READINGS Wednesday 11/15 NOAM CHOMSKY Author/political dissident gives three lectures ...
NOAM CHOMSKY
Author/political dissident gives three lectures on Freedom Sovereignty & Other Endangered Species at Miller Theater, Columbia Univ., 116th St. (B'way), 212-854-2374; 8, $20 [repeats Thurs. & Tues.].
IN OUR OWN WORDS
Literary event to benefit Safe Horizon feat. Jeanne Boylan, author of Portraits of Guilt: The Woman Who Profiles the Faces of America's Deadliest Criminals; Eileen Fisher's Boutique, 395 B'way (betw. Spring & Broome Sts.), 212-577-7726; 6:30-8:30, $90.
SCI-FI AT KGB
Terry Bisson hosts contemporary science fiction readings feat. John Kessel & James Patrick Kelly; KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7:30, free.
THE SONNETS
Poets celebrate republication of Ted Berrigan's early work w/readings feat. Jim Carroll, John Ashbery & more at the Poetry Project, St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. (2nd Ave.), 212-674-0910; 8, $7.
Thursday 11/16
DONNA ALLEGRA
Author/dancer reads from new novella Witness to the League of Blonde Hip Hop Dancers at A Different Light Bookstore, 151 W. 19th St. (7th Ave.), 212-989-4850; 7, free.
EAGLE'S CRY: A NOVEL OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
Author David Nevin discusses & signs new historical novel; Museum of Early American History & Culture, 54 Pearl St. (betw. Broad & Moore Sts.), 212-425-1778; 6, free w/mus. adm.
MAD ALEX PRESENTS
Quang Bao reads selections from works in progress at Locus Media, 594 B'way, #1010 (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-693-0405; 6:30, $5.
WRITERS HARVEST BENEFIT READING
Benefit to fight hunger & poverty feat. NYU creative writing faculty, Breyten Breytenbach, A. Japin, Phillip Levine, Sharon Olds & Tom Sleigh, reading at NYU's Bobst Library, 3rd fl., 70 Washington Sq. S. (LaGuardia Pl.), 212-998-2596; 7, contrib.
Friday 11/17
KATE BORNSTEIN
Author/activist/artist reads selections from Gender Outlaw, My Gender Workbook & work-in-progress Hard Candy; Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7, free.
COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS
Monthly readings of poetry & short stories w/writers Robert McNamara, Sasha, Susan Gardner, Phil Brunetti, Big Mike & Scott Kravet; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-254-5277; 10, $5.
PINK PONY
Poet Larissa Shmailo reads in weekly poetry series; 176 Ludlow St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.), 212-253-1922; 7, $5.
WORD OF MOUTH: AN ANTHOLOGY OF GAY AMERICAN POETRY
Editor Timothy Liu & contributing authors read form new anthology at the Poetry Project, St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. (2nd Ave.), 212-674-0910; 8, $7.
Saturday 11/18
CAROLINE BERGALL & MAGDELANA ZURAWSKI
Poets read from recent works at Double Happiness, 173 Mott St. (Broome St.), 212-941-1282; 4, $4.
OPEN MIC POETRY
(Re) collection open mic series returns feat. author Thaddeus Rutkowski of Roughhouse; Asian American Writers Workshop, 16 W. 32nd St. (betw. B'way & 5th Ave.), 212-228-6718; 7:30, $5 contrib.
POETRY SERIES
Yictove hosts weekly poetry readings feat. Tom Catterson; Knitting Factory, Alterknit Theater, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B'way & Church St.), 212-219-3055; 7, $5.
Sunday 11/19
CORNELIA ST. READINGS
Christian Langworthy, Marc Levy, Hal Sorowitz & John Maney read, Angelo Verga hosts; The Cornelia St. Café, 29 Cornelia St. (6th Ave.), 212-989-9319; 7, $6, price incl. 1 drink.
OUR UNORGANIZED READING (O.U.R.)
Bob Hart, J.D. Rage, Carl Herr, Peter Kerns & Bruce Weber hosts spoken word every Sunday?no time limit, no list, no features, no b.s.; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 718-638-7039; 3, contrib.
POETRY SLAM @ URBANA
Boston poet Adam Stone reads from current works, open mic follows; CB's Gallery, 313 Bowery St. (Bleecker St.), 212-443-9921; sign-up at 7, $5.
SUNDAY EVENING READING SERIES
"Paris Review Night" feat. readings by Doug Trevor & Jonathan Safran Fore as well as Fore's artwork; KGB, 85 E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-505-3360; 7, free.
DALE SMITH & KEVIN VARRONE
Sunday evening reading series w/feat. readers; Zinc Bar, 90 W. Houston St. (betw. LaGuardia Pl. & Thompson St.), 212-477-8337; 6:30, $3.
Monday 11/20
A LITTLE BIT LOUDER
Guy Lyne Procope hosts "House of Woman" readings by female poets?2 for 1 drinks; 13, 35 E. 13th St. (University Pl.), 212-979-6677; 7, $5.
SATURN POETRY
Hosts John Chism, Bill Duke & Su Polo feat. poet Cleveland Wall, open mic follows; 129 E. 15th St. (betw. Irving Pl. & 3rd Ave.), 212-598-4820; 7:30, $3.
THE GREAT GATSBY READING
Three par reading by stage & screen actors John Shea, Kate Burton, Joe Morton, Cynthia Nixon, William Hurt & Mia Dillard; Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 212-864-5400; 8, $20.
Tuesday 11/21
HARRY ELLISON'S POETS CIRCLE
Ellison lectures on "surrealistic poetry as a means for expressing feeling & thought that may be otherwise inexpressible," discussion of participants' poetry follows w/workshop; Corrado Bakery Cafe, 120 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 718-651-1664; 6:30, $7.
THE POETRY BEAT/ MUSIC ROOM
Open mic feat. readings by poets Cliff Bleidner, Pat Maribando & Habiba Matthew; VCS, 272 W. 10th St. (betw. Greenwich & Washington Sts.), 212-271-2696; 7, $3.
READINGS A-GO-GO
Weekly fiction reading feat. Bruce Benderson, Andy Horowitz & Momus; Bouche Bar, 540 E. 5th St. (betw. Aves. A & B), readingsagogo@hotmail.com; 9, free.
EUSHA AKELA
East Indian poet reads at Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-777-6028; 7, free.