This coming week two of my poems — “Orange Colored Sky” and “Samson in Reverse” — will be performed in the “Lions and Lambs” edition of the Emotive Fruition reading series, curated and directed by Thomas Dooley. The collaborative series pairs accomplished actors up with NYC’s emerging poets. I got to hear a preview at rehearsal last night and it’s going to be an amazing event. The actors have major talent and their interpretations of our poems will give you a goose bumpy feeling, especially with how the poems are ordered–the arc of each half of the performance really takes you on a journey and it’s amazing how 36 poems or so come together to make a whole, and leave you with the feeling you’ve just seen a coherent show. The actor who will be performing my work, Sam, nailed both my pieces (with just a few notes about Rachiele, the barber!), and listening to him I’ve learned how to better read my “Samson in Reverse” poem. Thanks, Sam!
Here are the details for Tuesday night’s Emotive Fruition reading:
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
10 PM
Bowery Poetry Club – 306 Bowery @ Bleeker
$5 at the door, half-priced drinks all night
the actors: dale soules, sam breslin wright, komal kapoor, sevan greene
the poets: jessica beyer, brit blalock, danielle blau, emily brandt, jan edwards, michelle flores, gerald greland, julia guez, matthew hittinger, saeed jones, kelly knowles, david mcloghlin, alex morris, maxine patroni, james pergola, cat richarson, jason schneiderman
Hope you can make it!