Posts Tagged ‘Solar Anus’

Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

The Centennial Speaker Series presents an afternoon with Natasha Trethewey at 2 PM on Wednesday, January 16th. The reading will be held at Rialto Center for the Arts (80 Forsyth Street Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30303). A reception and book signing will follow the reading. Tickets are free, but reservations are encouraged.

The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Noontime Series presents “The Poet’s Love and Life” at 12 PM on Friday, January 18th. Natasha Trethewey will read her work “in between the songs from Robert Schumann’s ‘Dichterleibe; sung by tenor Bradley Howard.” The program will be held at the Reception Hall of the Michael C. Carlos Museum (571 Kilgo Circle Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322). The event is free and open to the public.

solar anus readings hosts Aaron Belz and Matt Sailor at 8 PM on Saturday, January 19th. The reading will be held at Beep Beep Gallery (696 Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA 30308). The reading is free and open to the public.

-Jenny Sadre-Orafai

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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

 

What’s New in Poetry hosts Alli Warren, Brandon Brown, Jessica Fiorini, and Karen Weiser at 8 PM on Thursday, November 1st. The reading will be held on the first floor of the Emory University Bookstore (1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta, GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public. Listen to past readings here.

Georgia Tech’s Poetry at Tech will host Bob Hicok and Jamaal May at 7:30 PM Thursday, November 8th. The reading will be in the Kress Auditorium (500 Tenth Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309) at The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum. The reading is free and open to the public.

What’s New in Poetry hosts Chris Vitiello, Brian Howe, Kristin Abraham, and Theresa Sotto at 8 PM on Thursday, November 8th. The reading will be held on the first floor of the Emory University Bookstore (1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta, GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public. Listen to past readings here.

GF Hosts || New South & Vouched ATL Present: Intimate Readings at The Goat Farm Arts Center featuring Carrie Murphy, Kate Sweeney, Jamie Iredell, Amber Sparks, and Michael Nye at 8PM Friday, November 9th. The reading will be held at The Goat Farm, the Warhorse Coffeeshop (1200 Foster Street, Atlanta, GA 30318). The reading is free and open to the public (18 and up).

Poetry at Callanwolde hosts Walter Griffin and Scott Owens at 8 PM on Wednesday, November 14th. The reading will be held at the Callanwolde Library in the  Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306). Tickets are sold at the door. $5 General Admission, $3 Students with ID, Seniors, and Members.

Nick Sturm, Molly Brodak, Kory Calico, Laura Straub, P.I. Navarro, and Jenny Sadre-Orafai will read at 8 PM on Saturday, November 17th. The reading will be held at Joe’s East Atlanta Coffee Shop (510 Flat Shoals Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30316). The reading is free and open to the public.

Berry College hosts Amy Pence at 7:30 PM on Thursday, November 29th. The reading will be held at Berry College’s Science Auditorium (2277 Martha Berry Hwy NW, Mount Berry, GA 30149). The reading will be followed by a Q & A and book signing.

FUSEBOX Presents: Maureen Thorson and Peter Streckfus at 7 PM on Saturday, November 17th. The reading will be held at Front Gallery at Chenoweth.Halligan Studios (1800 Rossville Avenue, Suites 1 and 2, Chattanooga, TN 37404). The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, contact avlenahan@gmail.com.

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

 

 

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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

 

Emory’s Creative Writing Reading Series hosts Molly Brodak and Harmony Neal at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, October 2nd. The reading will be held in the Jones Room at Emory’s Woodruff Library  (540 Asbury Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow.

Berry College’s Department of English, Rhetoric and Writing’s Reading Series hosts creative writing faculty Abigail Greenbaum and Sandra Meek at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 2nd. The reading will be held at Berry College’s Science Auditorium (2277 Martha Berry Hwy NW,  Mount Berry, GA 30149). The reading will be followed by a Q & A and book signing by Meek.

Poetry at Callanwolde hosts Travis Denton and Dan Veach at 8 PM on Wednesday, October 10th. The reading will be held at the Callanwolde Library in the  Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306). Tickets are sold at the door. $5 General Admission, $3 Students with ID, Seniors, and Members.

solar anus readings hosts Hugh Sheehy, Carolyn Hembree, and Jenny Sadre-Orafai at 8 PM on Friday, October 12th. The reading will be held at Beep Beep Gallery (696 Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA 30308). The reading is free and open to the public.

