A New Cadence Poetry Series
Presents
A National Poetry Month Doubleheader
Friday, April 18th Chad Sweeney, Matt Hart, & Jason Morris
reading from their works
Chad Sweeney is coeditor of Parthenon West Review and the author of two full-length books of poetry, An Architecture (BlazeVOX, 2007) and Arranging the Blaze (Anhinga, 2009), as well as the chapbook A Mirror to Shatter the Hammer (Tarpaulin Sky, 2006). His work has appeared in journals such as New American Writing, Verse, H_ngm_n, GutCult, American Letters & Commentary, Interim, Forklift, Big Bell, Pool, Ping Pong, the tiny, and Electronic Poetry Review. With Mojdeh Marashi, Chad has translated the selected works of poet H. E. Sayeh with the support of a grant from the SF Arts Commission. Chad lives in San Francisco with his wife, poet Jennifer K. Sweeney, but will begin a PhD in English/Poetry at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo in the Fall of 2008.
Matt Hart is the author of Who's Who Vivid (Slope Editions, 2006) and three chapbooks: Revelated (Hollyridge Press, 2005), Sonnet (H_NGM_N Books, 2006) and Simply Rocket (Lame House Press, 2007). His work has appeared in many print and online journals, including Gulf Coast, H_NGM_N, Jubilat, and Octopus. He lives and teaches in Cincinnati where he edits Forklift, Ohio: A Journal of Poetry, Cooking, & Light Industrial Safety.
Jason Morris grew up in Vermont. His poems have appeared in Mirage #4 Period(ical), Salt Hill, Ping Pong, Parthenon West Review, Forklift, Ohio, and elsewhere. Jacket recently published his essay on the New Sincerity. He lives in San Francisco, where he tends bar, edits Big Bell Magazine, and sits on his roof.
Felix Kulpa Gallery 107 Elm Street (behind Streetlight Records) Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Readings start at 7:30pm Admission is Free
Contact James Maughn at jamaughn@cabrillo.edu or see anewcadence.blogspot.com for more info
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Tuesday, April 15th
Joshua Kryah & Alex Lemon
reading from their works
Joshua Kryah was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was a Schaeffer Fellow in poetry. His first book, Glean, won the Nightboat Poetry Prize. His poems have appeared in Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, The Iowa Review, Pleiades, and Verse, among other journals. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and daughter, where he is a Visiting Assistant Professor in UNLV's University College. He is also poetry editor for Witness.
Alex Lemon's poetry collections include Hallelujah Blackout (forthcoming in 2008 from Milkweed Editions), Mosquito (Tin House Books 2006) and the chapbook At Last Unfolding Congo (horse less press 2007). A memoir is also forthcoming from Scribner. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous magazines, including AGNI, BOMB, Denver Quarterly Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Open City, Pleiades and Tin House. He co-edits LUNA: A Journal of Poetry and Translation with Ray Gonzalez and is a frequent contributor to The Bloomsbury Review
Felix Kulpa Gallery 107 Elm Street (behind Streetlight Records) Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Readings start at 7:30pm Admission is Free
Contact James Maughn at jamaughn@cabrillo.edu or see anewcadence.blogspot.com for more info
