Y'all come to WWD tonight and hear one of my favorite poets, Steve Arntson. He does mad things with geography in very long poems which he mostly recites from memory. I've heard him declaim for 45 minutes without stopping! He's a master of juxtaposing imaginary landscapes and history into any moment, oddball freewheeling descriptions, with language that's densely layered & conversational. Yay, crazy beat poet legacy!
I'll be there to cheer him on!
Award-winning spoken word show Writers With Drinks mashes up your literary experience! This month it features:
- lit by KE Silva (A Simple Distance)
- erotica by Spring Opara (Ultimate Lesbian Erotica)
- comedy by Dana Cory (Q Comedy)
- journalism by Katie Hafner (The Well)
- poetry by Steve Arntson (Cuts from the Barbershop)
- SF/Fantasy/mystery from Madeleine Robins (Petty Treason)
Where: The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd. st. btw. Mission & Valencia
When: Saturday, Nov. 11, from 7:30 to 9:30, doors open 7:00
How much: $3 to $5 sliding scale, all proceeds benefit other magazine.
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