Notable NYC: 9/17-9/22
TUESDAY 09.17: Every month The Poetry Society of America presents two poets at McNally Jackson as a part of their reading series and it’s usually a knock-out pairing. This month…
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Dustin Luke Nelson
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Dustin Luke Nelson is a founding editor of InDigest and the host of the InDigest Reading Series. He is a 2012 National Poetry Series finalist and has recently had work published in the Greying Ghost Pamphlet Series, Opium, METRO Twin Cities, Scud, 3:AM, and elsewhere. He has been a writer and producer on Radio Happy Hour and Geocachers. He lives in Astoria, tweets at @dlukenelson, and blogs at blogsareaboutego.blogspot.com.
Notable New York: 9/4-9/8
Of special note this week: The venue formerly known as The Bowery Poetry Club has reopened their doors after some serious renovations. Now going by the name Bowery Arts and…
Notable New York: 8/26-9/1
TUESDAY 08/27: Wayne Koestenbaum continues making the rounds, reading from his new book My 1980s and Other Essays. Tuesday’s event includes a reading and a discussion with documentary filmmaker John…
Notable New York: 8/19-8/25
The end of August is a notoriously slow time for events of all kinds in New York. Why this year, and this week, has been an exception I do not…
Notable New York: 8/12-8/18
Monday 08.12 The Franklin Park Reading Series is back this week and is something of a special line-up as they’re featuring a few poets, which is a rare occurrence for…
Notable New York: 08/05-08/11
MONDAY 08.05 Akashic Books takes over Books Beneath the Bridge for a night of noir from the 5 boroughs. On top of a chance to win their 5-Borough Noir Set…
Notable New York: 07/29-08/04
MONDAY 07.29 Join the Mystery Writers of America for a reading featuring Annamaria Alfieri, Kevin Egan, Clare Toohey, Kate Lincoln, Susan Olsen, Cathi Stoler and Sheila York. KGB Bar, 7pm,…
Notable New York: 07/22-07/28
MONDAY 07.22 The 92nd St. Y presents two literary heavyweights on Monday. Martin Amis and Ian McEwan will talk about their friendship, careers, and respective work. The event will be…
The 3rd Annual New York Poetry Festival Is Coming
The Poetry Society of New York’s 3rd Annual New York Poetry Festival is coming up on July 27 and 28 on Governors Island. The festival has become a highlight of…
Notable New York: 06/17-06/23
Tuesday 06/18: The Bushwick Book Club does Mapping Manhattan: A Love (and Sometimes Hate) Story in Maps by 75 New Yorkers. If you haven’t seen this series where musicians reinterpret…
Notable New York: 6/3-6/9
Monday 06/03: To start your week with something a little different, catch Poetry in Theatre: Early Frank O’Hara + Plays by Contemporary Poets, which includes works by Ariana Reines, Jim…
Notable New York: 5/27-6/2
Monday 05/27: It’s Memorial Day, go outside, eat a burger — vegetable or cow — off a grill, and read a book in a park. Tuesday 05/28: Rare Bird and…