JOSEPH BERGER
NY Times reporter & author of Displaced Persons: Growing Up American After the Holocaust reads from memoir at Museum of Jewish Heritage, 18 First Pl. (Battery Park City), 212-509-6130; 6:30, free w/mus. adm.
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New lesbian & gay literature feat. Jill Deaman, Gerry Gomez Pearlberg & Paul Russell; Dixon's Place Theater, 309 E. 26th St. (betw. 2nd & 1st Aves.), 212-532-1546; 8, sign-up at 7:30, $7.
Friday 7/6
EILEEN MYLES
Reads from recent novel, Cool For YouI, plus Romy Ashby w/tales from cult classic The Cutmouth Lady; True, 28 E. 23rd St. (betw, Madison & Park Aves.), 212-254-6117; 8:30, $5.
PINK PONY WEST
Maggie Balistreri & Jackie Street host weekly reading series feat. Luckydave; Cornelia St. Café, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $6, incl. 1 free drink.
Saturday 7/7
SAND/SOUL/SUBSTANCE
Night of poetry & prose by three queer artists: Nancy Agabian, Meroe Elahi & Ahimsa Timoteo; Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit & Transgendered People of Color Communities, 85 S. Oxford St., 3rd fl. (betw. Fulton St. & Lafayette Ave.), 718-596-0342; 6, $5 contrib.
Sunday 7/8
JACK KEROUAC TRIBUTE
Maureen Holm, Alice Notley & others read from The Subterraneans: Kerouac & Kees, plus music; Cornelia St. Cafe, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 6, $6 incl. 1 drink.
KGB FICTION SERIES
Weekly series feat. authors David Schickler & Ana Menendez reading from debut novels Kissing in Manhattan & In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd, respectively; 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
Free monthly poetry readings throughout the summer sponsored by Hope Community, a non-profit organization that promotes, you know, better communities; Modesto Flores Garden, Lexington Ave. (betw. 104th & 105th Sts.), 212-860-8821, ext.129; 2-5.
WILLIAMSBURG WRITERS COLLECTIVE
Members read from new works at Brooklyn's Blu Lounge, 197 N. 8th St. (Driggs Ave.), Williamsburg, 718-388-2802; 6-8, free.
Monday 7/9
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.
POETRY WALK
Poets House's annual walk across Brooklyn Bridge feat. wordsmiths Billy Collins, Galway Kinnell, Tracie Morris & Naomi Shihab Nye; 212-431-7920 for info; 6:30.
SLAM THIS!
Little Bit Louder & Guy LeCharles Gonzalez host pre-National Poetry Slam w/contributors from Boston & Chicago; 13 Bar/Lounge, 35 E. 13th St. (betw. B'way & University Pl.), 212-979-6677; 7, $5, $4 st.
GARY QUINN
Celebrated psychic shares excerpts from May the Angels Be With You; Barnes & Noble, 240 E. 86th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-794-1962; 7:30, free.
Tuesday 7/10
EDDIE BIRCHMORE POETRY OPEN
Star Milk changes name of night in honor of Birchmore's passing?feat. poet is Gabriel Levicky; Korova Milk Bar 200 Ave. A, (betw. 12th & 13th Sts.), 718-389-2666; 7:30, $2 & I drink.
HARRY ELLISON'S POETS CIRCLE
Ellison lectures plus discussion of participants' poetry & workshop; Corrado Bakery Cafe, 120 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 718-651-1664; 6:30-9:30, $7.
E. LYNN HARRIS
Bestselling author of Not a Day Goes By reads from Any Way the Wind Blows?if writing doesn't work out, E., you've got a talent for Backsteet Boys song titles; Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave.), 212- 212-253-0810; 8:30, free.
JACK MURNIGHAN
Author discusses The Naughty Bits & how to get the "good" parts; Village Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Pl. (betw. Lafayette St. & B'way), 212-420-0816; 7:30, free.
THE POETRY BEAT
Weekly open mic plus readings by Matthew Anish & Camillo Dimaria; Source of Life Center, 22 W. 34th St., 5th fl. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-946-4356; 6:30-9:30, $5.