Wednesday, September 30, 2009

My Man

Eileen Myles:
My Man,
Blog: Harriet

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

A Kind of Pompeii

Arlene Ang:
A Kind of Pompeii,
Prick of the Spindle

Monday, September 28, 2009

Jane's Ninth Husband

Daniela Olszewska:
Two Poems,
Ekleksographia #2

Sunday, September 27, 2009

A Blessed Man

Sid Miller:
Poems,
Jack #9

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009

Poetry and Cultural Studies


Poetry and Cultural Studies
A Reader

Edited by Maria Damon
and Ira Livingston,
University of Illinois Press

Introducing Andrew Taylor

Introducing Andrew Taylor
(by Robert Sheppard),
pages

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Out of the Blue

Eileen Myles:
Out of the Blue,
Blog: Harriet

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Farewell Sweet Prince

Tom Clark:
Three Poems,
Jack #1

Monday, September 21, 2009

WOBBLE HOME

Joseph Goosey:
Two Poems,
Two Poems,
Three Poems,
Thieves Jargon

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Guns of Brixton

Living nature

Pascale Petit:
Living nature,
The North 36/2005

Saturday, September 19, 2009

West Cliff Drive

Andrew Taylor:
Three Poems,
Counterexample Poetics

Friday, September 18, 2009

Tintern Abbey, Once Again

J.H. Prynne:
Tintern Abbey, Once Again,
Glossator, Volume 1, Fall 2009

ROCKPILE TOUR CALENDAR CORRECTION



Dear Friends of ROCKPILE

Please note that the Albuquerque ROCKPILE performance
date has been changed from Saturday, October 17th to Thursday,
October 15, same time, and same place. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Best, Michael Rothenberg
www.bigbridge.org/rockpile/

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

mountain lion

John Grochalski:
mountain lion,
two birds,
Thieves Jargon

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Monday, September 14, 2009

Grown Up Cuba!

Michael Rothenberg:
Grown Up Cuba!
Jack #2

Saturday, September 12, 2009

The Collagist


The Collagist

Death's Jest-Book

John Kinsella:
from Death's Jest-Book
Intertext (1829 text):
a de-dramatisation
(out of Beddoes),
Blackbox Manifold #2

Friday, September 11, 2009

Afterparty


Afterparty by MOS, A Daily Dose of Architecture

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Inside, Outside & Jimmy

Eileen Myles:
Inside, Outside & Jimmy,
Blog: Harriet, Poetry Foundation

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Dum Dum Gun

Tomaz Salamun:
Three Poems translated from the Slovenian
by Michael Thomas Taren and the author,
Ekleksographia #2

Night Houses

Brandon Shimoda:
Night Houses, Pilot #2

Monday, September 07, 2009

Saturday, September 05, 2009

MERCURY PROJECT


Grzegorz Wróblewski:
MERCURY PROJECT, a chapbook, poems
translated from Polish by Adam Zdrodowski,
Toad Press, 2008
Three Poems, CYC GADA

Friday, September 04, 2009

Don't Drink Busch Beer

Bernadette Mayer:
Video & Sound Files,
MESHWORKS

Thursday, September 03, 2009

Der Explosion

K. Silem Mohammad:
Five Poems, La Petite Zine

ROCKPILE TOUR CALENDAR 2009

CHECK OUT THE ROCKPILE WEBSITE AT
www.bigbridge.org/rockpile/
TOUR CALENDAR 2009

LOS ANGELES

Rockpile Performance

Thursday, October 8th 7:00pm
The Hammer Museum
Billy Wilder Theater
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310.443.7000
http://hammer.ucla.edu/
ADMISSION: free

David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg with Theo Saunders (piano), Johnny Lee Schell (guitar), John B. Williams (bass), Joe Sublette (saxophone), Debra Dobkin (drums and percussion).

ALBUQUERQUE

Rockpile Performance

Saturday, October 15th 7:30 pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE • 2 blocks south of Central
Albuquerque, NM 87196 (505) 268-0044
http://www.outpostspace.org/
ADMISSION: $7, $5 dollars for members,
(Outpost accepts phone orders as well as in-person sales
at the Outpost Performance Space Box Office Hours:
2:00-5:30pm—Monday-Friday and 1 hr before
each show at the door

David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg with Thunderbird Poetry Orkestra:
JB Bryan, alto saxophone, rumba box, rattles; Mark Weber, hubcapaphone
& glockenspiel; Leif Rustebakke, koto, hurdy gurdy, percussion; Jon
Baldwin, cornet; Mark LeClaire, cello; Daisy Kates, mellophone,
percussion; Lou Liberty, taiko, little instruments; Jim Burbank,
djembe, didgeridoo, wooden flutes; John Tritica, rain stick, cowhorn rattle,
percussion; Riha Rothberg, balafon & percussion; plus special guest
Terri Carrion, accordion.

