Readings

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
7 PM
Hot Texts
The Way Station
683 Washington Ave
BKLYN

Thursday, May 24, 2012
7:30 PM
Flash/Bang
w/ Amy King + Matt Longabucco
9 Clinton St.
NYC

Friday, September 21, 2012
7 PM
Stain of Poetry @ Goodbye Blue Monday
w/ Chris DeWeese + Jordan Stempleman
1087 Broadway
BKLYN

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
7 PM
Vol 1 at CultureFix
w/ Matt Bell, Lincoln Michel + others
9 Clinton St
NYC

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
7 PM
TireFire at Tattooed Mom
with Michael Martone
530 South St.
PHILLY

Monday, April 16, 2012
7:30 PM
KGB Poetry Series
with Martine Bellen
85 East 4th St.
NYC

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
7 PM
The Book Report
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker St.
NYC

Friday, April 6, 2012
8 PM
O Miami / University of Wynwood
The Betsy Hotel
B Bar
1440 Ocean Drive
MIAMI BEACH

Sunday, April 1, 2012
5 PM
O Miami / University of Wynwood
Miami Beach Community Church
with Billy Collins
1620 Drexel Ave.
MIAMI BEACH

Friday, March 30, 2012
8 PM
CCNY Reading Series
Bar 82
136 2nd Ave
NYC

Friday, March 23, 2012
7 PM
Bogart at Studio 10
with Mark McKee
56 Bogart St.
BKLYN

Monday, March 19, 2012
7 PM
Say it with Writing at 1818 Gallery
with Lauren Bender, Zachary Schomburg
& 0thers
1818 E. Lafayette Ave.
BALTIMORE

Sunday, March 18, 2012
6 PM
Big Lucks 3 Tents Series
Big Hunt
1345 Connecticut Ave NW
DC

Sunday, March 18, 2012
3 PM
In Your Ear at DCAC
with Lynn Behrendt
2438 18th St. NW
DC

Thursday, March 15, 2012
7 PM
WORD Bookstore
with Paula Bomer, John Dermot Woods
& Edward Mullany
126 Franklin St.
BKLYN

Monday, March 12, 2012
8 PM
Franklin Park Reading Series
Franklin Park Bar
618 St. John’s Place
BKLYN

Sunday, March 11, 2012
4 PM
Release party for MEAT HEART and PARTYKNIFE!!
with Dan Magers
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St.
NYC

Thursday, March 1, 2012
7:30 PM
Black Rock
with Jason Bredle, Jason Koo,
Mark McKee & James Shea
3614 N. Damen Ave.
CHICAGO

Thursday, March 1, 2012
5:30 PM
Court Green release reading
Ferguson Hall
Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue, Rm. 101
CHICAGO

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
7 PM
Mixer at Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St.
NYC

Sunday, November 13, 2011
8:30 PM
Part of the Poetry Pub Crawl
206 Sullivan Street (formerly Ciao Stella)
NYC

Saturday, September 17, 2011
9 PM
Hearth Gods (my poems directed by Jaclyn Biskup)
Jimmy’s No. 43
43 East 7th St.
NYC

Monday, August  8, 2011
7:30 PM
KGB Bar
Barrelhouse reading
85 e. 4th St. (bet. Bowery and 2nd Ave)
NYC

Thursday, July 21, 2011
7 PM
PANK’s Brooklyn Invasion
Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street
BROOKLYN

Sunday, June 5, 2011
6 PM
release party for Chris Toll’s The Disinformation Phase
Zinc Bar
82 West 3rd Street
NYC

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
6 PM
apexart
291 Church Street
NYC

Sunday, May 15, 2011
7 PM
Soda Series at Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave.
BROOKLYN

Sunday, March 20, 2011
7:30 PM
InDigest Reading Series
w/ Nathan Hoks, Jena Osman & Laird Hunt
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
NYC

Thursday, February 24, 2011
7:30 PM
Frequency North
w/ Aaron Belz
ALBANY

Wednesday, January 26, 2011
7:30 PM
Guerilla Lit Reading Series at Bar on A
w/ Joseph Riippi
170 Avenue A (@ 11th st.)
NYC

Thursday, January 6, 2011
7 PM
Sweet! at 3 of Cups
83 First Ave (@ 5th st.)
NYC

Friday, December 10, 2010
7 PM
Birdsong release party
Vaudeville Park
26 Bushwick Ave.
BROOKLYN

Saturday, December 4, 2010
6 PM
Sunset Poetry Series at Suryasta Yoga
with Jason Koo and Martin Rock
462 36th St.
BROOKLYN

Saturday, November 20, 2010
7 PM
Fireside Follies at Brooklyn Fireproof
120 Ingraham St.
BROOKLYN

Saturday, September 25, 2010
4 PM
Enclave at CakeShop
w/ Clay McLeod Chapman and Joseph Riippi
152 Ludlow Street
NYC

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
7 PM
The Greatest 3-Minute Guilt Stories Ever
at Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
NYC

Sunday, July 25, 2010
7 PM
Last Rites at Baltimore Hostel
17 West Mulberry
BALTIMORE

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
7 PM
Humorous verse at KGB Bar
w/ Pamela Russell and Jennifer L. Knox
85 e. 4th St. (bet. Bowery and 2nd Ave)
NYC

Thursday, July 8, 2010
7 PM
Knife Fight Noches de los Artistas at Pete’s Candy Store
w/ Eric Nelson, Drew Heron, Mike Lala + burlesque performers
709 Lorimer Street
BROOKLYN

Friday, June 25, 2010
7:30 PM
Earshot at Rose Live Music
w/ Richard Beck, Anelise Chen, Lane Falcon and Samantha Zighelboim
345 Grand Street
BROOKLYN

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
7 PM
Candlestick Reading Series at Pete’s Candy Store
w/ Joshua Cohen, Jason Diamond, Fiona Maazel
709 Lorimer Street
BROOKLYN

Saturday, April 17, 2010
6-9 PM
Elbo Room
w/ Dava KrauseD.W. Lichtenberg
647 Valencia Street
SAN FRANCISCO

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
7-9 PM
The Bar
w/ Dava Krause
5851 West Sunset
LOS ANGELES

Friday, March 26, 2010
7 PM
The Stain of Poetry at Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway
BROOKLYN

Friday, March 12, 2010
7 PM
Pete’s Big Poetry Series at Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer St.
BROOKLYN

Monday, March 1, 2010
7:30 PM
KGB Poetry Series at KGB Bar
85 e. 4th St. (bet. Bowery & 2nd Ave.)
NYC

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
7:30 PM
Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble
549 West 52nd St. (@ 11th Ave.)
NYC

Thursday, February 18, 2010
7:30 PM
Literary Death Match at Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (bet. Bleeker & Houston)
NYC

Sunday, February 14, 2010
Raven Lounge
4 PM
1718 Sansom Street
PHILLY

Friday, February 12, 2010
7 PM
The Gryphon
105 West Lancaster Ave.
WAYNE, PA

Sunday, February 7, 2010
4 PM
Launch party!
Polestar Poetry Series at CakeShop
152 Ludlow (bet. Stanton & Rivington)
NYC


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