Posts Tagged ‘What’s New in Poetry?’

Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

What’s New in Poetry hosts Eileen Myles at 8 PM on Wednesday, February 6th. The reading will be held at Harland Cinema in Dobbs University Center (205 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322). The reading is free and open to the public.

The Polishing Cloth will host Jamie Iredell at 7 PM on Wednesday, February 6th. The talk will be held at the JCLRC auditorium on the Clarkston campus of Georgia Perimeter College (555 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021). The event is free and open to the public.

VOUCHEDATL Presents: Intimate Readings hosts Myke Johns, Jamie Allen, Rachael Maddux, and Jared Yates Sexton at 8 PM on Thursday, February 7th. The reading will be held at The Goat Farm, the Rodriguez Room (1200 Foster Street, Atlanta, GA 30318). The reading is free and open to the public (18 and older).

Georgia Tech’s Poetry at Tech will host Bruce McEver, Thom Ward, and Laura Newbern at 7:30 PM on Thursday, February 7th. 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.

Poetry at Callanwolde hosts Amy Pence and Nagueyalti Warren at 8 PM on Wednesday, February 13th. 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.

Savannah School of Art and Design’s Potlatch Reading Series hosts Bruce Covey and Amy McDaniel at 6:30 PM on Friday, February 15th. 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.

Poetry Atlanta Presents hosts Chelsea Rathburn and James May at 7:15 PM on Wednesday, February 20th. 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.

What’s New in Poetry? hosts Natalie Lyalin, Kate Greenstreet, Cynthia Arrieu-King at 8 PM on Thursday, February 21st. 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.

-Jenny Sadre-Orafai

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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

Hyde and Vouched present Holiday Hangover at 7 PM on Saturday, January 5th.  Featured readers include: Jayne O’Connor, Laura Straub, Lauren Traetto, Noah Gardenswartz, Tony Jenkins, Suehyla El-Attar, Johnny Carroll, Julian Modugno, and Nick Tecosky. The event will be held at Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge (644 N. Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30306).

Caroline Crew will read at 1 PM on Saturday, January 12th. The reading will be held at HodgePodge Coffeehouse and Gallery (720 Moreland Avenue SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30316). The reading is free an open to the public.

FUSEBOX Presents: Thomas P. Balázs and Abigail Greenbaum at 7 PM on Saturday, January 26th. 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.

What’s New in Poetry? hosts Chris DeWeese, Heather Christle, Mark Leidner at 8 PM on Thursday, January 31st. 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.

-Jenny Sadre-Orafai

 

 

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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

Burnaway, VouchedATL, & The Wren’s Nest host Johnny Drago, Thomas Wheatley, Amy McDaniel, Scott Daughtridge, and Lauren Traetto at 8 PM on Tuesday, December 4th. Readings & Revelry: Holiday Celebrations will be held at Young Blood Gallery (636 N. Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30306). Shoppers are invited to join and peruse both before and after the readings, between 7:30 PM and 10 PM. The reading is free and open to the public.

What’s New in Poetry hosts Lily Ladewig, Becca Klaver, Jennifer Tamayo, Marisa Crawford, and Hanna Andrews at 8 PM on Thursday, December 6th 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.

Avid Bookshop hosts Hanna Andrews, Marisa Crawford, Becca Klaver, Lily Ladewig, Jennifer Tamayo, and Gale Marie Thompson at 6:00 PM on Friday, December 7th. The reading will be held in the bookshop (493 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30601). 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

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

The eXperimental Writer Asylum (XWA) hosts Laura Carter at 2 PM on Saturday, September 1st. The reading will take place at The Seen Gallery (415 Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030). The reading is free and open to the public.

Bound to Be Read Books hosts editor Michael Montlack and contributors Jericho Brown, Jim Elledge, Dustin Brookshire, Cleo Creech, and Collin Kelley as they read their poems from the new anthology Divining Divas: 100 Gay Men on Their Muses at 7:30 PM on Saturday, September 1st. The reading will be held at Bound to Be Read Books (481-B Flat Shoals Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30306). The reading is free and open to the public.

The eXperimental Writer Asylum (XWA) hosts Amy McDaniel at 2 PM on Sunday, September 2nd. The reading will take place at The Seen Gallery (415 Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030). The reading is free and open to the public.

What’s New in Poetry hosts Kiely Sweatt, Jenny Zhang, T.J. Jarrett, and Jason Myers at 8 PM on Thursday, September 6th. 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.

Burnaway Magazine Fundraiser will feature readings by Jamie Iredell and other Atlanta writers at 7 PM on Saturday, September 8th. The event will be held at The Granite Room (211 Peters Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30313). Tickets in advance are $10 for members and $12 for non-members. Tickets at the door are $13 for members and $15 for non-members.

Savannah College of Art and Design’s Ivy Hall Writers Series hosts Jamie Iredell and Josh Russell at 6:30 PM on Friday, September 21st. 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 Stuart Dischell & Richard Jackson at 7 PM on Saturday, September 22nd. 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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Featured Readings-Atlanta Edition

Monday, June 11th, 2012

What’s New in Poetry hosts Hazel McClure, Laura Theobald, Ben Kopel, Kim Vodika, and Feng Chen at 8 PM on Thursday, June 28th. 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 last month’s reading with Dan Magers, Nate Pritts, and Michelle Taransky here.

Avid Bookshop hosts Ben Kopel and Kim Vodicka at 6:30 PM on Friday, June 29th. 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.

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

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Atlanta: Magers, Pritts, and Taransky Read at Emory

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

What’s New in Poetry? Reading Series curators Bruce Covey and Gina Myers hosted Dan Magers, Nate Pritts and Michelle Taransky Thursday, May 31. The poets read to a standing room only audience at Emory University.

Magers, currently on a book tour for his collection PARTYKNIFE (Birds, LLC, 2012), read “Meaning contains a glancing similarity…,” “I’m the Jesus of making out with girls drunk.,” “I farted until the television came on.,” “There was a girl dressed as Angela Chase…,” “Welling up in my hands are emotions” and other poems from PARTYKNIFE.

Founder & principal editor of H_NGM_N and H_NGM_N BKS, Pritts read “Demon Poem,” “I Am Imagining Terror Beyond Imagination” and “Sky Poems” and “American Water” from his fifth collection sweet nothing (Lowbrow Press, 2011). He also read poems from his forthcoming chapbook No Memorial (Thrush Press, 2012).

Taransky, winner of the 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize for Barn Burned, Then, read from her second and forthcoming collection SORRY WAS IN THE WOODS (Omnidawn, 2013) including “When the Woods Was Where,” “Do Not Think Timber,” “Fear in the Woods,” “There Were Many More Carpenters Then” and “How to Find the Woods.”

Listen to this month’s reading and past What’s New in Poetry? readings here.

(Photos by Komal Mathew)

–Jenny Sadre-Orafai

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