Featured Poet at Tattoosday Today

If you haven't heard yet, for each day of National Poetry Month, Bill Cohen is featuring tattooed poets on his site Tattoosday. Each post includes an image of a tattoo, the artist's information, and a brief story/explanation of the tattoo. There is also a link to Billy Blog which hosts a poem by the featured poet. Today you can see one of my tattoos and read my poem "Self-Portrait as a Mirror." Click here.

Lame House at the 17th Annual Poets House Showcase

If you haven't checked out the 17th Annual Poets House Showcase already, time is running out. Among the over 2,000 titles, you will find recent Lame House chapbooks This is Why I hurt You by Kate Greenstreet and Policy Instrument by Franklin Bruno. Here are the official details:

UPCOMING: The 17^th Annual Poets House Showcase
Saturday, April 4 – Saturday, April 11
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 4, 1:00 - 4:00PM

Catch an eyeful of what's happening in poetry today with this inspiring display of all the new poetry and poetry-related books published in the United States in 2008 and the first few months of 2009. From micro-press chapbooks to masterworks from major commercial publishers to DVDS and CDs, over 2,000 titles are gathered together for one week in the landmark Jefferson Market Branch Library.

@ The New York Public Library, Jefferson Market Branch, 425 Sixth Avenue (at West 10th Street). For library hours, call (212) 243-4334. Admission free. For more information, call Poets House at (212) 431-7920 or visit our web site at www.poetshouse.org

Reading schedule for this Thursday's Gallery Walk

Here is the tentative schedule for the poets reading work this Thursday in downtown Bay City's First Thursdays Art Walk event. After the walk, Belle Epoque (809 Adams) will be hosting a reading so that each writer will have the chance to share additional material. This reading will begin at approximately 8pm.

Shamadere (207 Third St)
5:30 – 5:45
Chris Pereira, Chey Davis

Golden Gallery & Custom Framing (113 Third St.)
6:00 – 6:15
Gina Myers, JodiAnn Stevenson

Ward Studio (904 N Water St.)
6:30 – 6:45
Melissa Seitz, Amelia Glebocki

Cat’s Meow (810 Washington Ave.)
7:15 – 7:30
Andrew Christ, Jessie Duncan

Belle Epoque Art Gallerie (809 Adams St.)
7:45 – 8:00
Jadigwa Swartzendruber, Kevin Kucken