/categoryId/1.cfm CORONA, NY -- Join us for a powerful afternoon of poetry with two distinguished poets, Juanita Torrence-Thompson, who will read from her works Breath-Life and New York and African Tapestries and the legendary Sonia Sanchez who will read selections from several of her works including her latest, Morning Haiku. Sonia Sanchez is an internationally acclaimed poet, activist and one of the foremost figures of the Black Arts Movement. Ms. Sanchez was the first President Fellow at Temple University, where she taught for more than 20 years and held the Laura Carnell Chair in English. She has written over 18 books including Homegirls and Handgrenades, Like the Singing Coming off the Drums, Does Your House Have Lions? Wounded in the House of a Friend, and Shake Loose My Skin. Ms. Sanchez is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Robert Frost Medal, the Langston Hughes Poetry Award and most recently the 2009 Robert Creely Award. In Morning Haiku, her first book of new poetry in over a decade, Sanchez offers what she calls her “haikuography,” reflecting on the beauty of both the extraordinary and ordinary, and celebrating the lives and mourning the deaths of African-American artists, activists and musicians, past and present. Juanita Torrence-Thompson was nominated Woman of the Year 2009 by American Biographical Institute Board for International Research. Poems from her sixth book, Breath-Life were nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is Editor-in- Chief, publisher and owner of the award-winning, 27-year old Mobius, The Poetry Magazine. Her 2007 book, New York and African Tapestries, was a “best pick” by the Small Press Review. Ms. Torrence-Thompson is a former Adjunct Professor, College of New Rochelle (New Rochelle, NY) and was the featured poet at the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Queens Borough Bridge. Her work has been published widely in the U.S. & abroad. ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/670A8ED8-19B9-EB12-B0642FDB2ABD31DB/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK, NY -- Please join us for one (or two) of our 42 FREE writing classes being held on Tuesday, September 21 from 7:00 to 9:30PM and on Wednesday, September 22 from 11:00AM to 5:00PM and 7:00 to 9:30PM. Learn more here: http://free.writingclasses.com/CourseDescriptionPages/FreeWorkshopPages.php/type/L ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/931701F2-19B9-EB12-B0AF30FDBE24D2D0/categoryId/1.cfm BROOKLYN, NY -- Poetry Grows in Ft. Greene The Brownstone Poets presents: JANICE BRABAW KAT GEORGES Tuesday, September 21 at Tillies of Brooklyn Starts at 7p.m. – Sign up at 6:45p.m. – We must be out by 9p.m. Tillies of Brooklyn 248 DeKalb Ave. (corner of Vanderbilt and DeKalb) Brooklyn, NY 11205 Phone # (718) 783-6140 Take the J, R or Q trains to DeKalb Avenue, the C to Lafayette, the G to Clinton/Washington 2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St. $3 Donation – plus Food/Drink – Limited Open Mic - one poem (3-minute limit) Curated by Patricia Carragon email: pattiekake@earthlink.net http://brownstonepoets.blogspot.com/ http://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/ http://myspace.com/pattiekake8 http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Brownstone-Poets/541314712 Bios: Janice Brabaw is the critically acclaimed author of two collections of poetry - Universe, Disturbed and Tongue for Folie. She is the editor of The Best of Stain anthologies and was the host of the Stained Glass Confessional and An Echo, A Stain reading series. Janice has performed at The Bowery Poetry Club, Otto's Shrunken Head, The Inspired Word, Soule Series, and the Library Lounge series at Telephone Bar. Her work has appeared in Poesis, smoke, Violent Femininity - A Journal of Female Poets, The Toronto Quarterly, Ophelia Street, The Record, and The Cartier Street Review. Poet, playwright and director Kat Georges wrote and directed 15 plays ?during her 10-year tenure as artistic director of San Francisco’s ?Marilyn Monroe Memorial Theater, including SCUM: The Valerie Solanas ?Story, Paglia in Persona (a deconstruction of Camille Paglia), and Art ?was Here (inspired by Dada founder Arthur Cravan). Her poetry appears ?in The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (Thunder’s Mouth Press) and The ?Verdict is In (Manic D Press, also editor). Kat has three collections of her poetry, Punk Rock Journal, Maiden Claiming and Slow Dance at ?120 Beats a Minute (all Three Rooms Press). In New York since 2003, ?she has directed numerous Off-Broadway p ($3.