You missed it. But hey, there are still a bunch more you can go to. Here’s the poster (sorry it’s impossible to read in this format).

Isn’t it cool? It was designed by Elizabeth Reagh at Good Form Design.  The next Brooklyn Reading Works is November 20th at 8 p.m.: a reading of Baby Love, a play by Michael Winks.

But about last night. This year’s Poetry Punch was curated by Michele Madigan Somerville and it packed a punch alright. And the punch. It was a tad sweet. But the spiced run was a nice addition. Michele did a great job of gathering poets you should know about. Some of them have events coming up:

Ilene Starger is reading tomorrow night, Sat. Oct. 18, 6 p.m. at the Dactyl Foundation, 66 Grand St. between Wooster and W. Broadway in Soho. She is the featured
reader and will read for about 25 minutes or so, followed by an open
mic.

Jeff Wright runs Live Mag at the Bowery Poetry Club. The next show is this Sun. October 19th. Bring your poems and be "published" in Live Mag! #6 as co-hosts
superstar Bob Holman and Gary Parrish, editor of Farfalla Press, read
poems from audience submissions. Find out who these publishers are
excited about. Plus hear spotlite poets Akilah Oliver and Edmund
Berrigan. Free copy of Live Mag!

Joanna Sit will be reading at the Dweck Center on Wednesday, October 29,  7:00 p.m. as part of the Visions Launch Party with Elizabeth
Nunez, Linda Susan Jackson, Joanna Sit and Gregory Pardlo. Medgar
Evers College creative writing students will read selections from the
premier issue of Visions, a peer-reviewed, academic journal.

Michele Madigan Somerville’s book, Black Irish, will be coming out in early 2009. We will most definitely keep you posted.

Will Nixon has a lovely new book out called, My Late Mother As A Ruffed Goose.

And Bill Evans. I don’t know where his next gig is but I want to be there. He’s terrific. Read his essay about teaching 8th grade English here on OTBKB here.