NEW ORLEANS

Rockpile Performance

Sun, October 25th 8PM
Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center
1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
(504) 827-5858 or (504) 352-1150
http://www.zeitgeistinc.net/
ADMISSON: all events are by donation - $7 general / $6
students & seniors / $5 Zeitgeist members /Patrons
& Children 15 and under free (unless otherwise indicated)

David Meltzer, Michael Rothenberg and, Blodie with members of
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band including Gregory Davis (trumpet), Roger Lewis
(baritone sax), Terence Higgins (drums), Julius McKee (sousaphone),
and Jake Eckert (guitar).

WASHINGTON, DC
Sunday, November 1st, 2pm – 3:30
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
(301)654-8664
http://www.writer.org/
ADMISSION: free

"All About Rockpile," with David Meltzer, Michael Rothenberg, and
Burnett Thompson & The New Columbia Orchestra.

WASHINGTON, DC

Rockpile Performance

Wednesday, November 4th, 9pm-11pm
Busboys and Poets: “Hump Day Groovez”
2021 14 St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-387-9757
http://www.busboysandpoets.com/
ADMISSION: 10 dollars at the door

David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg with Burnett Thompson and
The New Columbia Orchestra

NEW YORK CITY

Saturday, November 7th 2-5pm
Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church
Parish Hall 131 E. 10th St.(& 2nd Ave.)
Manhattan,
NY ADMISSION: free

ROCKPILE Symposium: David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg
host a discussion on "Art and Activism, Poetry, Music and The
Troubadour Tradition, Censorship and The Academy, Community
and Collaboration: Open discussion with Ammiel Alcalay, Teresa
Carrion, Jim Christy, Marty Ehrlich, Michael Franklin, Murat
Nemat-Nejat, Wanda Phipps, Robert Priest, Harris Schiff, Suzi
Winson and Bill Zavatsky. We welcome audience participation.
Moderator: Jim Feast. Refreshments

Monday, November 9th, 12:30-2pm
Segal Theater The Center for the Humanities
The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue,
Room 5103 New York, NY 10016 212-817-2005
ADMISSION: free

ROCKPILE- Poetry and Music and The Troubadour
Tradition A Discussion with David Meltzer and Michael
Rothenberg hosted by David Henderson and Ammiel Alcalay.

NEW YORK CITY

Rockpile Performance

Monday, November 9th 8pm
The Gershwin Hotel 7 East 27th
Street New York, NY 10016
(212)545-8000
http://www.gershwinhotel.com/english/site1.html
ADMISSION: $10 at the door

David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg with Marty Ehrlich
(multi-reed player), Lindsey Horner (bass), Bill Zavatsky
(piano), Michael Stephans (drums)


ROCHESTER

November 11th, 4-5:15 pm
David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg read
and discuss ROCKPILE
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Liberal Arts Faculty Lounge Bldg.
6, Rm 1251 92 Lomb Memorial Dr Rochester,
NY (585) 475-4922
ADMISSION: free

November 11th,
7pm David Meltzer, Michael Rothenberg
and Terri Carrion Reading at: Writers and Books
740 University Ave Rochester,
NY (585) 473-2590
ADMISSION: free

November 12th, 10:30 am
Rochester Institute of Technology
lecture Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion
class on “Editing The Literary Magazine”
Rochester Institute of Technology 92
Lomb Memorial Dr. Rochester,
NY ADMISSION: free

BUFFALO, NY

November 12th, 7PM
David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg
reading Just Buffalo @ WNYBAC Western
New York Book Arts Center 468
Washington St. @ Mohawk Place 2nd
Floor Buffalo, NY 14203
http://www.justbuffalo.org/
ADMISSION: free

CHICAGO

Rockpile Performance

Thursday, November 19, 8pm- 12pm
The Hideout 1354 W Wabansia Chicago,
Il 60622 773.227.4433 http://www.hideoutchicago.com/
ADMISSION: 10 dollars at the door
(all shows 21 & over unless stated otherwise advance tickets
online or by phone at 866.468.3401)

Poetry & Jazz Festival with ROCKPILE: David Meltzer and
Michael Rothenberg perform with The Spider Trio and The
Bob Malone Band and special guests Art Lange, Ed Roberson,
Francesco Levato, Larry Sawyer, Dan Godston Band
and Terri Carrion.

ST. LOUIS

Monday, November 23rd 6pm Untamed Ink,
Under and Above Ground:
A Publication Celebration
hosted by David Meltzer, Michael Rothenberg
and Terri Carrion Lindenwood University, LCIE auditorium.
ADMISSION: free

ST. LOUIS

Rockpile Performance

November 24th 7:30-11pm
Regional Arts Commission
Performance Space 6128 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis,
MO 63112-1204 (314) 863-5811
http://www.art-stl.com/
ADMISSION: free

David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg with Zimbabwe
Nkenya (Bass), Dave Black ( guitar), Bob Malone (piano),
Michael Franklin, Shirley LeFlore, Michael Castro, K. Curtis
Lyle and David Jackson (assorted percussion and electronics),
Alexander Balogh, Sean Arnold, Terri Carrion, Howard Schwartz,
and Philip Gounis.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Panama


A.D. Winans:
Panama, erbacce 6/2006