I thought the Allen Ginsberg part might get your attention. I know that most of these poets studied with him. Not sure about the musicians.

Poetry, percussion, and poets who stick together through thick and thin. Who can resist? This is a fun-sounding reading with music by a group of excellent New York poets who studied with Allen Ginsberg at Brooklyn College.

Poets Bill Evans, Thaddeus Rutkowski, Joanna Sit, Michele Madigan Somerville and Mike Sweeney will read with percussionists Peter Catapano and Tony Cenicola (of The Unfortunate Buzz Trio).

Every single one of these artists (except Tony Cenicola) has appeared at  Brooklyn Reading Works at the Old Stone House over the last few years!

And it’s at the Cornelia Street Cafe (Owned by Park Slope’s Robin Hirsch) at 6PM on Sunday, July 15th. See you there.

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