All readings start at 7 p.m. at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center (www.cliftonculturalarts.org).
Nov. 20: Allison Titus, Andrew Grace, and Matt McBride
[Please note, this reading is on the third Friday of the month, unlike our regular readings, which are on the second Thursday of the month.]
Allison Titus's first book, Sum of Every Lost Ship, is forthcoming from CSU Press. Her chapbook, Instructions from the Narwhal, won the first annual Boom Chapbook contest from Bateau Press. She lives in Richmond, VA with her husband and their three dogs.
Andrew Grace’s 3rd book of poems, Sancta, is forthcoming from Ahsahta Press in 2012. He was a 2006-8 Wallace Stegner Fellow in poetry at Stanford University. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Denver Quarterly, Boston Review, Poetry Daily, TriQuarterly, Iowa Review,and the Crab Orchard Review among others. His second book Shadeland recently won the 2008 Ohio State University Press / The JournalAward for Poetry. He lives in Hyde Park with his wife Tory and his daughter Lily.
Matt McBride received his MFA from Bowing Green State University where he was the recipient of a Devine fellowship. His chapbook, The Space between Stars, was released by Kent State’s Wick Poetry press in 2007. His work has recently appeared or is forthcoming from Alice Blue, Cranky, Dark Sky Magazine, Marginalia, Packingtown Review, Past Simple, Phoebe, Poet Lore, and The Toledo City Paper. Currently he is a PhD student at the University of Cincinnati and works as a poetry reader for Memorious Magazine.
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January 14: Jen Tynes, Josh Butts, and a third reader TBA
February 11: Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Lesley Jenike, and Lily Brown
March 11: Christine Hume, Richard Greenfield, and Julie Carr
April: No Reading
May 13: Ana Božičević, Amy King, and a third reader TBA
June 10: Farrah Field, Jared White, and Cynthia Arrieu-King
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Reader Bios
OCTOBER 8th READERS (Jillian Weise, Micah Ling, Nate Pritts, and Nathan Graziano)
Jillian Weise is just back from a Fulbright to Argentina where she worked with Darwin's notebooks and helped translate Bob Dylan's first novel into Spanish. Her books are The Amputee's Guide to Sex and The Colony, a novel forthcoming this spring. Recent poems are featured on PBS's Poetry Everywhere and in TIn House. Since leaving Cincinnati, she has been teaching workshops and seminars at Clemson University. She hopes you will crash the Clemson Literary Festival in April.
Micah Ling is the author of the collection Three Islands, which is forthcoming from sunnyoutside press. She earned her MFA at Indiana University. Her poems have appeared in Harpur Palate, Flyway, Fifth Wednesday and others. Her chapbook, Thoughts on Myself, was published by Finishing Line Press. She teaches writing and literature classes at Indiana University and at Butler University. She also serves as Deputy Editor for Keyhole Magazine. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
Nate Pritts is the author of two full length books of poetry - Sensational Spectacular and Honorary Astronaut - with a third, The Wonderfull Yeare, due in early 2010. The founder & editor of H_NGM_N, Nate teaches poetry at the Downtown Writers Center/YMCA in Syracuse, NY.
Nathan Graziano lives in Manchester, New Hampshire with his wife and two children. He is the author of Teaching Metaphors (sunnyoutside, 2007), Not So Profound (Green Bean Press, 2004), Frostbite (Green Bean Press, 2002) and seven chapbooks of poetry and fiction. His work has appeared in Rattle, Night Train, Freight Stories, The Coe Review, The Owen Wister Review, and others. His third book of poetry, After the Honeymoon, will be published in fall 2009 by sunnyoutside press. For more information, visit his website:
www.nathangraziano.com.
NOVEMBER 20th READERS
*Please note, this reading is on the third Friday of the month rather than our usual second Thursday*
Allison Titus's first book, Sum of Every Lost Ship, is forthcoming from CSU Press. Her chapbook, Instructions from the Narwhal, won the first annual Boom Chapbook contest from Bateau Press. She lives in Richmond, VA with her husband and their three dogs.