What’s New in Poetry hosts Christie Ann Reynolds, Hanna Andrews, Emily Toder, Angela Veronica Wong at 8 PM on Thursday, October 18th. The reading will be held on the first floor of the Emory University Bookstore (1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta, GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public. Listen to past readings here.

solar anus readings hosts Michael Jeffrey Lee, Elena Passarello, Laura Straub, and Kristin Conger at 6:30 PM on Friday, October 19th. The reading will be held at SCAD Ivy Hall ( 179 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30308). The reading is free and open to the public.

FUSEBOX Presents hosts Gina Myers and Abraham Smith at 7 PM on Saturday, October 20th. The reading will be held at Front Gallery at Chenoweth.Halligan Studios (1800 Rossville Avenue, Suites 1 and 2, Chattanooga, TN 37404). The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, contact avlenahan@gmail.com.

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

 

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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

What’s New in Poetry hosts Kate Schapira, Laura Straub, Dustin Brookshire, and Shelly Taylor at 8 PM on Thursday, August 9th. The reading will be held on the first floor of the Emory University Bookstore (1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta, GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public. Listen to past readings here.

FUSEBOX art & word series hosts Bruce Covey and Meg Ronan at 7 PM on Saturday, August 11th. The reading will be held at Front Gallery at Chenoweth.Halligan Studios (1800 Rossville Avenue, Suites 1 and 2, Chattanooga, TN 37404). The reading is free and open to the public.

solar anus readings hosts James Tadd Adcox and Brian Oliu at 6 PM on Saturday, August 25th. The reading will be held at Beep Beep Gallery (696 Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA 30308). The reading is free and open to the public.

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

July’s readings extend slightly beyond Atlanta and include  readings in Rome, Athens, and Chattanooga.

Avid Bookshop hosts Liza Wieland at 6:30 PM on Friday, July 6th. The reading will be held in the bookshop (493 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30601). The reading is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow.

FUSEBOX art & word series hosts J. Michael Martinez, Brian Brodeur, and Kiley Kogis Brodeur at 8 PM on Saturday, July 7th. The reading will be held at Front Gallery at Chenoweth.Halligan Studios (1800 Rossville Avenue, Suites 1 and 2, Chattanooga, TN 37404). The reading is free and open to the public.

solar anus readings hosts Elizabeth Ellen, Mary Miller, Donora Hillard, and Scott McClanahan at 8 PM on Tuesday, July 17th. The reading will be held at Beep Beep Gallery (696 Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA 30308).

VOUCHEDATL PRESENTS A Very Vouched Birthday: A Fundraiser for WINK and the Wren’s Nest Publishing Company at 7 PM on Wednesday, July 18th. Readers include Blake Butler, Jamie Iredell, Jessie Matheson, Jayne O’Connor, Nicholas Tecosky, Amelia Lerner, Lain Shakespeare, Jamie Allen, Randy Osborne, Myke Johns, Katy Black, Johnny Drago, Laura Carter, Davy Minor, Gina Myers, Matt DeBenedictis, Terra Elan McVoy, Jenny Sadre-Orafai, and Amy McDaniel. The party/reading will be held at The Goat Farm, the Warhorse Coffeeshop (1200 Foster Street, Atlanta, GA 30318).

What’s New in Poetry hosts Amy Gerstler at 8 PM on Friday, July 20th. The reading will be held at the Schwartz Center Black Box (1700 North Decatur Road #251, Atlanta, GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public. Free parking is available at the Fishburne Visitor Parking Deck. Listen to past readings here.

Poetry Atlanta Presents hosts Amy Pence and Jenny Sadre-Orafai at 7:15 PM on Wednesday, July 25th. The reading will be held at the Decatur Library (215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030). The reading and signing is free and open to the public.

The 2012 Summer Poetry Series hosts Alex Taylor, Alex Quinlan, and Catherine Meeks at 7 PM on Thursday, July 26th. The reading will be held on the the back courtyard of Schroeder’s New Deli (406 Broad Street, Rome, GA 30161). The reading is free and open to the public.

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

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Atlanta: Real, Live Poetry on Memorial Day

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The good people at solar anus: readings will host Ben Kopel, Megan Volpert, and Kory Calico Monday, May 28th at 8 PM. The reading will be held at Beep Beep Gallery (696 Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA 30308).

