April Readings & Events

THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 7:15PM
POETRY ATLANTA PRESENTS... JANUARY GILL O'NEIL AND JAMES MAY
DECATUR LIBRARY
Poetry Atlanta and Georgia Center for the book team up to present another Poetry Atlanta Presents... with two fantastic poets performing and signing their latest work. The reading is Thursday, April 1, 7:15 p.m. at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. Admission is free and free parking is available in the deck behind the library. This event is made possible by a grant from Poets & Writers.


THURSDAY APRIL 1, 7:30PM
JAMIE IREDELL, MARC FITTEN & AMANDA GABLE
TROY MOORE LIBRARY, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Poet Iredell joins novelists Fitten and Gable for a reading from their latest work in the Troy Moore Library, 9th floor of the General Classroom Building on campus. Free.


THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 8:00PM
REB LIVINGSTON, MATT HART & ABRAHAM SMITH
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Three top notch poets read from their latest work at the Schwartz Center Lab, 1700 N. Decatur Road, on the campus of Emory University. www.poetrycouncil.campuslifetech.org.


FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 7:00PM
POETRY AT TECH: BARBARA HAMBY & ROBERT FANNING
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
Poetry at Tech wraps up it's season with a reading by two dynamic poets. The first 50 guests will receive a limited edition broadside featuring poems by the featured writers. The Academy of Medicine is at 875 West Peachtree St. Limited parking is available behind the building and there is also street parking around the vicinity. A book signing will follow. Free. www.poetry.gatech.edu.


SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 3:00PM
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH READING
BOUND TO BE READ BOOKS
Franklin Abbott will host this afternoon of poets -- including Collin Kelley, Cleo Creech, Alice Teeter, Robin Kemp, Megan Volpert, Theresa Davis and more -- performing their work at the indie book shop. Free. 481-B Flat Shoals Ave. in East Atlanta Village. www.boundtobereadbooks.com.


TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 7:30PM
KAREN HEAD, BLAKE LELAND, ROBERT WOOD & JC REILLY
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY
Four distinguished poets read at the university's art museum. Free and open to public. 4484 Peachtree Road. http://museum.oglethorpe.edu/programs.htm


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 8:00 PM
CHRIS "COCKTAILS" CORNELL & JAMES MAY
CALLANWOLDE FINE ARTS CENTER LIBRARY

Spoken word artist Cocktails and New South journal editor and poet May will read in the library. Tickets are $5 at the door, $3 for students/seniors/members. 980 Briarcliff Road.
www.callanwolde.org.


THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 7:00PM
TERRANCE HAYES
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
The award-winning poet will read in GSU's Troy Moore Library (9th floor / General Classroom Building / 38 Peachtree Center Avenue) at 7pm. The event, which is sponsered and organized by New South, is free and open to the public.


FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 8:00PM
KOSTAS ANAGNOPOULOS
WHITESPACE GALLERY, INMAN PARK
Ready Set Readings at Whitespace is pleased to welcome Kostas Anagnopoulos. A limited number of letterpress books created especially for this event will be given away at the reading. His new chapbook, Some of My Reasons, is forthcoming from Insurance. Whitespace Gallery, 814 Edgewood Ave. (404) 688.1892, www.whitespace814.com.


SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 8:00PM
TALKING BACK TO THE MUSE
COMPOSITION GALLERY
Poetry Atlanta and Composition Gallery in Candler Park team up for this special evening to celebrate National Poetry Month on Saturday, April 17, 8 p.m. Favorite Atlanta poets will be reading a classic poem followed by a response, rebuttal or rant of their own. It's sure to be a unique evening of poetry. Readers will be announced soon.

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