Free Ferry available
for preorder
I am excited to share that my second poetry
book, Free Ferry, is available for preorder. Ray Peckauskus, Sarah Lawrence Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, calls it “a fascinating
take on the plutonium story,” and Nathalia Holt, best-selling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls:
The Women Who Propelled Us From Missiles to the Moon to Mars, says it is “a time capsule, sublimely combining the experience of a
suburban family with the production and isolation of plutonium.” Intrigued?
Order now for delivery next spring.
Kickstart She Can Find Her Way
You can put UPPER HAND PRESS and twenty-four women authors on the map by kickstarting a special publishing project. In She Can Find Her Way: Women Travelers at Their Best, women from several generations tell true stories of their most memorable and challenging travel experiences. Discover the many unusual gifts in exchange for your Kickstarter donation, while helping a wonderful indie press and fantastic publisher.
Boo at the Zoo
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| Gigi and adoring fans at the zoo |
There’s one more weekend to see Gigi and the Lend-Me-a-Hand Band at the Bronx Zoo’s Halloween event. This adorable family band features
songwriter/vocalist Gigi O’Keeffe Schwartzman,
husband
Larry on bass, son Evan on electronic drums, my husband Michael Cefola on
guitar, and longtime friend Paul Rutkowski on sax. See them, and amazing magic performed by David Levitan, at three
daily shows on Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30. Bring li’l ones yearning to sing and dance!
Let All Voices Be Heard
Writers of different faiths share their stories
Saturday, October 15, 7-9 p.m. at St. Luke’s
Episcopal Church in Montclair, NJ. The Writers Circle and Tiferet Journal co-host this interfaith panel moderated by Linda K. Wertheimer, author of Faith Ed (Beacon Press, 2015). Panelists will explore how writing and
other creative pursuits can lead toward a more compassionate perspective on
religious and cultural differences.
Jay Milder's WHITE
LINES You are invited to the opening reception of Jay Milder’s WHITE LINES at the Bogardus Mansion, Tuesday, October 18, 6-8pm. The exhibit, curated by Beth Gersh-Nesic, PhD, features Old Testament and Kabbalah-themed work by Milder (born 1934), an American artist and a figurative expressionist painter of the second generation New York School.
Vegetarian Chili
I
made this recipe this week—a wonderful meal to welcome the cool weather! You may have seen this in an earlier annogram. This is my version of Chili
con Elote in The
New Laurel’s Kitchen (Ten Speed Press, 1986), my first vegetarian
cookbook. We ate the chili in bowls the
first night, and the second, spooned it onto corn chips, covered with cheddar
cheese and popped them under the broiler for memorable nachos. Tastes better the next day as flavors meld.
1 organic
onion, chopped
1 organic
clove garlic
2
tablespoons oil
1 or
2 organic green peppers, diced
1
teaspoon chili powder
1
teaspoon cumin powder
2
cups V-8 Juice
2
tablespoons ketchup
2
tablespoons salsa
1 cup
frozen organic corn
3
cans Trader Joe’s Organic Kidney Beans
1 1/2
teaspoons salt
1
teaspoon oregano
Sauté onion
and garlic clove in oil until onion is soft. Crush garlic clove. Add green
pepper and spices. Sauté another 2 or 3 minutes. Add
V-8 Juice and corn. Drain all three cans of beans and add whole beans from two
cans to the pot. Mash beans in the third
can with a knife until you have a thick paste; add to pot along with salt and
oregano. Simmer 30 minutes or more; stir to avoid bottom burning.
