Three Rooms Press: Poets Aimee Herman and Eric Alter Rock the Mic at Son of a Pony 8/5

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Poets Aimee Herman and Eric Alter Rock the Mic at Son of a Pony 8/5

Three Rooms Press

presents

Son of a Pony Poetry Reading Series

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011
Featured poet: Aimee Herman
Spotlight poet: Eric Alter
PLUS NYC's Sensational Open POETRY Mike
With Special Guest Host Jane Ormerod

AIMEE HERMAN is a queer performative poet who has been featured at various NYC reading series and venues including: In the Flesh Erotic salon, Hyper Gender, Red Umbrella Diaries, and Sideshow: Queer Lit Carnival. Her poetry can be read in Cliterature Journal, InStereo Press, Audio Zine, Pregnant Moon Review and anthologies such as Best Women's Erotica 2010 (Cleis Press), Nice Girls, Naughty Sex (Seal), and hell strung and crooked (Uphook Press).

ERIC ALTER is an electric, thrilling Staten Island-based poet, writer and photographer.

The featured reading follows the fabulous Son of a Pony open reading at the cafe. For this reading we have a special guest hostess, the impressive poet & publisher Jane Ormerod. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.; the open reading begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $7, which includes a free drink.

Son of a Pony is on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month, and is curated by Kat Georges. 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

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