July 1: Meyer Lansky Tribute Poetry Reading feat. Poems about Crime @ Cornelia St. Cafe 6pm

Three Rooms Press presents:

Friday, July 1, 2011 - 6pm

Cornelia St Cafe

Son of a Pony

THE FIRST EVER

MEYER LANSKY

TRIBUTE

POETRY READING

with a focus on

Poems About Crime

Featured poets:

Stephen Caratzas

Peter Carlaftes

Michael Fiorito

Puma Perl

Thomas Pryor

PLUS NYC's

Sensational

Open POETRY Mike

on the same Topic

Hosted by Kat Georges

MEYER LANSKY (known as the "Mob's Accountant"), was a Polish-born American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States. For decades he was thought to be one of the most powerful people in the country. The character Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II was largely based on Lansky. Although Forbes listed him as one of the 400 wealthiest people in America in September 1982, with a net worth of $100 million, when he died less than 4 months later, he left his heirs less than $37,000 in cash. Like many of today's white collar criminals, Lansky was never arrested.

Lansky represents a powerful aspect of America that operates in the shadows, a second-tier of players with criminal ties that shapes history largely out of the limelight. On the 109th anniversary of his date of birth, (July 4, 1902), Three Rooms Press presents the first ever Meyer Lansky Tribute Reading, with poems that explore crime and criminal activity.

Featured poets include Stephen Caratzas, Peter Carlaftes (author of Drunkyard Dog & A Year on Facebook), Michael Fiorito, Puma Perl (author of Knuckle Tattoos), and Thomas Pryor.

The featured reading follows the fabulous Son of a Pony open reading at the cafe. During the open reading, readers with poems about crime will share their work. Poet & mistress of ceremonies Kat Georges hosts. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.; the open reading begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $7, which includes a free drink.

Cornelia Street Cafe is at 29 Cornelia Street, between W. 4th Street & Bleecker, just around the corner from the W. 4th Street subway station. Phone: 212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Now Accepting Submissions: NYC-based contemporary short fiction

Coming this Fall from THREE ROOMS PRESS—

HAVE A NYC: Tall Tales from The City
—Now Accepting Submissions—

Three Rooms Press is ecstatic to announce the upcoming publication of "HAVE A NYC: Tall Tales from The City," an anthology of short fiction with a New York City setting. We're currently accepting submissions via email. Deadline is September 21, 2011.

Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Despite myriad changes in the past decades, New York City is still a thriving hub of activity, where magic, mischief and malady collide on any given corner at any given time.

The "HAVE A NYC" anthology will include beautiful, hard-bitten narrative fiction based in the city that still never sleeps. All contemporary fictional subject matter will be considered. All submissions must be minimum 1,000 words and maximum 2,500 words.

Tap the energy of NYC and make it your own. Take your idea and run through the streets. See your creation come to life in "HAVE A NYC: Tall Tales from The City."

All submissions must be received no later than September 21, 2011 at midnight EST.

Email your piece (one at a time/no more than two) as an attached Word file to editor @ threeroomspress (dot) com


Thanks —Looking Forward to Submissions.

Ron Kolm & Rami Shamir Light Up Cornelia Street Friday, June 17

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011

Featured poet: Ron Kolm

Spotlight poet: Rami Shamir

PLUS NYC's Sensational Open POETRY Mike

Hosted by Kat Georges

RON KOLM is one of the founding members of the Unbearables literary collective, and an editor of several of their anthologies; Crimes of the Beats, Help Yourself! and The Worst Book I Ever Read. He is also the co-author, with Jim Feast, of Neo Phobe, and the author of the Plastic Factory and Welcome to the Barbecue. Kolm’s papers were purchased by the New York University library, where they’ve been catalogued in the Fales Collection as part of the Downtown Writers Group. He has worked in most of New York City’s independent bookstores, including the Strand, St. Mark’s Bookshop and Coliseum Books. He currently works for Posman Books in Grand Central Station.

RAMI SHAMIR’s novel TRAIN TO POKIPSE has been called “a Catcher in the Rye for the new century” by renowned American publisher, Barney Rosset. The author has drawn further comparisons—spanning from Dickens to Kerouac to Whitman—from such cultural luminaries as Gary Indiana, Penny Arcade, Holly Woodlawn, and Phoebe Legere.

The featured reading follows the fabulous Son of a Pony open reading at the cafe. Poet & superlative mistress of ceremonies Kat Georges hosts. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.; the open reading begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $7, which includes a free drink.

Cornelia Street Cafe is at 29 Cornelia Street, between W. 4th Street & Bleecker, just around the corner from the W. 4th Street subway station. Phone: 212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Ryan Buynak & Carmen Mojica Rock the Pony this Friday, June 3, 2011

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011

Featured poet: Ryan Buynak

Spotlight poet: Carmen Mojica

PLUS NYC's Sensational Open POETRY Mike

Hosted by Kat Georges

RYAN BUYNAK has published in magazines and anthologies all over the country. He has also found new, wide popularity in places like Montreal and Berlin. His first book, Yo Quiero Mas Sangre: Random Acts of Poetry by Ryan Buynak, describes everyday life in this Hipster Generation with such humor, insight, tenderness, and brutal honesty. He has two new books coming out this year, including The Ghost of the Wooden Squid: Random Acts of Poetry and a short novel, Eating Dirt. He lives by the motto: “My heart feels like a crocodile.”

CARMEN MOJICA is an Afro-Dominican woman born and raised in the Bronx. She is a poet, writer, workshop facilitator, and birth doula. In October 2009, she completed and self-published her literary work called ‘Hija De Mi Madre’ (My Mother’s Daughter), which is a combination of memoirs, poems and research material that not only explain the effects of race on identity from an academic standpoint but also shares her life as a living example.

The featured reading follows the fabulous Son of a Pony open reading at the cafe. Poet & phenomenal mistress of ceremonies Kat Georges hosts. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.; the open reading begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $7, which includes a free drink.

Cornelia Street Cafe is at 29 Cornelia Street, between W. 4th Street & Bleecker, just around the corner from the W. 4th Street subway station. Phone: 212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com