ARTIFACT: 1.14.06 : Neil Alger, Liz Young, & Stephanie Young

The Artifact Reading Series

1.14.06 : Saturday
7:30pm / reading will promptly begin at 8pm

2921 Folsom Street Apt. B (bottom buzzer)
415.647.7689 or email artifact109@yahoo.com

BYOB! donations also happily accepted.

readings & such by:

Neil Alger
Liz Young
Stephanie Young

BIOS

Neil Alger went to Brown and read a lot of books there; but not all of them. He takes pictures because he's really really terrible at drawing (although, he Did just start his first paint by number). He also spends a lot of time sitting at his desk at Small Press Distribution thinking about books, and talking to Brent about Hooke Press. He enjoys his friends. He uses his words.

Liz Young is a Bay Area poet working toward her Ph.D in Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley. She is currently in the midst of a dissertation which examines the impact of Translation on the development of the Catullan corpus in late Republican Rome and the 20th c. United States. Last year she organized the Cabinet of the Muses inter-arts poetry festival. Her poems have appeared in a number of journals including Aufgabe, Crowd, Kiosk, The Poker and The Common Weal.

Stephanie Young's first book, Telling the Future Off, was recently published by Tougher Disguises Press. She's the editor of Bay Poetics, due out from Faux Press in 2006, and hosted a series of readings in her home from 2003-05. Stephanie lives in Oakland by the lake, works at Mills College, and wishes she had more time to spend here:
http://stephanieyoung.org/blog.

1913 reading: February 1st : 7pm : The Lab

A 1913 Literary Evening
Presented by The Lab
www.thelab.org

Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 7pm
2948 16th Street San Francisco
$5-15 admission


Readers

Hillary Burrill
Chris Chen
Joshua Clover
Stacy Doris
Scott Inguito
Susan Maxwell


Please join 1913, a journal of forms, in celebrating the publication of its second issue where Bay Area contributors will read from their interdisciplinary work. Dedicated to printing the finest in contemporary poetry, art, poetics, and their intersections, 1913 numéro deux includes a chapbook by Brazilian poet Josely Vianna Baptista with original artwork by collaborator Francisco Faria, as well as a section of contemporary French poetry. Other contributors include Fanny Howe, John Taggart, John Yau, Sally Keith, Chet Weiner, Jen Hofer, Cort Day, and Lisa Robertson. http://www.journal1913.org

Just released Scott Inguito's "Lection" from Subday Press

O*U*T N*O*W from

"The
the
minimal
ems

of
some
po-
kind"

lection : a variant reading or transcription of a text or copy
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Remade remastered remixed new composition from the far left & far right words, building in & on the words of others, notes & noted words, a revolution happening as it is conceived. Truncated in the trunk & heart of these constructed concentrations.
- Hank Lazer

Scott Inguito's poem, soweto lash dismay, a visual poem rendered in pencil on paper, has recently appeared in 1913: a journal of forms. Other poems will appear in Bay Poetics, el pobre Mouse and the magazine Mrs. Maybe. His chapbook, Dear Jack, is forthcoming from Momotombito Press. Scott lives in San Francisco and teaches at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA.

Lection is a saddlestapled chapbook, edition of 111, 21 hand-numbered and signed by the author, 36 pages.

To Order, visit our site online and order using Paypal:
http://www.subdaypress.org

Or send $6 to:
Subday Press c/o Summer Rodman PO Box 547896 Orlando, FL

ARTIFACT: 1.14.06 : Neil Alger, Liz Young, & Stephanie Young

The Artifact Reading Series

1.14.06 : Saturday
7:30pm / reading will promptly begin at 8pm

2921 Folsom Street Apt. B (bottom buzzer)
415.647.7689 or email artifact109@yahoo.com

BYOB! donations also happily accepted.

readings & such by:

Neil Alger
Liz Young
Stephanie Young

BIOS

Neil Alger went to Brown and read a lot of books there; but not all of them. He takes pictures because he's really really terrible at drawing (although, he did just start his first paint by number). He also spends a lot of time sitting at his desk at Small Press Distribution thinking about books, and talking to Brent about Hooke Press. He enjoys his friends. He uses his words.

