CAConrad's upcoming events

CELEBRATING the release of Maggie Nelson's BLUETS (Wave Books, 2009)

11/1/09 @ 7pm
at CABINET
300 Nevins Street, Brooklyn

performers include: Eileen Myles, Maggie Nelson, Wayne Koestenbaum, Rebecca Baron, Douglas Goodwin, and CAConrad

reading with THE AMAZING Susie Timmons for the ALL SMALL CAPS SERIES (I LOVE THE NAME!) on October 26th, in Wendell, Massachusetts!

Please see the link to their site for directions!
CAN'T WAIT!

POEM TALK SERIES
We'll be discussing Jack Spicer's poem
"PSYCHOANALYSIS: AN ELEGY"

4:30pm
Kelly Writers House on the PENN Campus

Al Filreis will moderate the discussion with
Ron Silliman
Rachel Blau DuPlessis
CAConrad

poetry HOPE YOU CAN MAKE THIS EVENT!

CAConrad
Mark Bibbins
Nathaniel Sielgel

October 16th, 530pm
GIOVANNI'S ROOM BOOKSTORE
corner of 12th & Pine, Philadelphia

Mark Bibbins is the author of Sky Lounge and the brand new book The Dance of No Hard Feelings. He is the founder of LIT Magazine, and teaches at The New School in New York City.

Nathaniel Siegel is an anti-war activist, poet, photographer who lives in New York City. His book TONY is now available from Brenda Iijima's Portable Press. (psst, CAConrad wrote a (Soma)tic Reading Enhancement for TONY, which you can see at this link, it's the 2nd entry)

CAConrad will be reading some new (Soma)tic Poetry Exercises and their poems fuckt sideways

PLEASE PURCHASE THESE AND OTHER BOOKS AT GIOVANNI'S ROOM BOOKSTORE, IF YOU COME TO THE READING AND THERE'S A BOOK YOU WANT BUT IT'S NOT ON THE SHELF (NO MATTER WHAT IT IS) PLEASE ASK FOR IT TO BE ORDERED FOR YOU, GIOVANNI'S ROOM BOOKSTORE NEEDS OUR FULL SUPPORT MORE THAN EVER. THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND OLDEST LGBT BOOKSTORE! THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

DIXON PLACE
161 Chrystie St. NYC, Doors open at 7pm; event begins at 7:30pm sharp admission is $6 at the door

CELEBRATING THE WORK OF kari edwards
and the book release of her book BHARAT JIVA, and NO GENDER: Reflections on the Life & Work of kari edwards (edited by Julian T. Brolask, Erica Kaufman, & E. Tracy Grinnell)

READING WILL BE:
Fran Blau, Anne Waldman, Lisa Jarnot, Bill Marsh, Brenda Iijima, Chris Martin, Marcus Civin, Tim Peterson, CAConrad, Rob Halpern

8pm Eastern Standard Time, Joe Milford will interview me and I'll read some poems for the show as well. If you can't tune in LIVE, look for it at the Joe Milford ARCHIVES in the near future.

When: Sunday, October 11, 2009
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Where: University City Arts League (4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA)
Cost: $3.00 (ALL MONEY GOES TO Philabundance)

What is Philadelphia Poetry? Who is Philadelphia Poetry? Where is Philadelphia Poetry? Why is Philadelphia Poetry? Join us as we consult some of the most moving and shaking poets in the Philadelphia area today as they discuss these and more questions over the next several months as part of PAPP's Symposium Series.

Our first panel of poets will address the question: What is a Philadelphia Poetics? This event will be moderated by Adam Meora. Panelists will include:

Debrah Morkun, founding member of the New Philadelphia Poets
CAConrad, author of Advanced Elvis Course and The Book of Frank
Tamara Oakman, director of the Light of Unity reading series and the Business of Words workshops
Sherod Smallman, host and organizer of Fuze at Infusion Cafe in Germantown
and Michelle Myers of Yellow Rage

TUESDAY, OCT 6 @6PM
Martin Segal Theater, CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Ave NYC

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities,
the GC Poetics Group, and Chax Press

READINGS BY CONTRIBUTORS:
Dorothea Lasky, Kate Broad, Uche Nduka, John Harkey, Thomas Fink, CAConrad, Benjamin Miller, Vincent Katz, Louis Bury, Anne Tardos, Emily Moore, Ari Banias, Paolo Javier,Stefania Heim, Kimberly Lyons, Emily Beall, Julian Brolaski, Sueyeun Juliette Lee

Frank Sherlock and I will be hosting a PACE (Poet Activist Community Extension) Action in Portland at the EcoNvergence, as well as participating in an EcoNvergence POETRY READING! All details for these and other activities for this amazing Portland event, click HERE!!!!

Reading Saturday, 9/26, at 2pm with Frank Sherlock in the FOX CHASE section of Philadelphia at 3 Sisters Cafe for FOX CHASE SERIES, details HERE.

I will be presenting my essay, "A POETRY OF NO APOLOGY" at the Belladonna conference, 10am, WOW THAT'S EARLY, hope to see you there! Details AT THIS LINK.