Poetry Grows in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn
The Brownstone Poets Presents:
Heller Levinson and Carol Novack
Tuesday, October 19
Starts at 7p.m. – Sign up at 6:45p.m. – We must be out by 9p.m.
Poetry Grows in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn
The Brownstone Poets Presents:
Heller Levinson and Carol Novack
Tuesday, October 19
Starts at 7p.m. – Sign up at 6:45p.m. – We must be out by 9p.m.
Heller has a new book from the UK, "Excoriate Exhale: Routing Soutine" (Knifes, Folks and Spoons Press).
Carol is launching her new book "Giraffes in Hiding: The Mythical Memoirs of Carol Novack" (Spuyten Duyvil Press), coming soon to a bookstore near you.
Copies of their new books will be available at the reading.
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
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Heller Levinson lives in NYC where he studies animal behavior. He has published in over a hundred journals and magazines including Sulfur, Jacket, Hunger, Talisman, First Intensity, Laurel Review, Omega, The Wandering Hermit, Fire (U.K), Tears in the Fence (U.K.), Alligatorzine, The Jivin' Ladybug, Moria, Woodcoin, Mad Hatters Review, etc. His publication, Smelling Mary (Howling Dog Press, 2008), was nominated for both the Pulitzer Prize and the Griffin Prize. Black Widow Press will be publishing his from stone this running in 2010. Additionally, he is the originator of Hinge Theory. Please visit http://www.hellerlevinson.com/ for more information.
Carol Novack is the former recipient of a writer’s award from the Australian government, the author of a poetry chapbook, an erstwhile criminal defense and constitutional lawyer in NYC, and the publisher of Mad Hatters’ Review. She immigrated to a mountain ridge in Asheville in May, and will be launching her collection of fictions, fusions, and poems, “Giraffes in Hiding: The Mythical Memoirs of Carol Novack” (Spuyten Duyvil Press). Works may or will be found in numerous journals, including American Letters & Commentary, Caketrain, Drunken Boat, Exquisite Corpse, Fiction International, Gargoyle, Journal of Experimental Literature, LIT, and Otoliths, and in many anthologies, including “The Penguin Book of Australian Women Poets,” “Diagram III,” and “The & Now Awards: the Best Innovative Writing.” Writings in translations may or will be found in French, Italian, and Romanian journals.
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Heller Levinson and Carol Novack Read at Tillies of Brooklyn
Poetry Grows in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn
The Brownstone Poets Presents: Heller Levinson and Carol Novack
Tuesday, October 19
Starts at 7p.m. – Sign up at 6:45p.m. – We must be out by 9p.m.
Poetry Grows in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn
The Brownstone Poets Presents: Heller Levinson and Carol Novack
Tuesday, October 19
Starts at 7p.m. – Sign up at 6:45p.m. – We must be out by 9p.m.
Heller has a new book from the UK, "Excoriate Exhale: Routing Soutine" (Knifes, Folks and Spoons Press).
Carol is launching her new book "Giraffes in Hiding: The Mythical Memoirs of Carol Novack" (Spuyten Duyvil Press), coming soon to a bookstore near you.
Copies of their new books will be available at the reading.
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:
Heller Levinson lives in NYC where he studies animal behavior. He has published in over a hundred journals and magazines including Sulfur, Jacket, Hunger, Talisman, First Intensity, Laurel Review, Omega, The Wandering Hermit, Fire (U.K), Tears in the Fence (U.K.), Alligatorzine, The Jivin' Ladybug, Moria, Woodcoin, Mad Hatters Review, etc. His publication, Smelling Mary (Howling Dog Press, 2008), was nominated for both the Pulitzer Prize and the Griffin Prize. Black Widow Press will be publishing his from stone this running in 2010. Additionally, he is the originator of Hinge Theory. Please visit http://www.hellerlevinson.com/ for more information.
Carol Novack is the former recipient of a writer’s award from the Australian government, the author of a poetry chapbook, an erstwhile criminal defense and constitutional lawyer in NYC, and the publisher of Mad Hatters’ Review. She immigrated to a mountain ridge in Asheville in May, and will be launching her collection of fictions, fusions, and poems, “Giraffes in Hiding: The Mythical Memoirs of Carol Novack” (Spuyten Duyvil Press). Works may or will be found in numerous journals, including American Letters & Commentary, Caketrain, Drunken Boat, Exquisite Corpse, Fiction International, Gargoyle, Journal of Experimental Literature, LIT, and Otoliths, and in many anthologies, including “The Penguin Book of Australian Women Poets,” “Diagram III,” and “The & Now Awards: the Best Innovative Writing.” Writings in translations may or will be found in French, Italian, and Romanian journals.
