Live at 851. July 18, 2012. Photo by Rose Tully.
Live at 851: Nick Sturm, Rachel Hyman, Diana Salier, Steve Orth, Tom Comitta, Amy Berkowitz, Rod Roland
Live at 851’s summer break is over. Come party with us at The Squat.
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR SIXTH GIG: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 7:30PM:
Nick Sturm is the author of the chapbooks WHAT A TREMENDOUS TIME WE’RE HAVING! (iO Books, 2012) and A Basic Guide (Bateau, 2012). His poems have appeared in Aesthetix, Forklift, Ohio, Jellyfish, jubilat, Sixth Finch, TYPO, and elsewhere. He is a PhD candidate at Florida State University.
Rachel Hyman lives in Chicago and edits the blog Banango Lit and the journal Banango Street. Her work has appeared at HOUSEFIRE and elsewhere. She went to poetry camp when she was 13.
Diana Salier is the author of LETTERS FROM ROBOTS (Night Bomb Press, 2012) and the chapbook WIKIPEDIA SAYS IT WILL PASS (Deadly Chaps Press, 2011). She is the poetry editor for NAP Magazine. Her work can be found in Housefire, Red Lightbulbs, Metazen, Everyday Genius, Ilk Journal, and others. She lives in a blue room in Portland, OR.
Steve Orth is awesome.
Tom Comitta is hardly the author of HOWL IN SIX VOICES (textsound.com, 2011) and barely the developer of soUNDtext WORD PROCESSOR (calmaplombprombombbalm.com, 2011). He sometimes blogs at notenoughdata.wordpress.com and occasionally publishes texts at calmaplombprombombbalm.com. He lives in San Francisco, where he’s cat-sitting in a friend’s pink cottage, perhaps.
Amy Berkowitz is the author of LISTEN TO HER HEART (forthcoming from Spooky Girlfriend) and LONELY TOAST (What To Us Press, 2010). She is the editor of Mondo Bummer Books. She lives in San Francisco, where she drinks Rolling Rock and listens to Tom Petty.
Rod Roland has a book forthcoming from Gas Meter Press out of San Francisco called The Playgroup.
Live at 851 is hosted and curated by Janey Smith. Get your fuck on.
Live at 851: Steve Roggenbuck, Ethel Rohan, M Kitchell, Rose Tully, Zach Houston
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR FIFTH GIG: Monday, April 23, 2012, 7:30PM:
Steve Roggenbuck (Crunk Juice, Download Helvetica For Free.Com) http://www.steveroggenbuck.com/
Rose Tully
M Kitchell (VARIATIONS ON THE SUN, Love Symbol Press, 2012) http://topologyoftheimpossible.com/
Ethel Rohan (Hard To Say, [PANK], 2011; Cut Through The Bone, Dark Sky Books, 2010, Hard To Say) http://ethelrohan.com/
Zach Houston (Since 2005, Zach Houston has operated a performance/literature/business/art piece that consists of composing custom poetry on a manual typewriter, in exchange for a donation) http://zachhouston.com/
Live at 851: Recent Events
1. M Kitchell (aka Impossible Mike).
2. Candles, wine.
3. Ben Mirov.
4. Mirror.
5. Rat man.
6. Julie Gengo, Jarett Kobek.
7. Candles.
8. Rose Tully, Lindsey Boldt.
9. Stranger near the bathtub.
10. Cool people.
11. Janey Smith, Andrea Kneeland.
Live at 851: Thomas Patrick Levy, Andrea Kneeland, Sarah Fran Wisby, Lindsey Boldt, Shruti Swamy
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR FOURTH GIG: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 7:30PM:
Thomas Patrick Levy (I Don’t Mind If You’re Feeling Alone, YesYes Books): http://thomaspatricklevy.com/#recent/
Andrea Kneeland (the Birds & the Beasts, The Lit Pub): http://andreakneeland.com/
Sarah Fran Wisby (Viva Loss, Small Desk Press): http://sarahfranwisby.com/
Lindsey Boldt (Oh My, Hell Yes, Summer BF Press): http://ridiculoushuman.blogspot.com/
Shruti Swamy
Live at 851: Lonely Christopher, Keely Hyslop, Janey Smith
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR THIRD GIG: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:30PM:
Lonely Christopher (The Mechanics of Homosexual Intercourse): http://www.thecorrespondingsociety.com/lonelychristopher
Keely Hyslop (Things I Say To Pirates On Nights When I Miss You): http://keelyhyslop.com/
Janey Smith (The Snow Poems, Animals): http://kottonkandyklouds.tumblr.com/
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT: Land Grid Release Party featuring M Kitchell, Jarett Kobek, and Ben Mirov
Join us at 851 on Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7:30PM for the release of M Kitchell’s LAND GRID (SOLAR▲LUXURIANCE, 2012).
M Kitchell moved to San Francisco five months ago. His stuff may be found here: http://topologyoftheimpossible.com/
Jarett Kobek lives in California. He is the author of ATTA (Semiotext(e), 2012). His fiction has been anthologized alongside Haruki Murakami and F. X. Toole. His first novel was commissioned by Book Works (London) as part of the Semina series. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His stuff may be found here: http://kobek.com/
Ben Mirov lives in Northern California. He is the author of Ghost Machine (Caketrain, 2010). His chapbooks include: Vortexts (SUPERMACHINE, 2011), I is to Vorticism (New Michigan Press, 2010), and Collected Ghost (H_NGM_N, 2010). His stuff may be found here: http://isaghost.blogspot.com/
Copies of LAND GRID will be available for sale at the reading, but you may pre-order the book online and pick up your copy at the event:http://dogsinbagswithnoheads.com/landgrid/
Photos from 851: Edward Mullany, Diana Salier, Stephen Rosenshein, Mike Kitchell
January 12, 2012 at 851:
Photos by Julia Crossman
1) Edward Mullany.
2) (l~r): Janey Smith, Eric, Ian, Zack Haber.
3) (l~r): Diana Salier, Clay Standley, Aaron.
4) Back stage.
5) Rat.
6) Amity Bacon, Jocelyn Nguyen (blur).
7) Colt 45.
8) (back l~r): Tom Comitta, Nikolaos Omeros Koumoundouros.
9) Stephen Rosenshein, Clay Standley.
10-12) Mike Kitchell, flour.
13) (l~r): Nikolaos Omeros Koumoundouros, Alicia Escott, Anjali Mullany.
14) Dominique Piccinino.
15) Alter.
If anybody has any other photos of the reading, please let us know. If you see yourself in a photo, and you want to be named, let us know. We want to tell the world you were there. Thanks to all for coming! See you same time, Thursday, February 23, 2012, for next reading starring: Lonely Christopher, Keely Hyslop, Janey Smith and maybe a mystery performer?
Future readings: Thomas Patrick Levy, Ben Mirov, xTx, and you?
Promotional thanks to fecal face dot com, litseen (Evan Karp), and sfgate.
Live at 851: Edward Mullany, Diana Salier, Mike Kitchell, Stephen Rosenshein, Mike Buffalo
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR SECOND GIG: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 7:30PM:
Edward Mullany: (If I Falter At The Gallows): http://theothernotebook.tumblr.com/
Diana Salier: (Letters From Robots, Wikipedia Says It Will Pass): http://www.dianasalier.com/
Mike Kitchell: (Slow Slidings, Float): http://topologyoftheimpossible.com/
Stephen Rosenshein: http://stephenrosenshein.wordpress.com/
Mike Buffalo: http://kottonkandyklouds.tumblr.com/post/813061180/mike-buffalo-is-a-writer
Photos from 851: Mike Young, Mike Kitchell, Janey Smith
December 27, 2011 at 851:
Photos by Bianca Mills and Anne Grajeda.
1) Book Bar before show.
2) Empty stage.
3) Stage close up.
4) Lindsay Allison Ruoff’s hands and Eileen Myles’s face.
5) Janey Smith reads.
6) The writers: Janey Smith, Mike Young, Mike Kitchell.
7) Mike Young reads.
8) People you may know: Mike Young, Lorian Long, Chelsea Martin (back), Francois Luong, Mike Kitchell (standing).
9) Kashi Butterfield and company, “Come on!”
10) Book Bar.
11) Lorian Long and Chelsea Martin, tarot reading.
12) Books.
If anybody has any photos of Mike Kitchell reading, please let us know. If you see yourself in a photo, let us know. We want to tell the world you were there. Thanks to all for coming! See you same time, Thursday, January 12, 2012, for next reading starring Edward Mullany, Diana Salier, Mike Kitchell, and others maybe!
Promotional thanks to fecal face dot com, litseen (Evan Karp), and shampoo poetry blog (Del Ray Cross).