New releases
Bearing
the Mask: Southwestern Persona Poems (Dos Gatos Press, 2016)
Cadillac, Oklahoma (Upper Hand
Press, 2016) by Louise Farmer Smith
Eyewitness
(Dos Madres Press, 2016) by Natalie Safir
Calls for work / classes
Presence,
a Journal of Catholic Poetry is seeking poetry and book
reviews by December 1
The Hudson
Valley Writers Center offers one-day intensives with
high profile writers
Cindy Beer-Fouhy’s Writing Workshop for 50+ continues through December 7
Ruth Zaporah
workshop on physical theater improv, October 21,
22, 23, in Brooklyn
Readings / Events
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| CD Wright (1949-2016) |
HVWC, October 15, 7:30pm, Jim Tilley ($10); October 16,
7:30pm, Amy Dryansky, Jennifer Franklin, Aideen Henry, Jack
Powers; music by Mike Latini ($10)
The New York Public Library,
October 18, 7pm, Rebecca Solnit, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Garnette
Cadogan, Suketu Meht, Luc Sante on their project Nonstop
Metropolis: A New York City Atlas.
Queen’s College, October 18, 6:30pm, Kaitlyn
Greenidge
CUNY Graduate Center, October 19,
6:30pm, CD Wright Tribute: Lee Ann Brown, Peter Cole,
Monica
de la Torre, Carolyn Forché, Brecht
Gander, Brenda Hillman, Ben
Lerner, Deborah Luster, Frances
Mayes, Jane Miller, Michael
Ondaatje, Brenda Shaughnessy, Arthur Sze, Jean
Valentine, Anne Waldman, Michael
Wiegers, Richard Leo Johnson, Toni Hall,
Eiko
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| Gregory Rabassa (1922-2016) |
Saint Mark's Church, October 19, 8pm, Garrett
Caples, Hoa Nguyen
CUNY Graduate Center, October 21,
6pm, Celebration of Gregory Rabassa: Edith Grossman, Peter
Constantine, Earl Fitz, Ezra Fitz,
Esther
Allen, Ilan Stavans, Mauricio
Font, Elizabeth Lowe, Harry
Morales, Daniel Shapiro, Nora
Glickman, Declan Spring, Ammiel
Alcalay, Stanley Barkan, Catarina
Cordeiro, David Draper Clark, Clara
Rabassa, Kate Rabassa Wallen
HVWC, October 21, Open Mic, 7:30pm; October 22, 7:30pm, Beth Hahn ($10); October
28, 7:30pm, Michelle Hoover, Patricia Park ($10)
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| Pulitzer Prize-winner Vijay Seshadri |
Cooper Union, October 27, 7pm, Rae Armantrout, John Ashbery, Peter Balakian,
Carl Dennis, Stephen Dunn, Jorie Graham, Yusef Komunyakaa, Sharon Olds, Gregory
Pardlo, Philip Schultz, Vijay Seshadri, Natasha Trethewey, and Charles Wright. ($15)
McNally Jackson Books, October 30, 5pm, Kimo
Armitage, Alicia Upano
Orchard Cove
retirement community, October 30, 2pm, Jacqueline
Lapidus, Susan Mahan, Joanne Seltzer, Christine Silverstein, Ellen Steinbaum
’Round the Net
Congrats and/or thanks to the following for news and links:
Essayist Jeanette Briggs on the nomination of “City Stories” in Diverse Voices Quarterly for a Best of the Net Award
Edinburgh Poet Laureate (2009-2014) Ron Butlin on the nomination of Ghost Moon (Salt Publishing, 2014) for the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award
Edinburgh Poet Laureate (2009-2014) Ron Butlin on the nomination of Ghost Moon (Salt Publishing, 2014) for the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award
Novelist Regi Claire
on having a short story selected for the Weekend Read
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| John Malkovich as Picasso |
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| Photo by Joe Vericker |
Poet and watercolorist Linda
Simone for sharing Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal acceptance
speech and this funny Malkovich-inspired
art
Photographer Joe Vericker
for recalling his dream assignment a year ago following the Pope
Filmmaker Frank Vitale
on completion of his new work of docufiction, “Anorgasmia”
Next annogram we will finally have a new president here in the US, and believe me, it's been painful! Let's focus on our glorious creative drives to create a better world.
Until next time,
Ann
Next annogram we will finally have a new president here in the US, and believe me, it's been painful! Let's focus on our glorious creative drives to create a better world.
Until next time,
Ann
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