Poetry Brothel in the New York Post [Jennifer Michael Hecht]

Dear bleaders,
I have been acting up again, for your amusement.

Check out the Poetry Brothel in the New York Post

That's me with the glasses and my husband next to me, the others are really great young poets who are part of the Poetry Brothel (my husband is mc).  We're mostly all connected to the New School, a bunch of them were students of mine when they got their MFAs there.  There is some amazing talent here.

In this photo the stunning and bold:

The Madame (aka Stephanie Berger)
Tennessee Pink (a k a Nicholas Adamski)
The Car Sargasso (aka Christie Ann Reynolds)
Oola Waistbinder (aka Sarah Autumn Feeley)
Le Petite Mort (aka Joey Cannizzaro)
The Emcee, John Chaneski

(Car  is on the floor, Tennessee has the eye-patch, the Madame is the darling redhead in the middle, you can guess the rest from this)  Several poetry whores are missing from the shot, but I am holding a book by one of them, the brilliant Amy Lawless.  That's her real name, I can't remember her pw name right now.

It's so cool, and nuts.  I love it.  I also enjoy that all the books in the shot are mine, my poetry and my philosophy/history books, except I'm holding a friend's poetry book.  Anyway, I love the shot, and the others at the site.

Also, this little video is delightful.  I'm at the start and the finish and, admittedly, a bit dramatic.  It's really a nicely done little piece.  I can't stop grinning and biting my lip at it.  

See folks, all you have to do to get people interested in poetry is shake it a little.

love,
Jennifer
JenniferMichaelHecht.com