Liz Young is a Bay Area poet working toward her Ph.D in Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley. She is currently in the midst of a dissertation which examines the impact of translation on the development of the Catullan corpus in late Republican Rome and the 20th c. United States. Last year she organized the Cabinet of the Muses inter-arts poetry festival. Her poems have appeared in a number of journals including Aufgabe, Crowd, Kiosk, The Poker, and The Common Weal.

Stephanie Young's first book, Telling the Future Off, was recently published by Tougher Disguises Press. She's the editor of Bay Poetics, due out from Faux Press in 2006, and hosted a series of readings in her home from 2003-05. Stephanie lives in Oakland by the lake, works at Mills College, and wishes she had more time to spend here: http://stephanieyoung.org/blog.

Ellipsis Magazine editors speak to you from your radio or computer 1/9/06 10pm

On the radio tonight...

Mr. Jesse Morse and Mr. Richard Froude will be representing the literary magazine, Ellipsis on the radio this Monday 9th January, 10pm PST.

There will also be call ins from the great Jackie Motzer and the terrific Tara Blaine.

Poetry, prose, discussion, and maybe one or two laughs too.

If you live in Portland, you can listen to it on KBOO 90.7 FM

If you don't live in Portland you can listen online at: http://www.kboo.fm/listen.php

Ellipis Magazine's premiere issue is just out, featuring an interview with Artifact's Melissa Benham, as well as writing by Anne Waldman, Laird Hunt, Daniel Wallace, Tom Clark, and others. Ellipsis … Literary Serials and Narrative Culture is a monthly magazine dedicated to the reprise of a classic narrative practice. Our goal is to reintroduce the literary serial to the landscape of popular interest. Each issue features serials written by an array of today’s most intriguing authors, as well as interviews and articles highlighting writers from other media. Ellipsis provides literature from every corner of the culture in portions that are digestible but leave the reader hungry for more. http://www.waywardcouch.com/ellipsis/news.html

1/13: talk by Maxine Chernoff

Talk by Maxine Chernoff: The Double World

Reading, Empathy and Transformation

Friday, January 13, 2006, 7-9 p.m.

The Women's Building, Room A
3543 18th St. at Guerrero
www.womensbuilding.org

$10-20 sliding scale
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided


This talk is the first in a series of events sponsored by the Teaching Collective designed to enrich curriculum and classroom planning for teachers, serve as inspiration for writers and, most of all, create a space for learning and dialogue in the bay area creative writing and creative teaching communities. The night's event includes a presentation by Maxine Chernoff and time for Q&A and discussion.

Maxine Chernoff has been a writer for 34 years. She has written 7 books of poetry, most recently AMONG THE NAMES and six books of fiction including SOME OF HER FRIENDS THAT YEAR: NEW AND SELECTED STORIES. Lately, she has been writing poetry and essays including the one you will hear tonight. She has also been translating the works of Friedrich Hölderlin with Paul Hoover. Some of the poems have appeared in Conjunctions, Triquarterly, 26, Circumference, and Chicago Review. Her novel A BOY IN WINTER is being made into an independent film in Canada. She edits NEW AMERICAN WRITING with Paul Hoover and is Chair of CW at SFSU.

Teaching Collective (TC) is the frontier of creative teaching. We are working artists who teach and teachers seeking new ways to learn. As individuals and as a community, we engage in an ongoing process of looking at how we make art and teach others to do the same, seeking a balance between the exquisite mystery of art-making and the rewards of close examination and collective inquiry.

Poets' Theater Jamboree 2006 : 1.13.06

Small Press Traffic is pleased to present
the first night of our Poets Theater Jamboree 2006 edition....

Friday, January 13 at 7:30 pm. All seats are $10 and first come, first served.

