[New-Poetry] Boog City Poetry Festival PSP Perchik, Baratier, NYC

[David Baratier]

Boog City Poetry Festival Opener
   
  Readings by Simon Perchik, David Baratier, Rachel Simon, Dan Zimmerman and Tony Gloeggler.
   
  On Thurs 8/2 at ACA Galleries, 
529 w 20th St, 5th Floor, NYC, 6:00 p.m.

  Pavement Saw Press from Columbus, Ohio not only will appear
  but I, David Baratier, will introduce and tell stories about how I chose books by all of the readers such as Simon Perchik who will be the feature, a man who, with Paul Blackburn, created what is currently known as The Poetry Project. 
   
  I read with him back in 2003, which was his last reading in NYC. I convinced him to evict himself from from his cave and substantially emote which is no small thing for this small press champion who has appeared in every press listed in Dustbooks _THE INTERNATIONAL GUIDE TO SMALL PRESSES AND PUBLISHERS_ last year. His previous reading in NYC was over 25 years ago in the early 1970's. Poets who have passed on, such as Charles Olson, William Bronk, Jackson MacLow,  Robert Creeley, David Ignatow, and many others as well as living poets such as James Tate, X. J. Kennedy, Naton Leslie, Donald Baker, Robert Peters and many a more star filled cast have had substantially positive things to say about him. The collection I published, _Hands Collected: The Books of Simon Perchik Poems 1949-1999, which placed his first 17 collections back in print, was nominated for the National Book Award and has went through two editions. His next collection _The Family of Man_, another massive 550
 plus page book, will appear from Pavement Saw Press in 2008. I do hope you take the time to come and see this rare event. 
  Tony Gloeggler's first full length book was published by Pavement Saw Press. He is an underdog, a narrative poet who has been important enough to escape attention but go into a second edition on the strength of  the word of mouth created by this narrative collection. I would like to say that many accolades brought him to this point but no, only the strength of his poems, and course adoptions, brought him to a second edition of 1000. He has two other chaps out, one won the Pearl poetry prize.
   
  Rachel M. Simon's first book _Theory of Orange_ rankled many and recieved negative notice as a "poet of the moment" from POETRY Magazine while receiving highest accolades from Publishers Weekly. Go Figure. This intriguing first collection is well worth the time, if it matters even Dean Young puts it in the top of his list for 2007. Check it out. 
   
  Daniel Zimmerman's collection _Post Avant_ changed poetry. Even the idea of "Post Avant" stems from this collection which is perhaps why it has become such a staple in the realm of American poetry. With a solid backing, and forward, by Bob Creeley, this is a collection of note that has done well, again, by word of mouth. Preceeded by a collaboration with one of the most important critics of the later 20th century, John (Jack) Clarke, which was then followed by some brilliant process work from various presses and has solidified his improtance. This is his first book after 30+ years in the field. 
   
  So yes, I will introduce them all and tell a bunch of jokes in the process. Probably a bunch of the rumors that have been handed me, it is tough to say. Boy I love jokes. And fabrications for that matter. In the past, personal experience with Brad Gooch, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity has made the bill but who knows.
   
  Directions: C/E to 23rd Street, 1/9 to 18th St
Venue is between 10th and 11th avenues.
   
  Also the next night, August 3rd
at Sidewalk Cafe
94 Ave A, NYC
  I read at 10:30 PM right after Wanda Phipps and Tom Devaney
  Directions: F/V to 2nd Ave, L to 1st Ave
Venue is at E. 6th Street.

   


Be well

David Baratier, Editor

Pavement Saw Press
PO Box 6291
Columbus, OH 43206
http://pavementsaw.org
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