The Cento for May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023
2022-2023
Wrapped in the neon of the city, I love you because the moon is spinning backwards. Evolved enough to cradle in a child’s joined hands, the
First Tuesdays Presents Andrea Carter Brown
May 2, 2023
current season & 2022-2023
When: May 2, 2023 Where: Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Time: 7:00 — 9:00 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost: $5
The Cento for April 4, 2023
Apr 4, 2023
2022-2023
Why do I belong in this narrow street, the garbageman’s garbageman’s refuse, romantic remnants in decay? We are lonely, lonely, born to be lonely.
First Tuesdays Presents Nandana Dev Sen
Mar 30, 2023
current season & 2022-2023
When: April 4, 2023 Where: Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Time: 7:00 — 8:30 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost: $5
First Tuesdays Presents Elizabeth Wood
Mar 7, 2023
current season & 2022-2023
When: March 7, 2023 Where: Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Time: 7:00 — 8:30 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost: $5
The Cento for March 7, 2023
Mar 7, 2023
Centos & 2022-2023
Never Blinking, Never Not Longing I could never become a speaker. I could never master the art of winning the hearts of millions. Mine has been
The Cento for February 7, 2023
Feb 7, 2023
Cento & 2022-2023
Make Sure You Adjust Your Tension Pinky hooked around pinky, crab claw clasp, the well is invisible. That’s why its presence weighs on the
The Cento for January 3, 2023
Jan 3, 2023
centos & 2022-2023
You whispered back to me your favorite line, not too much blood, but it hurt, bodies twitching to Hacket’s horn as it smoked the blues, always a
First Tuesdays Presents Shams Momin
Dec 27, 2022
2022-2023
When: January 3, 2023 Where: Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Time: 7:00 — 9:00 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost:
First Tuesdays Presents Steven Paul Alvarez
Nov 28, 2022
2022-2023
When: December 6, 2022 Where: Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Time: 7:00 — 8:30 PM (open-mic sign up at 6:30) Cost:
First Tuesdays Presents Jason Schneiderman
Oct 25, 2022
2022-2023
When: November 1, 2022 Where: Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Time: 7:30 — 9:00 PM (open-mic sign up at 7:00) Cost:
The Cento for October 4, 2022
Oct 5, 2022
Cento & 2022-2023
The horizon goes all the way around. It was just a trick the stillness sometimes plays. We are just a signature away, a feathered stretch between
First Tuesdays Presents Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr.
Sep 27, 2022
2022-2023
When: October 4, 2022 Where: Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Time: 7:30 — 9:00 PM (open-mic sign up at 7:00) Cost:
The Cento for September 6, 2022
Sep 7, 2022
cento & 2022-2023
1. You sipped, raising a blue acropolis to your lips. Where are they now? Elegize those who are lost; call home those who are unfound, throats stuck
First Tuesdays Presents Jacqueline Jones LaMon - September 6, 2022
Sep 4, 2022
2022-2023
When: September 6, 2022 Where: Espresso 77 Café, 35-57 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Time: 7:30 — 9:00 PM (open-mic sign up at 7:00) Cost: