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So Much Stuff! POP & SOW & Book Reviews & and an Interview.
So a lot of stuff has happened in the last few weeks. Let’s see if I can remember everything in order. First, Aphoria got reviewed in The Brooklyn Rail, which is pretty awesome. It was a tough review though, and upon initially reading it I felt sort of badly! My poor, little ego, etc. But…
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Reading for Couplet & More Songs of the Week & POP & New Video Habit
So, I’m reading for the Couplet reading series on June 6. You can check out the Facebook invite here. A big thanks to Leah Umansky for asking me to read! What else? I forgot to tell you about the newest POP a couple of weeks ago by Alex Dimitrov. It’s about Lana Del Rey. It actually…
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Reading at The Poetry Project Tonight!
So tonight’s my reading at The Poetry Project with Bianca Stone. I’m really excited, if a little nervous. Here’s the Facebook invite again, just in case, but the reading most likely won’t start until around 10.30pm. Also, Denver was pretty awesome. Everyone was so generous with their time and their space. The reading at Counterpath…
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Reading Poems in Denver this Weekend & The Poetry Project Next Week
So I am travelling to Denver this weekend with my good friend Amy Lawless to read poems on Sunday afternoon at Counterpath Books. You can see the Facebook invite here. In addition to reading with JA Tyler and Danielle Pafunda (which I am really looking forward to) there is another reading happening on Saturday night…
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Giving a Speech at William Paterson University Tonight (CRAZY!) & More Songs of the Week
Oh my god guys, I have to give a speech tonight, to seniors graduating from the Honors Program at William Paterson University, which is where I did my undergraduate degree. I was asked to speak by one of my favorite professors. It sort of makes sense; I graduated from the Honors Program and had a really…
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A Belated Thanks (& Photos!)
Just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came to the Aphoria book party last week. I felt very loved. It was sort of overwhelming and amazing. Here are a couple of shots from the party. Thanks to Evan Felts for taking them! Also, I am reading at KGB Bar tonight…
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Book & Friend Party Tomorrow! (& More Songs of the Week & MFA Publishing Panel Write Up)
Well, tomorrow is the big day. The book party for Aphoria. I’m a little nervous since I’m not so comfortable with having parties for myself, but since my good friends Amy Lawless and Paige Taggart will also be reading I feel a little more at ease. I will be introducing both Amy and Paige and…
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MFA Publishing Panel Tonight & Two Poems in the Stunning New Fou
Just a quick reminder that the The New School MFA Publishing Panel is tonight at 6.30pm. See the Facebook invite here. There is a discrepancy between the location though…my gut says that the location below is most likely the correct one… MFA ALUMNI PUBLISHING PANEL THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 6:30 P.M. With Jackie Clark (class of 2008) Coldfront…
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Aphoria is Here & AWP is Coming & I Wrote a Chick Flix Essay & Songs of the Week & Upcoming Readings
Well, today’s the day, the “official” publication date of Aphoria! I am very excited about this! You can purchase a copy in numerous ways: SPD (preferred), Amazon, Barnes and Noble. Or come to the book party on March 22. See event details here. I am very happy that two of my dearest friends will also…
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Artful Coincidence
“The eternal errors people make in imagining that happiness is the realization of desires.” -Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina