A Galère of Poetic Autopsies

Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.

Featured performers: Peter Carlaftes & Kat Georges; Andrea Kleine; Jerl Surratt.

Hosted by John K Lawson and Jane Ormerod.

Doors at 6:00 pm, show at 7:00 pm.

$10 suggested donation to be shared among performers.

Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges are co-directors and acquisitions editors for Three Rooms Press, an independent publisher inspired by diversity, Dada, punk, and passion. Peter is also a poet, playwright, author, and actor. The most recent of his seven published books is the poetry collection, Life in the Past Lane. Kat is a poet, playwright, and graphic designer. Her latest book is the poetry collection Awe and Other Words Like Wow. Peter and Kat are co-editors of the annual Dada writing and art journal, MAINTENANT. They live in New York City.
Andrea Kleine is the author of the novels CALF and EDEN– named one of “Summer’s Smartest and Most Innovative Thrillers” by Vanity Fair and a finalist for a Publishing Triangle Award. Her work includes fiction, essays, performances, and, most recently, films. Her feature film, THE END IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, created in isolation during the pandemic, is now streaming. Andrea will be an artist-in-residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center this fall, and she recently received a 2024 NYSCA grant for her novel-in-progress, HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH BIRDS.
Jerl Surratt’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The Amsterdam Quarterly, The Hopkins Review, Kenyon Review, Literary Imagination, PN Review, and in other journals and anthologies in the US, UK, and Canada. A longtime writer in NYC for nonprofit organizations providing early childhood education, health care, LGBTQ+ civil rights protections and social services, Jerl now lives and works in Hudson.

Date

Nov 07 2024

Time

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Location

The Park Theater
The Park Theater
723 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Website
https://www.parktheaterhudson.com/
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