POETS THEATER JANUARY 13

"A Play, A Play" by Paolo Javier, directed by Del Ray Cross

Entre act: Music by Brumit

"The Laureate" written and directed by Michelle Bautista. Performed by Michelle Bautista, Rona Fernandez, Caroline King, Rhett Pascual and Dennis Somera

Entre act: Music by Brumit

"A Vinculum" by Chris Vitiello, directed by Mary Burger

INTERMISSION

Scenes from "The Lady Contemplation" (1662) by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, performed by Carol Treadwell & Elizabeth Treadwell

Entre act: Music by Brumit

"Asphodel In Hell's Despite" by John Wieners, directed by Kevin Killian

Entre act: Music by Brumit

"Who is the Real JT LeRoy" written & directed by Mattilda (a/k/a Matt Bernstein Sycamore)

Timken Lecture Hall, California College of the Arts, San Francisco

For directions and a map, please see
http://www.sptraffic.org/html/fac_dir.html

Jan 12: Ecstatic Monkey Presents Two Iranian-American Women Poets

Persis Karim
Farnoosh Seifoddini

Thu, Jan 12
7:30 pm
Modern Times Bookstore
Valencia between 19th and 20th
San Francisco

FREE

Persis Karim was born and raised in the Bay Area by her Iranian father and French mother and five brothers and sisters. She is co-editor and contributing author to A World Between: Poems, Short Stories and Essays by Iranian-Americans (George Braziller, 1999) and is the editor of the forthcoming Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora (University of Arkansas Press, spring 2006). She teaches comparative literature and creative writing at San Jose State University and lives in Berkeley.

Farnoosh Seifoddini received and MFA in Creative Writing San Francisco State University. Post graduation, she's adjusting to having a "real job" while attempting to polish her first manuscript. Farnoosh's most recent publications can be found in the North American Review and she has work forthcoming in the anthology, Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora. In her free time, she fulfills her incurable obsession with salvaging and reviving old furniture. She is a member of Ecstatic Monkey.

Volunteer with Artifact! Grants Researchers Especially Needed.

If you are interested in being involved with Artifact, please email artifact109@yahoo.com. For the Fundraising Volunteer, please email Chana Morgenstern directly at chanamorgenstern@gmail.com.

Artifact is a community-driven venue for innovative writing in the Bay Area, including a monthly reading series, a chapbook press, and high school writing workshops. Get experience in arts non-profit organizing, events production, book layout, book production, and fundraising. Hang out with like minded writers and artists. We are a registered non-profit, so you can get college/grad credit for this.

Volunteer Descriptions:

Reading Series Volunteer:

The reading series volunteer will assist with planning, organizing, and setup for the monthly reading series. Possible responsibilities include:

• Assistance with curating and publicity
• Creating Flyers
• Creating and sending announcements
• Posting to blog/website
• Checking email and responding (every 1-2 days)
• Posting announcements for other events
• Set up/Clean up

Publications Volunteer:

The publications volunteer will assist in layout, production and marketing of Artifact Press chapbooks. Possible responsibilities include:

• Layout/Design- cover and internal
• Meetings with designers
• Proofreading
• Send out orders/Flyers
• Invoicing
• Mailings
• Website/blog updates
• Publicity event planning
• Distribution assistance

Fundraising:

The fundraising volunteer will assist in research and writing grants to fund Artifacts various projects. Possible responsibilities include:

• Web research grant databases such as The Foundation Center and NYFA.
• Identifying grants that could possibly fund the reading series, small press, or classes we provide.
• Phone calls and meeting with grant providers
• Working with a team of writers to complete one or several grants.

Sunday, December 18 New Yipes

New Yipes *Sunday, December 18 Readings and Films 7-9pm, $4 *21Grand416 25th St.Oakland, CA 94612510-44GRAND*

Rachel Levitsky is the founder and curator of the Belladona reading series at New York’s Bluestockings Bookstore and Belladonna small press, that promotes the work of women writers who are adventurous, experimental, politically involved, multi-form, multicultural, multi-gendered, impossible to define, delicious to talk about, unpredictable, and dangerous with language. Bill Luoma, in his 1998 book, “Works and Days,” writes like an anchorman, not so much an "insider" as a glider on the minimalist way of expressing being alive in groups with a purpose (the team). Once the purpose has been established, a tighter focus begins to take over, the love of women, or narrating Douglas, Bill's friend. Not since Bob Gluck and Bruce Boone's camraderie in the 70s have there been such a literary buddy's movie as this. It's sketchy, and knowing and gleeful. Local filmmaker, David Enos, screens several short experimental films.