New York—On Stellar Rays

April 10: Reading with James Hannaham and Danielle Blau at On Stellar Rays, 133 Orchard Street, New York, NY. 7PM.

No pictures, but a great gallery space. We read in the basement. My shoulder was injured and I was therefore on a great deal of Soma, wine, and Vicodin (I was in so much pain). I can hardly remember…

Quants playing poker

Lunch with old boss

The woman looks alive (in the hellish-looking DB Bistro):



Now (looks) dead:

New York—PSA Poems and Pints Series

March 3: Reading with D. Nurkse as part of the Poetry Society of America's Poems & Pints series at The Fraunces Tavern, New York, NY. 6:30PM.

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This was a lovely event sponsored by the PSA. Alice Quinn gave such thoughtful introductions, and the historic (Washington-era, old Wall Street establishment) Fraunces Tavern was a great venue in which to read my current Wall Street establishment poems.

D. Nurkse, my co-reader:



Some audience:

Billboards

I was interested in these images.

This one—even the models get skinnier during a recession:



Ugly:



Pretty:



Ugly:



Pretty:



“We Make Trash An Asset” (And Assets Trash…):



Pretty/ugly:

Millay Colony Celebration at the Bowery Poetry Club

February 4: Reading as part of an event celebrating the Millay Colony for the Arts. Bowery Poetry Club. New York, NY. 6PM.

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I am on the Board of the Millay Colony, and Caroline Crumpacker, the Executive Director, was kind enough to ask me to participate in what was mainly an evening of former colonists performing their work. Here is Caroline:



Calliope, who oversees the colony buildings and grounds:



Audience:



Performers:

Richmond

January 29: Reading at the University of Richmond, Weinstein Hall's Brown-Alley Room, Richmond, VA. 8PM.

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This reading was great, though the pictures weren’t. It was great to spend time with Brian Henry, who has been such a terrific supporter of my work over the years, first as the editor of Verse Magazine, and then as the editor of Verse Press, which published my first book, Winter Sex. Brian still edits Verse on-line—he has made a big difference in the lives of many emerging poets:



Richmond airport:



One of the students (then my iPhone ran out):