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/175D1097-19B9-EB12-B0AB1C7C7F05592C/categoryId/1.cfm TREADWELL, NY -- Bhisham Bherwani studied Fine Arts at New England College. He is also a graduate of New York University at Cornell University, and the recipient of fellowships and scholarships from The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, New England College, and The Frost Place, as well as a residency fellowship at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation. He was born in Bombay, India; he lives in New York City. His book, The Second Night of the Spirit, was published in 2009 by Cavankerry Press. ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/62CA99E3-19B9-EB12-B0CA5EE5ED4ECED0/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK, NY -- An all-star line-up of children's book authors debate the question which is better: zombies or unicorns? The editors of the new collection Zombie vs. Unicorns Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and Justine Larbalestier (Liar) (pro-unicorn and zombie, respectively), gathered strong arguments for both sides in the form of short stories by an eclectic group of YA novelists. At this event the editors are joined by contributors Maureen Johnson (13 Little Blue Envelopes), Libba Bray (Going Bovine), Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan), Naomi Novik (Temeraire series), and Alaya Dawn (Racing the Dark), who will argue for their side. What side are you on? Team Zombie or Team Unicorn? Ages 10 and up. $15; Members $12 ($15.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/AB23C708-19B9-EB12-B06F7059A98AB8ED/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK CITY, NY -- French author Jean-Christophe Valtat’s English-language debut, "03: A Novel," was published in June 2010 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. In conversation with FSG editor and translator Mitzi Angel and "The Paris Review" editor Lorin Stein. ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/AB356991-19B9-EB12-B0A78B5F1AA52434/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK CITY, NY -- Featuring Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams, Rachel Aviv, Sara Elizabeth Johnson, Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, Laura Newbern, and Tiphanie Yanique. The Rona Jaffe Foundation provides support to women writers in the early stages of their writing careers. ($0.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/62D23650-19B9-EB12-B0BCCB6EEF6F56A3/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK, NY -- The mysterious author of the New York Times bestselling book The Name of This Book is Secret, as well as the other dangerous and daring adventures in the hugely popular The Secret series makes a rare appearance to talk about the latest installment. Ages 8 - 13. "Equal parts supernatural whodunit, suspense-filled adventure, and evocative coming-of-age tale." (Publishers Weekly) $15; Members $12 ($15.00) See website for full event details. http://www.nyslittree.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.viewDetail/EventPK/E7D4CB69-19B9-EB12-B0C32C4F83258159/categoryId/1.cfm NEW YORK, NY -- Next Prairie Fire Reading Sunday September 26 SUNDAY 9/26 – 6:30 p.m. (sign up 6 p.m.) Peter Chelnik's "Prairie Fire Jazz Poetry" ~features~ Iris Berman (poet/visual artist/photographer) & Eamon Loingsigh (writer/poet) & Jazz by Bob Feldman (tenor sax) & Jay Shulman (cello) & Host PETER CHELNIK (poetry) & The Open Mic @ AMERICAN THEATRE OF ACTORS 314 W. 54th St. (bet. 8th & 9th Aves.) Hell's Kitchen, NYC 10019 Sargent Theater 4th Floor (212) 581-3044 www.appleboxdesign.com/ATA/ata.html http://peterchelnik.blogspot.com/ By Subway: C or E to West 50th Street Walk north to West 54th Street, west to theatre Admission: $5 Iris Berman is a visual artist, photographer and poet. Her published journals include Nomad’s Choir, Home Planet News, Errato, Brownstone Poets, Rogue Scholars, Stained Sheets, White Rabbit, MOBLIUS, THE POETRY MAGAZINE, and nationally in the Song of the San Joaquin and Back Street Quarterly. She has also published three chapbooks, Motherlode, The Little Book of Flowers and The Little Book of Fairy Tales and Love Poems – the last published by Poets Wear Prada Press. She has studied with Louise Gluck, William Packard, Barry Goldensohn, Charles Simic, and most recently with Patrick Rosal at Poets House. Eamon Loingsigh is the author of An Affair of Concoctions and will soon be releasing his second book, this one a collection of poems called Love and Maladies. His poetry performances are influenced by Antonin Artaud and his poetry is inspired by the French Symbolists and Irish rebel songs. He is known as New York's Shanachie! A modern day bard of the spoken word! ($5.00) See website for full event details.