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My summer has been fast and busy. I didn't get much reading done in June due to my two week trip to Egypt, so I decided to combine June and July. books read: June & July The Pyramids: Great Mysteries of Archeology by M.R. Luberto Lots of pictures and short paragraphs and information from all over the historical, religious and archeological perspectives and opinions about the facts and fictions and mysteries of the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World left standing. The Romantic Dogs by Roberto Bolaño Good as a companion piece to his other books, but perhaps they all work together like that anyway. Bolaño believed more in the genre of poetry than in the genre of fiction, yet his fiction leaves a longer impression than his poetry. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi The original before Disney got their hands on it version of the little wooden puppet. The original Pinocchio is a little brat who by the end deserves to be a real boy, but much like St. Au...

ME: Looking for some amazing thing to do Friday the 17th ? YOU: Well, in fact, and thank you for asking, I AM looking for only amazing things to do Friday the 17th . ME: Well, you are lucky that you know me, then. YOU: You know of something amazing? ME: Do I ever. YOU: Do tell. ME: Have you ever heard of THE SUPERMACHINE POETRY SERIES?! YOU: I want to! ME: Well, here is your chance! On Friday the 17th THE SUPERMACHINE (OF) POETRY SERIES will be presenting AN EVENING OF DRAMATIC, COMEDIC, AND QUESTIONABLE STAGED READINGS! YOU: That sounds great! Will it be featuring work by Theresa and Dale Buchheister, Sarah Graalman, Jerrod Bogard, Shonni Enelow, Dylan Jackson and Lori Payne? ME: Yes! YOU: Is it free! ME: But of course! YOU: Where the hell is this amazing thing!? ME: THE OUTPOST LOUNGE! In Brooklyn! YOU: What time? ME: 8 PM! YOU: Can I get more info? ME: Yes! Check out www.outpostlounge.com or http://supermachinepoetry. blogspot.com ! YOU: ...

TOMORROW! Friday! June 12! 8pm! Come one! Come all! The Supermachine Reading series in conjunction Gigantic Sequins presents... Ben Fama! Molly Finkelstein! Jeff Laughlin! & Kimberly Ann Southwick! Reading poems. In your face. At Outpost Lounge -- 1014 Fulton St. @ Grand and Classon. Take the C train to the Franklin Ave. stop OR the G train to the Clinton-Washington stop. TOTALLY FREE!!!!! (and thank you to Ben Fama for the poster image above)

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May was a good month for reading. I handed in my thesis, earned my Masters and finally had an open reading schedule, as in: I can now read whatever I damn well please, thank you very much. And so I did. I read and read and read. I plan on doing the same all summer and for the rest of my life... books read: May Trans-American Sketches by Ben Pease -- A short poetry chapbook that cohered and was beautifully crafted and well-written. Much enjoyed. Ben, when are you going to submit something to Gigantic Sequins already? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon – I read this at work and did enjoy it. Certain chapters read like appendices, yet the point of view called for such eccentricities. Had heard a lot about this book and was glad to read it. Its surface simplicity paved way for something deeper that made this more than just a book about a kid with Asperger’s trying to solve the mystery of a dead dog. New Moon , Eclipse and Breaking Dawn b...

i have officially handed in my masters thesis / special project to the NYU English department and hope that i will pass and therefore graduate, well, today. commencement is today. therefore, as far as i know, i have earned my MA from NYU in English. yes, and i still do not like to write using capital letters. because of my insanely busy April schedule that bled into March, (masters thesis, issue 1.1 of Gigantic Sequins release and release parties, etc.) i thought i wouldn't be able to read much, but i wound up finishing more books than i thought i would. books read: april Cultural Theory & Popular Culture: An Introduction by John Storey I read this for my thesis to get a better background of cultural theory from a British point of view. It was effective, except I wish I had gotten through the middle of it quicker than it took me because all of the more interesting and pertinent points of view came towards the end. I learned some new names and relearned some older ones. This b...

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