First Tuesdays

First Tuesdays Presents Aida Zilelian March 4, 2014 2013-2014 & featured reader

When: March 4, 2014 Where: Terazza Cafe, 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst, NY 11373. Time: 7:00 — 8:30 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost: $5 suggested

The Cento for March 4, 2014 March 4, 2014 2013-2014 & centos

During every First Tuesdays open mic, we communally compose a cento using language taken from each open-mic reader’s offering. This cento is

First Tuesdays Presents Christi Shannon Kline February 4, 2014 2013-2014 & featured reader

When: February 4, 2014 Where: Terraza 7 Cafe, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 Time: 7:00 — 9:00 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Other: $5

The Cento for February 4, 2014 February 4, 2014 2013-2014 & centos

During every First Tuesdays open mic, we communally compose a cento using language taken from each open-mic reader’s offering. This cento is

First Tuesdays Presents Kevin Carey January 7, 2014 2013-2014 & featured reader

When: January 7, 2014 Where: Terazza Cafe, 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst, NY 11373. Time: 7:00 — 8:30 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost: $5 suggested

Cento for January 7, 2014 January 7, 2014 2013-2014 & centos

During every First Tuesdays open mic, we communally compose a cento using language taken from each open-mic reader’s offering. The cento from

First Tuesdays Presents: Bhisham Bherwani December 1, 2013 2013-2014 & featured reader

Bhisham Bherwani’s first poetry collection, The Second Night of the Spirit, was published in 2009 by CavanKerry Press. His anthology of modern and

Cento for December 1, 2013 December 1, 2013 2013-2014 & centos

During every First Tuesdays open mic, we communally compose a cento using language taken from each open-mic reader’s offering. The cento from

First Tuesdays Presents Nicole Cooley November 5, 2013 2013-2014 & featured reader

Nicole Cooley grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and now lives outside of NYC. She is the author of four books of poems, most recently Breach (LSU

Cento for November 5, 2013 November 5, 2013 2013-2014 & centos

During every First Tuesdays open mic, we communally compose a cento using language taken from each open-mic reader’s offering. Unfortunately, I no

First Tuesdays Presents: Joan Cusack Handler October 1, 2013 2013-2014 & featured reader

When: Tuesday, October 1st, 7-9 (sign-up starts at 6:30) Where: Terraza Cafe, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, NY Info: Contact Richard Jeffrey Newman

The Cento for October 1, 2013 October 1, 2013 2013-2014 & centos

During every First Tuesdays open mic, we communally compose a cento using language taken from each open-mic reader’s offering. On October 1, 2013,

First Tuesdays on a Sunday: Book Launch for “Landscape with Yellow Birds,” Translated by Thomas Christensen September 29, 2013 2013-2014 & featured reader

I am very excited to announce that on Sunday, September 29th, First Tuesdays will be hosting Archipelago Books to help them launch Landscape with

First Tuesdays Presents Audrey Dimola September 3, 2013 2013-2014 & featured reader

When: Tuesday, September 3rd, 7-9 (sign-up starts at 6:30) Where: Terraza Cafe, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, NY Info: Contact Richard Jeffrey

The Cento for September 3, 2013 September 3, 2013 2013-2014 & centos

The cento is a verse form composed entirely of lines from poems by other poets. According to Wikipedia, the cento originated in the third or fourth

First Tuesdays Presents Deborah Fried-Rubin June 4, 2013 2012-2013 & featured reader

When: June 4, 2013 Where: Terraza 7 Cafe, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 Time: 7:00 — 8:30 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost: $5 suggested

First Tuesdays Presents Miguel Falquez-Certain May 7, 2013 2012-2013 & featured reader

Miguel Falquez-Certain (Barranquilla, Colombia) has been living in New York City for more than three decades, where he works as a multilingual

First Tuesdays Presents Sarah Stetson April 2, 2013 2012-2013 & featured reader

Sarah Stetson graduated from the MFA Program at Queens College where she studied poetry and won the Giro S. Cestaro III Memorial Scholarship for her

First Tuesdays Presents Jacqueline Joans LaMon March 5, 2013 2012-2013 & featured reader

When: March 5, 2013 Where: Terraza 7 Cafe, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 Time: 7:00 — 8:30 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost: $5

First Tuesdays Presents Joseph Legaspi February 5, 2013 2012-2013 & featured reader

When: February 5, 2013 Where: Terraza 7 Cafe, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 Time: 7:00 — 8:30 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost: $5