Patricia Smith and Matthew Hittinger

Wednesday, June 3rd at 6:30 pm
Matthew Hittinger is the author of Pear Slip, winner of the Spire Press 2006 Chapbook Award, Narcissus Resists (GOSS 183, 2009) and Platos de Sal (Editor's Series #2, Seven Kitchens Press, 2009).
Patricia Smith is the author of five books of poetry: Blood Dazzler (Coffee House), finalist for the 2008 National Book Award; Teahouse of the Almighty (Coffee House), a 2005 National Poetry Series selection; Close to Death (Zoland); Big Towns, Big Talk (Zoland) and Life According to Motown (Tia Chucha). She has won a Pushcart and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Smith is an assistant professor of creative writing at the City University of NY and teaches in the Stonecoast MFA program.
The Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27th Street, Third Floor (Between Broadway and Sixth Avenue)
Subway: N, R, W to 28th Street; F, V to 23rd Street; 1 to 28th Street
Suggested Admission: $10/$5 members

UNDER ONE ROOF:

CUNY QUEENS COLLEGE ARTS COLLABORATION
FRIDAY, MAY 29th 2009, 6-9pm
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL EVENING OF POETRY, JAZZ & VISUAL ART
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT
OF THE QUEENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION

6:30 - 8:00pm POETRY READING, current MFA students from the CUNY Queens College Creative Writing department

8:00 - 9:00pm JAZZ PERFORMANCE, current students from the CUNY Queens College Music department

EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE @
TOPSHOW, a group exhibition featuring current MFA students and recent grads from the CUNY Queens College Art department
The Puffin Room
435 Broome Street (between Broadway & Crosby)
Exhibition will run from May 26 - June 10
Curated by Glenn Goldberg, artist & Queens College faculty member
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OZONE PARK like you've never seen ...

The MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation
Queens College, CUNY
invites you to a celebration
of *Ozone Park, a journal of new writing*
... Wednesday, May 20, 2009
6-8 pm at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum
The evening will include readings from the spring issue of *Ozone Park* and a chance to meet the staff of the journal.
@ The Godwin-Ternbach Museum
on the campus of Queens College:
65-30 Kissena Blvd. 405 Klapper Hall, Flushing, NY 11367.
For directions visit www.qc.cuny.edu/directions
For information on the MFA program visit www.qc.cuny.edu/Creative_Writing
or call 718-997-4600

JOHN CURRIE & TURNSTYLE

In case you didn't notice, our very own John Currie has been the conductor for the TURNSTYLE reading series. And now he will take his turnstyle at the mic. Join the CUNY MFA series in celebrating our four programs, our individuals writers, and congratulating John for a job well done. The whole deal:
MARILYN HACKER AND TOM SLEIGH
with John Reid Currie, Jackie Pervizi, Christina Hauser, Neal Gartland, Nancy Haiduck, Justin Earle Turner, Nicole Bufanio, Tina Satter, Jess Barbagallo
IT'S THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK and, TRUTHFULLY, IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS
Details:
Tuesday, May 12th, 6:30 pm
CUNY Grad. Ctr.
365 Fifth Ave (corner 34th St.)
free and reception to follow, not to mention extravagent cavorting off site