READINGS Wednesday 7/11 RENEGADE WRITERS Chris Belden, Rob Cook & Gil ...
RENEGADE WRITERS
Chris Belden, Rob Cook & Gil Fagiani read at Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; call for time & price.
ROUGH CUT: WRITERS ON THE EDGE
Up & coming Jewish writers read at KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-580-0299; 7:30, free.
SUCK THIS, MASKED MAN!
Novelist Perry Brass collaborates w/musician Peter McLean; Dixon's Place, 309 E. 26th St. (betw. 2nd & 1st Aves.), 212-532-1546; 8, call for price.
Thursday 7/12
MCSWEENEY'S
Amy Fusselman reads from the Pharmacist's Mate, inspired by her father's WWII journal; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7, free.
DAVID SCHICKLER
Author of Kissing in Manhattan, which contains the O'Henry winning short, "The Smoker," reads at Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free.
SUMMER WORDSMITHS
Spoken word series feat. Amy Foultoul reading alongside NYC poets Carol Govan, Jessica Moser, Cathi Murphy & Ice?it has a feminist bent, in case you didn't realize; Halcyon, 227 Smith St. (betw. Butler & Douglass Sts.), Bklyn., 718-260-9299; 7:30, free.
UPSCALE SPOKEN WORD
Musicians accompany reading of poems & monologues by Ron Cephas Jones in order to capture the "sound & pulse of The Black Cat"; Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. (Astor Pl.), 212-239-6200, 212-539-8778; 8:30, $12.
WHAT EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN KNOWS
No, it doesn't have to do w/Ewan McGregor. Janice Reals Ellig & William J. Morin offer insight & strategy tips from their book; Barnes & Noble, 160 E. 54th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-750-8033; 6:30, free.
Friday 7/13
DAPHNE GOTTLIEB
San Francisco hardcore poet reads from Why Things Burn as part of Soft Skull Press' Ignition Tour; Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-505-8183; 9:30, $5.
PINK PONY WEST
Maggie Balistreri & Jackie Street host weekly reading series feat. Diana Manister; Cornelia St. Café, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $6, incl. 1 free drink.
Saturday 7/14
SOFT SKULL PARTY
The best verse party of the week deserves a better venue. Celebrate w/poets Daphne Gottlieb, Todd Colby, T. Cole Rachel, Guy LeCharles Gonzales & Roger Bonair-Agard; Desmond's Tavern, 433 Park Ave. S. (betw. 28th & 29th Sts.), 212-684-9472; 9, $5.
TOM WEISS
Reads for weekly series hosted by Yictove; Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B'way & Church St.), 212-219-3055; 6, $5.
WOMEN OF WORD
Slew of talented ladies incl. Brooklyn's Maggie Balistreri read, slam & offer spoken word at Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-505-8183; 10, $12.
Sunday 7/15
KGB FICTION SERIES
Weekly series feat. Lisa Shea reading from new paperback version of Hula, about two sisters who watch their parents' marriage fall apart during the 60s; KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
OUR UNORGANIZED READING (O.U.R.)
The rule w/acronyms is that you can't use the acronym itself as a word in the acronym! Try again, O.U.R. J.D. Rage, Bob Hart, Carl Herr, Bruce Weber & Peter Kerns host series?all-spoken words welcome, no time limit, no features, no b.s.; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 212-638-2927; 3, contrib.
POETRY SLAM @ URBANA
Poet & author Beau Sia reads w/friends, plus open mic; CB's Gallery, 313 Bowery (Bleecker St.), 718-932-5881; 7:30, $5.
Monday 7/16
SARAH BIRD
Author reads & signs copies of her latest, the Yokota Officers Club; Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 6:30, free.
FRIENDLY FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP
Weekly readings catering towards 18th-century French literature; 54 Carmine St. (betw. Bleecker & Bedford Sts.), 914-803-0654; 7:30, free.
HOUSE OF WOMEN
Monthly showcase of female poets & musicians rock the open mic; 13 Bar/Lounge, 35 E. 13th St. (betw. B'way & University Pl.), 212-979-6677; 7, $5, $4 st.
NILE SOUTHERN
Editor of Now Dig This: the Unspeakable Writings of Terry Southern reads from his father's black humor book at KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7-9.
Tuesday 7/17
CULTURE BODEGA
New queer fiction feat. readings by Jill Dearman, Clarinda Mac Low, Hope Forstenzer & James Cassesse; Dixon's Place, 309 E. 26th St. (betw. 2nd & 1st Aves.), 212-532-1546; 8, call for price.
HARRY ELLISON'S POETS CIRCLE
Ellison lectures, discussion of participants' poetry & workshop follow; Corrado Bakery Cafe, 120 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 718-651-1664; 6:30-9:30, $7.
STEFAN FATSIS
Find out why Americans love Scrabble when author of Word Freaks appears at Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (82nd St.), 212-362-8835; 7:30, free..
GREAT NY WRITERS IN GREAT NY PLACES
Reading series focuses on NYC history, incl. reading by Peter Neill w/reception to follow; Peking, Pier 16, South Street Seaport (John St.), RSVP 212-360-1378; 6, $25.
ONLINE POETRY CLASSROOM
Robert Creeley & Claudia Rankine are featured at Columbia University, B'way (116th St.), 212-274-0343, ext.10 or www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org for location, 5:30, free.
THE POETRY BEAT
Weekly open mic plus readings by Selena Saliva, Frank Simone & Melisa Banalez; Source of Life Center, 22 W. 34th St., 5th fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-946-4356; 6:30-9:30, $5.