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Small Press Center hosts first big conference, 29-30 April
The Small Press center invites you to their First Annual New York Round Table Writers' Conference, April 29-30, 2005. Network with publishing industry insiders, editors, agents, publicists, bestselling authors and publishers from top houses. Learn how to manage your writing career more effectively.
Some of the literary luminaries taking part include: Mary Higgins Clark, Patrick McGrath, Meg Wolitzer, Michael Connelly, Rona Jaffe, David Carradine, Bob Holman, Laura Miller, Dave King, Liam Rector, Willie Perdomo, Ruben Bolling, Robert Polito, and Richard Kostelanetz.
Meet representatives from: Random House, Crown, USA Today, CBS-TV, The Jeff Herman Agency, James Fitzgerald Agency, Susan Golomb Literary Agency, Warner Books, W.W. Norton, John Wiley & Sons, Soft Skull Press, 7 Stories Press, Hanging Loose Press, Borders Books, Salon, Moby Lives, Publishers Weekly, Rain Taxi, New York Foundation for the Arts, Bowery Poetry Club, Spoken Interludes, Poetz.com, E-poets.net, Poets & Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Authors Guild, and the Romance Writers of America.
Registration Fee: 2 days: $295; 1 day: $195 Register by March 31 and receive an early-bird discount; $245/2 days; $175/1 day; membership discounts are available -- please call for details. Events will be held at the historic General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Library at 20 West 44th St. in New York City.
For a complete schedule, hotel recommendations and to register, go to smallpress.org or call 212-764-7021. Many thanks to our sponsors The Onion, mediabistro.com, The Algonquin Hotel and McNally Robinson Booksellers for their support.
source: Small Press Center
St. Mark's Poetry Project for April 2005
Now in its 39th season, the Poetry Project offers a Wednesday night reading series, a Monday night reading/performance series, a Friday late-night series, four weekly writing workshops, a quarterly newsletter, a website (at poetryproject.co), and extensive audio and document archives.
Founded in 1966 by the late poet and translator Paul Blackburn, The Poetry Project has been a crucial venue for new and experimental poetries for over three decades. Time Out New York, in its Essential New York issue, which listed the Project as one of "101 Reasons To Be Glad You're Here," says, "[The Poetry Project] remains a major forum for experimental poets, a meeting place for literary types and an important part of what remains of the city's countercultural spirit."
4 April: Open Reading
Sign-up begins at 7:45 pm. [8:00 pm]
6 April: Diane Glancy & Kit Robinson
Diane Glancy has published several books of poetry, including The Shadowís Horse, The Relief of America, and Primer of the Obsolete. Kit Robinson is the author of 9:45, The Crave, and 15 other books of poetry. [8:00 pm]
8 April: The Ultimate Battle: Poets Versus Rappers
Hip-hop collective The Blue Room presents ìThe Theater of the Assimilated Nero" and celebrates the release of Avra Kouffmanís book of poems, Lush. Co-curated by Avracadabra Productions. [10:30 pm]
11 April: Summi Kaipa & Sasha Steensen
Summi Kaipa is author of two chapbooks as well as the play Triptych: Three Stories of Desi Women. Sasha Steensen is the author of A Magic Book, published by Fence Books. [8:00pm]
13 April: Cole Swensen & Jo Ann Wasserman
Cole Swensen is the author of nine volumes of poetry; her latest book, Goest was a finalist for the National Book Award. Jo Ann Wasserman is the author of The Escape, published by Futurepoem in 2003. [8:00pm]
15 April: Poetry Game Show
Come to the Poetry Game Showóthe only poetry event that allows you to play "Name the Poet," "Fictionary," "Caption the Slide," and "Whose Novel Is This Anyway?" Douglas Rothschild hosts. [10:30 pm]
16 April: Poetry Is News
Curated by Anne Waldman and Ammiel Alcalay and including Emna Zghal on ìCultural Genocide,î David Levi Strauss on ìAbu Ghraib,î Peter Lamborn Wilson on ìClassical Iraqi Poetries: Homage to the War Dead,î and Betsy Andrews on ìBi, Gay, Lesbian, Trans ëFrontí.î Come support investigative poetics, imagination, sanity, and cultural activism! [1:00pm - 4:00 pm / Free]
18 April: Craig Dworkin & Stacy Szymaszek
Craig Dworkin has two books, Strand and Parse, forthcoming in 2005. Stacy Szymaszek is the author of Some Mariners, Mutual Aid, and Pasolini Poems. [8:00 pm]
19 April: UniVerse: World Literary Voices
Co-sponsored by PEN and Rattapallax as part of PENís World Voices Festival of International Literature, and featuring Joan Margarit Consarnau, Bei Dao, Martin Espada, John Godfrey, Dunya Mikhail, Elena Poniatowska, Elif Shafak, and Oksana Zabuzhko. [9:00 pm / Free]
20 April: Ed Sanders & Aram Saroyan
Ed Sandersí most recent books are America, a History in Verse, Vol. 3 (1962-1970) and Tales of Beatnik Glory. Aram Saroyanís books of minimal poetry, Aram Saroyan and Pages, can be read on-line at ubuweb.com. [8:00 pm]
22 April: Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra
An 18-piece big band interpretation of Bjork's music, featuring the songs "Army of Me," "Human Behavior," and "It's So Quiet," among others. [8:00 pm / $15, $12, $10 for members]
25 April: Talk Series: Alan Gilbert, "Next to What?: Siting Poetry Now"
This talk will attempt to sketch an overview of current topics and trends in contemporary poetry. Alan Gilbertís collection of critical writings, Another Future: Poetry and Art in a Postmodern Twilight, is forthcoming from Wesleyan University Press. [8:00 pm]
27 April: Andrew Joron & John Yau
Andrew Joronís latest book of poems, Fathom, was selected by the Village Voice as one of the Top 25 Books of 2003. John Yau has three books forthcoming: a collection of essays, The Passionate Spectator, from the University of Michigan; Ing Grish (with drawings by Tom Nozkowski) from Saturnalia Books; and Andalusia (with art by Leiko Ikemura) from Weidle Verlag, Bonn. [8:00 pm]
29 April: Total Eclipse of the Heart
Kundiman, a literary non-profit serving Asian American poets, presents the prom everyone has been waiting for. Ultimate 80ís fabulousness featuring celebrated poets, choreographed dance, a DJ, food and libations. Hosted by Regie Cabico. Tickets $35 in advance from www.kundiman.org, or $50 on the door ($30 for Poetry Project members). [10:30 pm]
All events are at 8:00 pm at St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St., New York, NY 10003, unless listed otherwise; admission is $8, $7 for students and seniors, and $5 for Poetry Project members. Schedule subject to change. The Poetry Project is wheelchair accessible with advance notice. Please call (212) 674-0910 for details.
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