The Maximus Poems: a marathon reading presented by Spare Room

These pictures are out of order.
The first one is of the last day of The Maximus marathon, at YU, and was taken by Chris Ashby. As you can see, we ran out of wine.

The next two, of Alicia Cohen and Sam Lohmann, followed by Jennifer Bartlett and Jaye Harris, both taken by Paul Maziar at Gallery HOMELAND, day two.



This next-to-last one is me looking smug, day one. What can I say, it was the beginning of the great event, and somehow someone also managed to bring my favorite beer, HUB 7-Grain Stout, in a keg. The last two also taken by Paul Maziar at Switchyard Studios, he also being the host of that day's reading.

I cannot express enough what a great pleasure it was for me and I think the many poets, projectivists and olsonians involved. Thanks to eveeryone who came and to all who participated.

Performance: Seattle

An Opening Is Nothing

spatial poetry.

ver(a)rt gallery [Vera Project]

3rd and Warren. N of Key Arena [Seattle]

Tuesday, December 14th from 6 to 8 PM. Performance at 7.

performances by James Yeary, Nico Vassilakis, and a Gaburo Ensemble from Olympia (performing Lingua II: Maledetto; performers include David Wolach, Arun Chandra, and Elizabeth Williamson)

The show features works by

Bethany Ides (NY)

Urban Subjects: Jeff Derksen, Sabine Bitter, Helmut Weber (Vancouver)

Donato Mancini (Vancouver)

Nico Vassilakis (Seattle)

A marathon reading of Charles Olson's The Maximus Poems

Dear friends,

On January 14th, 15th and 16th of 2011, in commemoration of his 100th birthday, Spare Room in Portland, Oregon, will host a three-day marathon reading of Charles Olson's book-length epic, The Maximus Poems. We will read Volume 1 on the 14th, the second volume (IV, V, VI) on the 15th, and Volume 3 on the 16th.

Olson centennial events and conferences have also been held this year in Vancouver, British Columbia; Gloucester, Massachusetts; and Buffalo, New York. Olson was a teacher at Black Mountain College, the experimental arts school which also counted John Cage, Robert Creeley, and Robert Rauschenberg among its teachers and students.

The readings will take place at the following times and locations:

Readers include:

Jesse Morse, Jennifer Bartlett, Zachary Schomburg, Dan Raphael, Laura Feldman, Michael Weaver, James Yeary, David Abel,

Alicia Cohen, Sam Lohmann, Jaye Harris, Donald Dunbar, John Hall, Susan Rankin, Rodney Koeneke, Endi Bogue Hartigan,

Lisa Radon, Linda Austin, Tim DuRoche, Pat Hartigan, Mere Blankenship, Joseph Mains, Jamalieh Haley, Drew Swenhaugen, David Weinberg, Christopher Luna, Paul Maziar, Jacqueline Motzer, David Weinberg

January 14th: 4-9pm

Switchyard Studios

109 SE Salmon St

January 15th: 2-7pm

galleryHOMELAND

2505 Southeast 11th Avenue

January 16th: 2-7pm

YU

800 SE 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214

(entrance on SE 10th Avenue at SE Morrison Street)

James Yeary,

for Spare Room

flim.com/spareroom

d u r a t i o n

w n e f e

PO PO PO/ /NO NO DELUXE (Lisa Radon)

TUPER FORMAN SAYS

PNCA
1241 NW Johnson St.
Portland
October 13th
7:00 PM

I believe this will take place in PNCA's Red Room & will be connected to Nina Katchadourian's Sorted Books exhibit.

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Pilot Books
Upstairs in the Alley Building
219 Broadway E
Seattle
October 19th
7:00 PM