Literature and Reading

A night of poetry and fiction from some of New York’s best up and coming talent VP1 lands on a midsummer’s night. Featuring Simone Kearney, Kaci Hamilton, Carlos Rountree and Paul Nair!

Simone Kearney’s poems span a bridge between the islands of impressionism and the personal. She is also a visual artist and a winner of the 2010 Amy Award. She teaches at Pace University.

Celebrate the release of Williamsburg’s premier bi-annual zine from an arts collective, with reading by the BIRDSONG COLLECTIVE, guest reader LYRAE VAN CLIEF-STEFANON, music by PAPS + Sweet Tooth Nelson.

Spoken Word from Women Writers and Open Mic sign up between 7-8pm! Everyone is welcome.

Featuring live works from the published poets:
-Amanda Deutch
-Erin Rachel Kaplan
-Katie Issel Pitre
-JF Seary

Vaudeville Park presents a special night of storytelling from some of NY's finest comedians and spoken word artists on March 3rd, 2011 at 7PM. Strange Fruit: stories of Secret Identities is a night of stories that explore the lives of immigrants, pseudonyms, and the secrets we keep even from ourselves.

Featuring: Eugene Ashton-Gonzalez
Saurabh Tak
Raffaella Ciavatta
and some special guests.

Birdsong is a full-color, handbound, lit/art/ interview tri-annual, published by Birdsong Micropress and showcasing the work of the Birdsong Collective– a scrappy group of (mostly) Brooklyn-living, feminist, anti-racist, queer-friendly, artsy upstarts who make zines, throw art and music shows, and host readings round town.