Two authors confront the fragility of life, the suddeness of loss. Poet Rachel Vigier and essayist Kim Larsen read on Thursday April 20th at 8 p.m. at the Old Stone House in JJ Byrne Park on Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets.

—Rachel Vigier,  will read from her new book of
poetry. She was raised on a farm in Manitoba and now lives with her
family in Brooklyn. Her book ON EVERY STONE was published by Pedlar
Press in 2002. She has a new book coming out this Spring. She is also the author of GESTURES OF GENUIS: WOMEN, DANCE AND THE BODY (The Mercury Press, 1994),

–Kim Larsen, will read "WHEN THE MIDDLE IS
THE END," a piece, commissioned for an anthology on middle age, about
the untimely death of her friend Laurel, and the 25-year friendship
that preceded it.

Kim Larsen has published essays and articles from
Burma, Congo, Japan, Nepal, and Zimbabwe — all pieces, in one way or
another, that look at the  intersection of culture, conservation, and
national identity. Her work has appeared in Discover, The Village
Voice, and OnEarth, among other  publications.