Late November Events

Mon., Nov. 23rd, 7:30 pm: I read with Michael Rothenberg, David Meltzer, and others at Lindenwood University's Cultural Center Auditorium. That's 209 S. Kingshighway, St. Charles, MO 63133. This is to celebrate Untamed Ink, a literary journal Lindenwood publishes. The reading is free; copies of the journal will be for sale.

Wed., Nov. 25th, 7:30 pm: I read with James Stone Goodman, Lauren Keefer, and Trent Logic Ramsey at Atomic Cowboy, a bar in the Grove neighborhood, on Manchester between Sarah and Boyle. This is part of the Voices from the Underground series that happens on the 4th Wed. of every month there. There will also be live music, and a film called Heartland Transport. I don't think there's a cover, but I could be wrong. There will be copies of my chapbook for sale, plus, of course, booze.

Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Readings/Literary Parties/Talks

Tuesday, Oct. 27th: Literal Chaos and Bad Shoe Party at Cranky Yellow! Literal Chaos will include my poem "A Midnight Smoke on the Porch" in its "Fire" issue. Literal Chaos and Bad Shoe are two of St. Louis' newest, hippest (i.e., not stodgy) literary journals, edited by talented, young, tough girls Amanda Wells and Erin Wiles respectively. Anyway, there will be readings at Cranky Yellow, which is a shop, zine and junk store, art gallery, and general cabinet of wonders at 2847 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO 63118. These musicians/bands will also play: Humdrum, Jennifer McDaniel, and the Skekses. The event is free; buy a journal or three, and/or make a donation. BYOB. You will probably see stuff at Cranky Yellow you want to buy, for example, maybe my chapbook of poems, My Hot Little Tomato. Remember that Cherokee St. is like the Wild West: no plastic, a cash economy. For more info, see: crankyyellow.com, literalchaos.com, and stlouisprojects.org.

Tuesday, Nov. 10th: Corinne McAfee, a contributor to my anthology Are We Feeling Better Yet? Women Speak About Health Care in America, and I speak about women, aging, and the power of creative writing to bring about healing and build community. This is an OWL (Voices of Women Midlife and Older) event at Ladue Chapel, St. Louis. The event is free; copies of the anthology will be for sale. For more information, see: owlstlouis.com.

Friday, Nov. 13th: I read from Are We Feeling Better Yet? at the National Women Studies Association, Atlanta, GA, 12-12:30. For more information, see: nwsa.org.

Saturday, Nov. 14th: I present on the power of personal narratives to bring about healing and build community at the National Women Studies Association, Atlanta, GA. This is a poster presentation in the afternoon. For more information, see: nwsa.org.

Monday, Nov. 23rd: I read, along with David Meltzer, Michael Rothenberg, and other poets from the literary journal Untamed Ink, at Lindenwood University, Lindenwood Cultural Center Auditorium, St. Charles, MO, 7:30 p.m.

I Have a Website; I Exist

Recently a young woman said she wanted me to read for her series, but--"I looked you up online," she said breathlessly, "and you didn't have a website!" It was clear that she was shocked, and I knew that the fault was mine. Be it good, bad, or peculiar, it seems obvious that these days, one does not exist unless documented and presented online. As I have books, readings, talks, literary parties, variety shows, poems, vignettes, and other odd bits of musings and mental meanderings I would like to share with you, dear reader, it is only right that I have a website, so here it is. For whomever may be so inclined to peek in on this cluttered room that is my literary life, that is to say my only life, I will try to keep this updated, at the very least, with upcoming readings and events, and recent publications online and in print where you can read my work.