March 17: Philly Poetry Party with Karen Hildebrand, Peter Carlaftes & Kat Georges

Three Rooms Press poets Kat Georges (Punk Rock Journal), Peter Carlaftes (Bar Room Essentials) and Karen Hildebrand (One Foot Out the Door) hit the road for a one-night stand in Philadelpha, PA. It’s bound to be total chaos, with poetry screaming from the gut in a swirl of magic dust that makes your heart sing.

If you’re within 100 miles of Philadelphia, drive, train or hitchhike to what’s destined to be one of those shows people talk about for years to come. St. Patrick’s Day Poetry Blow-out at The Green Line Cafe in Philadephia, PA: Tuesday, March 17, 7pm at the fabulous Greenline Cafe, 4426 Locust Street (at 45th), 215-2220799. And that's in West Philly.

TRANSIT: Green Line Locust is within two blocks of two bus lines. Take either the #21 or #42 bus, signal for your stop at 45th Street. From the #21 bus, walk south to Locust Street and you’re there! From the #42 bus, walk north 1 block to Locust and you’re there!

Learn How to Get Your Poetry Published this Thursday, March 12

Ever wondered what it takes to find a publisher for your poetry or novel? Thinking about self-publishing but not sure how to get started? Wondering how to publicize your book or get it sold on Amazon? Come to Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia St., between W. 4th & Bleecker) this Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m., where members of independent publishing group GNYIPA (Greater New York Independent Publishers Association) will be showcasing its creative work—including fiction, playwriting, poetry and photography--and offering tips on independent publishing Tickets $12.

Featured performers include actor/playwright Norman Beim (New Concept Press), novelist/poet Perry Brass (Belhue Press), playwright/poet Kat Georges (Three Rooms Press), essayist/editor Anne Heckman (StepSister Press), photographer Heidi Russell (Viaduct Publishing), and actress/fiction writer Kay Williams (Calliope Press). In addition, actors Fred Milani and Jeanne Pearson will dramatize the story “So Let It Be Angels,” recently published on author/poet Francine L. Treven’s TnT Classic Books.

Following the reading, the publishers will be available for one-on-one discussions to share tips on publishing and self-publishing, and offer information about the GNYIPA organization. For more than 10 years, GNYIPA has served as an important resource for the city’s independent publishers, providing pointers on everything from book design and printing, to distribution and promotion, to digital book creation and licensing.

New York State of Mind
Literary Reading PLUS Tips on Publishing Poetry and Prose
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 6 p.m., $12 admission includes free drink.
Cornelia St. Cafe
29 Cornelia Street (btwn Bleecker & W. 4th St.)
New York, NY 10014
212-989-9319
reservations: threeroomspress@mac.com

NYC Poet Peter Carlaftes in Las Vegas, LA Poets Corrie Greathouse & Doug Knott in NYC!!

No matter which side of the country you're on, Wednesday, March 4 will be a poetical day to remember.

Wed., March 4, 7 pm
NY Poet Peter Carlaftes hits Las Vegas
Sunrise Coffee Shop

New York poet Peter Carlaftes hits the Las Vegas strip (mall) for a one-night stand with a pocketfull of poetry laced with dark humor about the struggle to survive modern love, aged liquor and urban nightmares without losing your mind! Carlaftes is the author of 5 books of poetry, including Nightclub Confidential, The Bar Essentials and The I Can't-o Cantos.

His live appearances are sheer magic--like being hit by a ton of bricks then caressed until dawn with love. If you're anywhere near the Las Vegas area, be sure you make it down to the marvelous Sunrise Coffee Shop, 3130 E. Sunset Rd., Suite A, Law Vegas, NV, 7 pm. (702) 433-3304 for details.


Wed., March 4, 6 pm
LA Poets Corrie Greathouse & Doug Knott
meet NY Poets Mary Reilly & Marty O'Connell
at New York's Bowery Poetry Club

Corrie Greathouse is a fascinating poet whose intimate works achieve a smoky cool tension unlike anything I've ever witnessed. With DJ Graffiti's trance beats accompanying her, this show is a don't miss.

But wait--there's even MORE reason to get in the door at the FFF Bowery Poetry Club. Joining Corrie will be the great L.A. hip-trip-beat poet Doug Knott, a long-standing member of the legendary Carma Bums!

Oh, and--yep!--even more reasons to go! Two New York Superstar poets Mary Reilly and Marty McConnell are kicking it with the L.A. crew. What better way to start Wednesday eve and the groove into the weekend? The whole-schmole kicks off at 6 pm at the beloved Bowery Poetry Club. Only $6 admission. Oh, and one more thing--the man himself, none other than Mister Gary Glazner is hosting the event.

Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (btwn Bleecker and Houston), 212-614-0505, http://www.bowerypoetry.com

"Greenager a-glow-go" at St. John's Lower Manhattan Feb. 28 Noon

New York’s contemporary cutting-edge poets and playwrights join forces with St. John’s University student playwrights at “GREENAGER A-GLOW-GO!” The event runs Saturday, Feb. 28 at noon at St. John’s University downtown Manhattan campus’ Saval Auditorium. It kicks off Dr. Larry Myers international playwriting project.