Mathias Svalina is the author of numerous chapbooks & the full length book Destruction Myth from the CSU Poetry Center. He is a coeditor of Octopus Magazine & the small press Octopus Books. He lives & teaches writing in Denver.
Matt McBride received his MFA from Bowing Green State University where he was the recipient of a Devine fellowship. His chapbook, The Space between Stars, was released by Kent State’s Wick Poetry press in 2007. His work has recently appeared or is forthcoming from Alice Blue, Cranky, Dark Sky Magazine, Marginalia, Packingtown Review, Past Simple, Phoebe, Poet Lore, and The Toledo City Paper. Currently he is a PhD student at the University of Cincinnati and works as a poetry reader for Memorious Magazine.
Jillian Weise is just back from a Fulbright to Argentina where she worked with Darwin's notebooks and helped translate Bob Dylan's first novel into Spanish. Her books are The Amputee's Guide to Sex and The Colony, a novel forthcoming this spring. Recent poems are featured on PBS's Poetry Everywhere and in TIn House. Since leaving Cincinnati, she has been teaching workshops and seminars at Clemson University. She hopes you will crash the Clemson Literary Festival in April.
Micah Ling is the author of the collection Three Islands, which is forthcoming from sunnyoutside press. She earned her MFA at Indiana University. Her poems have appeared in Harpur Palate, Flyway, Fifth Wednesday and others. Her chapbook, Thoughts on Myself, was published by Finishing Line Press. She teaches writing and literature classes at Indiana University and at Butler University. She also serves as Deputy Editor for Keyhole Magazine. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
Nate Pritts is the author of two full length books of poetry - Sensational Spectacular and Honorary Astronaut - with a third, The Wonderfull Yeare, due in early 2010. The founder & editor of H_NGM_N, Nate teaches poetry at the Downtown Writers Center/YMCA in Syracuse, NY.
Nathan Graziano lives in Manchester, New Hampshire with his wife and two children. He is the author of Teaching Metaphors (sunnyoutside, 2007), Not So Profound (Green Bean Press, 2004), Frostbite (Green Bean Press, 2002) and seven chapbooks of poetry and fiction. His work has appeared in Rattle, Night Train, Freight Stories, The Coe Review, The Owen Wister Review, and others. His third book of poetry, After the Honeymoon, will be published in fall 2009 by sunnyoutside press. For more information, visit his website:
www.nathangraziano.com.
NOVEMBER 20th READERS
*Please note, this reading is on the third Friday of the month rather than our usual second Thursday*
Allison Titus's first book, Sum of Every Lost Ship, is forthcoming from CSU Press. Her chapbook, Instructions from the Narwhal, won the first annual Boom Chapbook contest from Bateau Press. She lives in Richmond, VA with her husband and their three dogs.
Mathias Svalina is the author of numerous chapbooks & the full length book Destruction Myth from the CSU Poetry Center. He is a coeditor of Octopus Magazine & the small press Octopus Books. He lives & teaches writing in Denver.
Matt McBride received his MFA from Bowing Green State University where he was the recipient of a Devine fellowship. His chapbook, The Space between Stars, was released by Kent State’s Wick Poetry press in 2007. His work has recently appeared or is forthcoming from Alice Blue, Cranky, Dark Sky Magazine, Marginalia, Packingtown Review, Past Simple, Phoebe, Poet Lore, and The Toledo City Paper. Currently he is a PhD student at the University of Cincinnati and works as a poetry reader for Memorious Magazine.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
2009/2010 Readings @ the Clifton Cultural Arts Center
Sept. 10: Laura Sims, Shelly Taylor, and Ruth Williams
Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.: Jillian Weise, Nathan Graziano, Nate Pritts, and Micah Ling
Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. [PLEASE NOTE: This reading is on the third Friday of the month rather than our usual second Thursday]: Allison Titus, Matt McBride, and Mathias Svalina
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January 14 at 7 p.m.: Cynthia Arrieu-King, Jen Tynes, and Sandra Simonds
February 11 at 7 p.m.: Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Lesley Jenike, and Lily Brown
March 11 at 7 p.m.: Christine Hume, Richard Greenfield, and Julie Carr
More 2010 readings to be announced.
Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.: Jillian Weise, Nathan Graziano, Nate Pritts, and Micah Ling
Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. [PLEASE NOTE: This reading is on the third Friday of the month rather than our usual second Thursday]: Allison Titus, Matt McBride, and Mathias Svalina
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January 14 at 7 p.m.: Cynthia Arrieu-King, Jen Tynes, and Sandra Simonds
February 11 at 7 p.m.: Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Lesley Jenike, and Lily Brown
March 11 at 7 p.m.: Christine Hume, Richard Greenfield, and Julie Carr
More 2010 readings to be announced.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Revisit August's Reading with Your Ears
Readings by Eric Baus, Gina Myers and Dana Ward are now available on PennSound. Thanks, Michael!
Please join us for the Sept. 10 reading featuring Laura Sims, Shelly Taylor, and Ruth Williams.
October's readers are Jillian Weise and sunnyoutside press authors' Nathan Graziano and Micah Ling.
Please join us for the Sept. 10 reading featuring Laura Sims, Shelly Taylor, and Ruth Williams.
October's readers are Jillian Weise and sunnyoutside press authors' Nathan Graziano and Micah Ling.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Please join us Thurs., Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. for the Bon Mot/ley Reading Series, featuring Eric Baus, Gina Myers, and Dana Ward.
Eric Baus was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1975. His publications include Tuned Droves (Octopus Books, 2009), The To Sound (Verse Press, 2004; Winner of the 2002 Verse Press, selected by Forrest Gander), and the chapbooks The Space Between Magnets (Diaeresis), A Swarm In The Aperture (Margin to Margin), and Something Else The Music Was (Braincase Press). He edits Minus House chapbooks, and currently lives in Denver.
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Gina Myers lives in Saginaw, MI, where she edits Lame House Press and serves as Reviews Editor for H_NGM_N. Her most recent chapbook is Behind the R (ypolita press 2008), and her first full-length collection, A Model Year, was just published by Coconut Books.
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Dana Ward is the author of a couple of books that just came out in 2009—Roseland (Editions Louis Wain) & the Drought (Open 24hrs). He lives in Cincinnati, edits Cy Press, & works as an advocate for adult literacy at the Over-the-Rhine Learning Center.
The Bon Mot/ley Reading Series takes place in the Clifton Cultural Arts Center on the second Thursday of each month. The CCAC is located at 3711 Clifton Ave., and you can learn more about the center here: www.cliftonculturalarts.org. Readings are free and open to the public.
We hope to see you there,
Kristi Maxwell & Michael Rerick
Series Curators
Eric Baus was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1975. His publications include Tuned Droves (Octopus Books, 2009), The To Sound (Verse Press, 2004; Winner of the 2002 Verse Press, selected by Forrest Gander), and the chapbooks The Space Between Magnets (Diaeresis), A Swarm In The Aperture (Margin to Margin), and Something Else The Music Was (Braincase Press). He edits Minus House chapbooks, and currently lives in Denver.
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Gina Myers lives in Saginaw, MI, where she edits Lame House Press and serves as Reviews Editor for H_NGM_N. Her most recent chapbook is Behind the R (ypolita press 2008), and her first full-length collection, A Model Year, was just published by Coconut Books.
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Dana Ward is the author of a couple of books that just came out in 2009—Roseland (Editions Louis Wain) & the Drought (Open 24hrs). He lives in Cincinnati, edits Cy Press, & works as an advocate for adult literacy at the Over-the-Rhine Learning Center.
The Bon Mot/ley Reading Series takes place in the Clifton Cultural Arts Center on the second Thursday of each month. The CCAC is located at 3711 Clifton Ave., and you can learn more about the center here: www.cliftonculturalarts.org. Readings are free and open to the public.
We hope to see you there,
Kristi Maxwell & Michael Rerick
Series Curators
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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