This week we welcome Ray DeJesús as our guest blogger. Ray was born, raised, and still resides in Brooklyn, NY. A first generation Nuyorican, Ray is a graduate of The New School (MFA, Poetry, May 2010), and he currently teaches writing at St. Francis College. His poetry has twice been published in The Best American Poetry's Blog,
Maggy Poetry Magazine (Issue 2), and
Literary Chaos and is forthcoming in
G(o)BBet Magazine out of the UK. He can also be found shielding his ears from the awful, shrill sound of church bells on a daily basis in his Bay Ridge neighborhood. Ray is working on two collaborations: A chapbook long project with poet Christine Kanownik, and a pseudo/quasi-epic poem with singer/songwriter/poet Laura Minor. His mantra: Sometimes things is just things.
In other news . . .
Thursday, June 16, The Inspired Word presents Big Apple BAP: NYC's Best American Poetry Poets. Featuring readings by Katha Pollitt, Mark Bibbins, Jennifer Michael Hecht, David Shapiro, R. Erica Doyle, Jerome Sala, Elaine Equi, Michael Cirelli, Stacey Harwood, George Green, Carly Sachs, Matthew Yeager, Amy Holman, Vicki Hudspith, and David Lehman (who will also host the event). 6:30 PM One and One Bar & Restaurant * 76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue), NYC. More information here.
And please support the Motionpoems Kickstarter campaign to bring BAP 2011 to the big screen. Find complete information here.
-- sdh
