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Edge 57: a Reading Series of Emerging and Younger Writers
w/Drew Burk, Zami Tinashe Hyemingway, & Julie Lauterback-Colby

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.

Wednesday, September 25
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:

Drew Burk lives just one street east of Casa Libre. He's been an editor and bookbinder for Spork Press since 2000.

 

 

 

 

Zami Tinashe Hyemingway was born in Southern California as his mother’s youngest daughter. Zami is a University of Arizona Alumni, graduating with a Bachelors of Art in Africana Studies and minor in Pre-Law. He is formerly the Youth Programs Coordinator for the Eon Youth Lounge and is the founder and coordinator of the Arizona Gay Straight Alliance Network. Zami is also a fitness enthusiast and a Spoken Word artist who’s performed all over the United States including New York, Washington D.C., California, Arizona and Kentucky. Zami sees his work as an opportunity to share and develop his passion for educating people about intersecting oppressions within communities of color and the LGBTQ community, and how issues of race, gender, religion and sexuality are all intertwined and thus require people to consider identity and social injustices in multi-layered and nuanced ways.

Julie Lauterbach-Colby writes essays, makes collages, and gardens in Tucson, AZ. She works at the University of Arizona Poetry Center. Her most recent work has appeared in Diagram, Essay Daily, and Cutbank.

 

 

 

 

Next Edge Reading will be held October 16.

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