Ben Kopel is the author of VICTORY (H_NGM_N BKS, 2012). He has had poems featured in Conduit, The New Delta Review, Makeout Creek, and elsewhere. He helps curate the jubilat/Jones   reading series in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Megan Volpert is a poet and critic from Chicago who has settled in Atlanta with her wife, Mindy. Volpert holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Louisiana State University and is a high school English teacher. Sonics in Warholia is her fourth collection of poems  (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2011). The other three are The Desense of Nonfense and Face Blindness (BlazeVOX Books, 2009 & 2007), and Domestic Transmission (MetroMania Press, 2007). She is currently editing This assignment is so gay: LGBTIQ Poets on the Art of Teaching (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2013).

Kory Calico was born at Grady hospital in Atlanta. He is an avid fan of rap music, poetry and prose. In 2011 he helped organize Poets for Change: Atlanta and is the current co-curator of the ALEF reading and performance art series with Puma Navarro.

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Poetry at Callanwolde hosts Robert S. King and Robert M. Giannetti at 8 PM on Wednesday, April 11th. The reading will be held at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (980 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30306). Tickets are sold at the door. $5 General Admission, $3 Students with ID, Seniors, and Members.

New South presents an evening of readings featuring Jim May, Emily Schulten, Peter Fontaine, and Benjamin Solomon at 7:30 PM on Friday, April 13th. The reading will be held at Kavarna (707 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA 30030). The reading is free and open to the public.

Solar Anus: Readings hosts CA Conrad, Magdelena Zurawski, Kate Zambreno, Gina Abelkop, and Gina Myers at 8 PM on Wednesday, April 18th. The reading will be held at Beep Beep Gallery (696 Charles Allen Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30308). The reading is free and open to the public.

What’s New in Poetry hosts Sandra Doller, Ben Doller, and Jessica Smith at 8 PM on Thursday, April 19th. The reading will be held on the first floor of the Emory University Bookstore (1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta,  GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public. Missed last month’s What’s New in Poetry reading? Listen up.

Molly Brodak, Jessica Lindberg, and Jenny Sadre-Orafai will read at 8 PM on Tuesday, April 24th. The reading will be held at The Music Room (327 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30312). An open mic will follow the reading. The reading is free and open to the public.

Georgia Center for the Book hosts Sibling Rivalry Press authors Megan Volpert, Jessie Carty, Stephen Mills, Loria Taylor, and Bryan Borland at 3 PM on Saturday, April 28th. The reading will be held at the Decatur Library (215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030). The reading and signing is free and open to the public.

Bound to Be Read Books hosts Franklin Abbott, Dustin Brookshire, Taryn Crenshaw, Rupert Fike, Collin Kelley, Janet Metzger, and Rico Revels at 7:30 PM on Saturday, April 28th. The reading will be held at Bound to Be Read Books (481-B Flat Shoals Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30316). Featured poets will reveal the poetry in the lyrics of their favorite musicians in celebration of National Poetry Month. The reading is free and open to the public.

 

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

 

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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

What’s New in Poetry hosts Zachary Schomburg, Cynthia Arrieu-King, Megin Jimenez and Laura Cronk at 8 PM on Friday, March 23rd. The reading will be held on the first floor of the Emory University Bookstore (1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta,  GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public.

Missed last month’s What’s New in Poetry reading with Blake Butler and Matthea Harvey? Listen up.

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Bound to be Read Books hosts Vince Cellucci, Chris Shipman and Megan Volpert at 7 PM on Friday, March 30th. The reading will be held at 481 Flat Shoals Avenue SE, 30316. The reading is free and open to the public.

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VOUCHEDATL Presents: Readings by Jesse Bradley, Tyler Gobble, Melysa Martinez, Christopher Newgent, Amy McDaniel, Brian Oliu, and Matt Bell at 8 PM on Friday, April 6th. The reading will be held at The Goat Farm, the Warhorse Coffeeshop, 1200 Foster Street, Atlanta, GA 30318. The reading is free and open to those who are 18+.

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Solar Anus hosts CA Conrad at 8 PM on Wednesday, April 18th. The reading will be held at Beep Beep Gallery, 696 Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA 30308. The reading is free and open to the public.

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The Kennesaw State University Interdisciplinary Studies Department and the Department of English host Jake Adam York at 7 PM on Thursday, April 19th. The reading will be held in the Social Sciences Building Room 1019 on the Kennesaw State University campus (1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144). The reading is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the program.

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

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