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URBAN HAIKU BOOK PARTIES
URBAN HAIKU AND MORE Haiku, Senryu, Hay(Na)Ku and Other Unrhymed Tercet Poetry
From the riotously humorous to the deeply poignant, Patricia covers the emotional terrain with her witty personality unfurled and a display of craft that, like a dancer, seems so effortless. – Brenda J. Gannam, Haiku Society of America
It’s no accident that she starts off with a Kerouac and Bashô haiku … Bashô’s frogs are replaced by bedbugs – Kerouac’s drugs are replaced by Viagra. –Hal Sirowitz, FATHER SAID
URBAN HAIKU and More by Patricia Carragon Illustrated by William L. Hays saddle-stitched chapbook, 52pp Fierce Grace Press, Pooler, GA $7
BOOK PARTIES
Sunday, October 17 at 4 P.M.
The Beat Hour with George Wallace The Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery off Bleecker Lower East Side, NYC with poets David Lawton/Mankh $6 admission Open Mic Hosted by George Wallace http://www.bowerypoetry.com
Thursday, October 28 at 7:30 P.M. to 10 P.M. Wyld Chyld Tattoo and Café 1708 Sunrise Highway Merrick, NY 11566 Free - Open Mic Hosted by Peter V. Dugan
http://wyldchyldstudios.com/
Tuesday, November 2 at 7 P.M. Perch Café 365 Fifth Ave Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215 718-788-2830 Free admission $5 Minimum Food/Drink Open mic Hosted by Pam Laskin With featured poet, Cindy Hochman http://www.theperchcafe.com
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
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Composer's Voice Concert
September 26, 2010, 1:00 pm Composer's Voice Concert Jan Hus Church E 74th Street (@ 1st Ave), New York, NY free Mary Hubbell and David Morneau will be performing Behind Corneal Gates from David’s Love Songs Project (THE CORNEAL GATES text by Patricia Carragon)
Take the 6 to 68th St or 77th St
http://5of4.com/upcoming_performances.html
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PAM LASKIN and JAMES MCMENAMIN at Park Plaza Sat, 10/2 at 2:30 P.M.
PAM LASKIN and JAMES MCMENAMIN at Park Plaza Sat, 10/2 at 2:30 P.M. Poetry Grows in Brooklyn Heights
The Brownstone Poets presents:
PAM LASKIN
JAMES MCMENAMIN
Saturday, October 2 at 2:30 p.m.
Park Plaza Restaurant 220 Cadman Plaza West near Clark St. & Pineapple Walk Brooklyn, NY 11201 - 718 – 596 – 5900 Take the A or C to High Street, 2 or 3 to Clark Street, 4, 5 or R to Court Street, Borough Hall
$3 Donation – plus Food/Drink - Open Mic
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
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JANICE BRABAW KAT GEORGES Tuesday, September 21 at Tillies of Brooklyn
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 plays, including most recently Jack Kerouac: Catholic and Twitter Theater, both written by award- winning playwright Larry Myers, and Sarah's Choice, by Peter Carlaftes. For more information, visit http://threeroomspress.blogspot.com/
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The Brownstone Poets 2010 Anthology Reading
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., N or R to Court St.,4 or 5 to Borough Hall
Congrats to the following poets from the 2010 anthology:
AUSTIN ALEXIS JOHN AMEN MARY ASKIN-JENCSIK RUDY BARON SAMANTHA BARROW CARYN BARUCH IRIS BERMAN WAYNE BERNINGER FAREED BITAR STEVE BLOOM ELISE BUCHMAN CHARLES J. BUTLER ROSALIE CALABRESE PATRICIA CARRAGON MARIA CHISOLM JAY CHOLLICK PETER V. DUGAN GARY ESOLEN DANIEL FERNANDEZ MICHAEL FIORITO DAVID FRANCIS DUEWA FRAZIER BRENDA J. GANNAM GORDON GILBERT ALLAN DAVID GOLDSCHMIDT MICHAEL GRAVES VIVIANA GRELL GEORGE GUIDA ROBERT HARRIS BOB HEMAN DIANA GITESHA HERNANDEZ EMMY HUNTER EVIE IVY SUZANNE KAUFMAN CARL KAVADLO LEE KOSTRINSKY JEAN LEHRMAN LINDA LERNER BRANT LYON MAX NEMEROVSKY KAREN NEUBERG TOM OLESZCZUK MARY OROVAN EVE PACKER MIREYA PEREZ JIM PORTER JOHN MARCUS POWELL LOUIS REYES RIVERA FRANK ROMANO LINDA ROTHSTEIN SARAH SARAI ADRIANA SCOPINO FRANK SIMONE HAL SIROWITZ ELIZABETH SMITH ESTHER K. SMITH MOIRA T. SMITH CINDY SOSTCHEN-HOCHMAN SPARROW GEORGE SPENCER RICKI STUART CARMELA TAL-BARON MARILYN THOMAS-KING JUANITA TORRENCE-THOMPSON ZEV TORRES CAROL WIERZBICKI
All participants will read for 3 minutes each, depending on attendance!
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GEORGE DICKERSON RICHARD LEVINE Saturday, September 4 at 2:30 p.m.
The Brownstone Poets presents:
GEORGE DICKERSON
RICHARD LEVINE
Saturday, September 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Park Plaza Restaurant 220 Cadman Plaza West near Clark St. and Pineapple Walk Brooklyn, NY 11201 - 718 – 596 – 5900 Take the A or C to High Street, 2 or 3 to Clark Street, 4, 5, or R to Court Street, Borough Hall
$3 Donation – plus Food/Drink - Open Mic
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:
George Dickerson's poetry has been published in The New Yorker, Mademoiselle, Nadada, Pivot, Medicinal Purposes Literary Review, Rattapallax and other publications, and are collected in George Dickerson: Selected Poems 1959-1999 (Rattapallax Press, New York, 2000). His short fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories of 1963 and 1966, Penthouse and Rattapallax. He has written novels, screenplays and plays, including his one-man drama, "A Few Useless Mementos for Sale" which has been produced on stage in New York and Hollywood. George is founding editor-in-chief of the literary journal, Rattapallax, and has been on the staff of The New Yorker, and was Managing Editor of Cavalier, and Contributing Editor of Time, in which he published more than 200 articles and reviews. George’s acting career on stage and screen includes Blue Velvet and After Dark, My Sweet.
Richard Levine is the author of That Country’s Soul, (Finishing Line Press, 2010), A Language Full of Wars and Songs (Pollack Press, 2004), and Snapshots from a Battle (Headwaters Press/BigCityLit 2001). An as yet unpublished manuscript has been finalist or semi-finalist for Ohio State Press/The Journal Poetry Book Award and the University of Arkansas Press Miller Williams Poetry Prize. A recently retired public school teacher, he is learning to steward a forest and dirt.
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BARBARA REIHER-MEYERS and ELLEN POBER RITTBERG at Brownstone Poets
Poetry Grows in Brooklyn Heights
The Brownstone Poets presents:
BARBARA REIHER-MEYERS and ELLEN POBER RITTBERG
Saturday, August 7 at 2:30 p.m.
Park Plaza Restaurant 220 Cadman Plaza West near Clark St. & Pineapple Walk Brooklyn, NY 11201 - 718 – 596 – 5900 Take the A or C to High Street, 2 or 3 to Clark Street, 4, 5, R to Court Street, Borough Hall
$3 Donation – plus Food/Drink - Open Mic 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:
BARBARA REIHER-MEYERS
Barbara Reiher-Meyers is a Long Island, New York poet, board member of the Long Island Poetry Collective. She curates the Long Island poetry calendar for Poetz.com, runs monthly workshops in Ronkonkoma, sends weekly emails of local poetry events, and has edited several volumes of poetry. Sounds Familiar is the title of her first book of poems.
ELLEN POBER RITTBERG
Ellen Pober Rittberg is a poet and fiction writer. Her chapbook, "Consider the Constellations" was published in July 2009 and her humorous how-to parenting book, "35 Things Your Teen Won't Tell You, So I Will" was published in Feb. 2010 by Turner Publishing. Her poetry has appeared in Raintiger, Kansas Quarterly, SlowTrains, Wheelhouse, Flutter and other on-line publications. She was one of the winners of the Mid Island Y Poetry contest, and her print journalism and a cable TV she hosted won several awards.
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