The program will be hosted by “Greenagers” Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes, co-founders of San Francisco’s Marilyn Monroe Memorial Theater. Their comic musical numbers will highlight the fun side of “going green.”

Also on the bill are as follows: Jackie Sheeler, creator of the blog “Get Angry With Me” who explores her personal green efforts; Angelo Verga, author of Praise for What Remains, examines the green side of finance; and Karen Hildebrand, author of One Foot Out the Door, who probes the green of envy. Undercover punk rock celebupoet Bass Player from ? offers musical interludes & excerpts from his book, Splitting Hairs. Performance poetry artists Madeline Artenberg, Ronnie Norpel, & Susan Scutti read their green-hued work. Also--JUST ADDED--Direct from Los Angeles!--the awesome performance poet Corrie Greathouse.

This event also puts St. John’s practicing playwrights in the center of New York’s poetry and playwriting scene. SJU playwrights include: Olivia Hartle, Kristopher Kaye, Caitlyn Mason, Taylor Pedane, Matthew Gray, Ben Less, James Losada, Maria Ruales, Mallory Soto, Feraz Khan and Anna Ilyadzhanova.

PLUS Lindsay Blodgett, Whitney Kimball Long, Brandon Medina, Lourdes Natalie Rose and Richard Wilt will perform a new work by award-winning Off-Broadway playwright Myers, exploring the personal face of today’s environmental movement.

All the jam-packed fun takes place on Saturday, February 28 at NOON in St. John’s University Saval Auditorium at 101 Murray Street (between Greenwich and West streets). Admission is pay-what-you can donation--no one turned away for lack of funds!

Go green with us--help expand the meaning of the word!

For more information, and to RSVP, email threeroomspress@mac.com.

Primiere Poet Angelo Verga at Cornelia Street Friday, Feb. 20

Angelo Verga's new poetry book, "Praise for What Remains" (Three Rooms Press) is a real gem, one of those books you start and can't put down. It's unlike anything I've seen and I've been read it now about 10 times.

Catch this one-time only complete reading of an amazing artist at New York's fabulous Cornelia Street Cafe Friday Feb. 20, 6 p.m.

Angelo Verga has been very widely published in the Americas & Europe. His six collections of poems include 33 NYC Poems (Booklyn, 2005), and A Hurricane Is (Jane Street, 2003). Verga promotes poetry in public spaces, notably The Cornelia Street Cafe where he curates over 300 literary events per year. He lives & writes in a highrise above the western edge of Manhattan with the Statue of Liberty as his night light.

In the amazing "Praise for What Remains," Verga takes on the capitalistic greed that multiplied exponentially in the last decade, and the resultant financial mecca that is now in the process of imploding. His takes are alternately tender and merciless, tearing down every sacred cow with poetry that explodes off the page in its confident stance.

Open reading before the feature. Sign up at 5:45 to be sure you make the list. Only $7 and that includes a free drink.

Call for Submissions: Maintenant 3 DaDa Poetry Journal

Be a part of the 2nd annual New York DaDa Poetry Salon Magazine, by submitting your DaDa-inspired poetry and/or art to Maintenant 3, inspired by DaDa instigator and Three Rooms Press spiritual advisor Arthur Cravan. We're looking for short DaDa-inspired poetry for this crazy 'zine or black and white art. The 'zine will only be distributed at the DaDa Poetry Salon on March 20th, 2009 at Cornelia Street Cafe (6-8 p.m.), and via mail to contributors. No online distribution!! 

Hurray for print and things you hold in your hand! 

Interested? Please send an email to threeroomspressms@mac.com for details. We look forward to hearing from you. Picture is the cover of last year's Maintenant 2. Arthur Cravan is credited with creating the first 'zine in the world with his publication Maintenant. We're proud to carry on the tradition.

MONDAY, JAN. 26: The Green Scene Cabaret at Theater for the New City

A crazy event to support getting a green roof for Theater for the New City.

In the spirit of ecological responsibility, THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY has recently launched a campaign to turn its flat roof into a Green Roof with a Solar element, with the ultimate goal of supplementing our energy and greatly reducing its bills while sweetening the neighborhood air. The first of these events is The Green Scene Cabaret, hosted by playwrights Lissa Moira and Richard West (their musical, Who Murdered Love? opens at TNC in March).

Three Rooms Press' own PETER CARLAFTES and KAT GEORGES will be lending their talent to the cause in the debut of their new performance piece, "GreenAgers In Love." Very fun! Very funny! Two kids on a mission to save the world from itself. Hope to see you there.

Other performers with all Green-themed pieces include: Green Comedians: Stan Baker and Stan Rifken plus Green Musicians soft rock group Break And Run, Glorious chanteuse about town Louisa Bradshaw, Song stylist David Vernon, Satirist and composer Richard West. Plus Green Earth Performers (Theater): The Drama Bums, Lissa Moira (performing her own piece, The Seduction of Time, opposite the brilliant Zen Mansley), Zen Mansley, Playwright Larry Myers contributes a new monologue AND Greensleeved Poets: Ronnie Norpel, and Sally Davidson

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Tel: (212) 254-1109
www.theaterforthenewcity.net
Monday, January 26th, 8:00 – 10:00pm
Tickets $7.50 or 2 for $12.00