Edge 42: a Reading Series of Emerging and Younger Writers
Curator: Melissa Buckheit
Melissa Buckheit's Bio |
A note from the curator: I have often wanted to listen to authors who are in the same place in their career as myself--emerging, published in journals, with a chapbook and/or a first full-length book, still growing but full of passion, new ideas, and an edge. But there is often infrequent opportunity for this; in fact, I have often felt disappointed in the lack, that such an open community might often be circumscribed in its literary programming. Additionally, featuring emerging writers engages other young as well as established writers, to support, frequent and attend Casa Libre and other writing events. This cycle creates the foundation for a writing community which self-generates, remains true, open, and allows many voices the opportunity for visibility and being heard. I want Tucson to be an artistic community which includes and features many voices and peoples. Literature is the province of communication, but also reflectivity, the reflection and representation of all our narratives and of new narratives and ideas, voices which are challenging and also challenge us. |
w/Mark Haunschild, Daisy Pitkin,
and Shelly Taylor
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $5
Come to Edge: A Reading Series of Emerging and Younger Writers. Edge is a series of local and national writers and cross-genre artists, emphasizing diversity of narrative, identity and literary source. Its purpose is to create community, visibility and voice for emerging and younger writers. Broadsheets of the authors' work will accompany each reading. Books and journals will be available for purchase and signing by the authors. Refreshments will be available after the reading.
Readers:
Mark Haunschild teaches creative and academic writing at Arizona State University and co-coordinates the literary programming at Art Intersection in Gilbert, AZ. He is the current faculty advisor of poetry for Superstition Review and has edited for Hayden's Ferry Review, Watershed, and the Flume Press Chapbook Series. He lives in Tempe where he tends a humble garden and a small flock of chickens with Kelly Haunschild and a horse-sized dog, Odysseas.
Daisy Pitkin grew up in rural Ohio with her three brothers. She earned a BA in Political Science from Macalester College, and for the last 10 years, she worked as a rebel rouser, campaign director, contract negotiator, and campaign writer supporting the organizing efforts of garment and industrial laundry workers around the world. She will earn an MFA in creative writing from the University of Arizona in 2012 where she mainly
writes nonfiction.
Shelly Taylor is the author of Black-Eyed Heifer (Tarpaulin Sky Press, 2010) which was listed as one of the top 30 poetry books of 2010 by Coldfront. She is the author of two chapbooks: Peaches the Yes-Girl (Portable Press at YoYo Labs, 2008) and Land Wide to Get a Hold Lost In (Dancing Girl Press, 2009). A new chap, Dirt City Lions, will be released from Horse Less Press in February/March 2012.
Next Edge Reading will be held April 18, 2012.
Past Edge Readings:
Feb 2012
Jan 2012
Nov 2011
Oct 2011
Sept 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011