Chicago Poetry For The Holidays



MARATHON READING
 
(forwarded from Jennifer Karmin)
 
CHICAGO MARATHON READING 
an off-site event coinciding with 
the 2007 Modern Language Association convention 
 
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28th from 7-9:30pm
at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
112 S. Michigan Avenue, in the Ballroom 
 
FREE and ADA accessible to the public
Co-sponsored by the the Writing Program at the
School
of the Art Institute and the Poetry Foundation 
 
OVER 50 POETS:  Quraysh Ali Lansana, Joe Amato,
Robert
Archambeau, Dodie Bellamy, Ray Bianchi, Tisa
Bryant,
Charles Cantolupo, Stephen Cope, Josh Corey, Joel
Craig, Elizabeth Cross, Garin Cycholl, Michael
Davidson, Patrick Durgin, Joel Felix, Kass
Fleisher,
C. S. Giscombe, Renee Gladman, Chris Glomski,
Steve
Halle, Duriel Harris, Carla Harryman, William R.
Howe,
Pierre Joris, Jennifer Karmin, Kevin Killian,
Petra
Kuppers, David Lloyd, Nicole Markotic, Cate
Marvin,
Philip Metres, Laura Moriarty, Simone Muench,
Aldon
Nielsen, Mark Nowak, Kristy Odelius, Bob Perelman,
Kristen Prevallet, Jen Scappettone, Robyn Schiff,
Susan Schultz, Don Share, Ed Skoog, Kerri
Sonnenberg,
Chuck Stebelton, Mark Tardi, Catherine Taylor,
Tony
Trigilio, Nick Twemlow, Lina Ramona Vitkauskas,
Barrett Watten, Tyrone Williams, Tim Yu     
 
A DISPLAY OF CHICAGO JOURNALS & PRESSES:
*ACM, http://anotherchicagomagazine.org
*The Canary, http://canariumbooks.blogspot.com
*Columiba Poetry Review,
http://english.colum.edu/cpr
*Court Green, http://english.colum.edu/courtgreen
*Cracked Slab Books, http://crackedslabbooks.com
*Dancing Girl Press,
http://www.dancinggirlpress.com
*Flood Editions, http://www.floodeditions.com
*Hotel Amerika, http://www.hotelamerika.net
*House Press, http://www.housepress.org
*Journal of Artists' Books, http://jab-online.net
*Kenning Editions, http://www.kenningeditions.com
*Make Magazine, http://www.makemag.com
*March Abrazo Press, http://www.marchabrazo.org
*MoonLit, http://moonlitmag.blogspot.com
*Sara Ranchouse, http://www.sararanchouse.com
*Switchback Books, http://www.switchbackbooks.com
*Third World Press,
http://www.thirdworldpressinc.com
*TriQuarterly, http://www.triquarterly.org
 
AND MUCH MUCH MORE:  Refreshments!  Select books
by
the readers for sale from Small Press
Distribution. 
 
The MLA Off-Site Marathon Reading is a satellite
tradition coinciding but unaffiliated with the
Modern
Language Association's annual convention.  This
event
is curated by Robert Archambeau and Patrick
Durgin. 
The Chicago publications display is curated by
Jennifer Karmin.
 
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SOME MORE
 
**Tues Dec 18: Tweet (at Big Chicks), 5024 N.
Sheridan, presents its bi-monthly, all-ages,
gay/lesbian spoken word / music series Homolatte,
hosted by Scott Free, this time featuring Byron
Flitsch and Ben Lerman, 7:30 PM, pass the hat for
artists. 
 
**Tues Dec 18: The Cafe, 5115 N. Lincoln, features
Maria Salgado, with open mic, 8 PM sharp, free.
 
**Tues Dec 18: Literary Gangs of Chicago presents
readings by 2nd Story, with host Cassie Sparkman,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Puck's Restaurant, 220
E. Chicago Ave, 6:30 – 8 PM, free.
 
**Thur Dec 20: Jesse Oaks Open Mic/Poetry Slam,
18490 W Old Gages Lake Rd, Gages Lake, IL,
presents Moody Black from South Carolina, 7 – 10
PM. 
 
**Sun Dec 23: The Green Mill, 4802 North Broadway,
presents the Uptown Poetry Slam hosted by Marc
Smith, featuring an Xmas poetry party with a Santa
Slam, 7 to 9 PM with open mic, $6. 
 
**Sun Dec 30: The Green Mill, 4802 North Broadway,
presents the Uptown Poetry Slam hosted by Marc
Smith, featuring the Weird Sisters and Strange
Brothers, 7 to 9 PM with open mic, $6.