Tuesday, November 13: Judith Baumel and Martha Cooley

ORDINARY EVENING READING SERIES
WELCOMES JUDITH BAUMEL AND MARTHA COOLEY
Tuesday, November 13, 7-8pm


The Anchor Bar's Mermaid Room (downstairs)
272 College Street at Chapel, (203) 865-1512

“About that head scarf I saw fluttering brightly
in a bright room across the distance
of corridors as if it were a movie or a strong
dream.. .”

writes poet Judith Baumel, a poet, critic and translator. She is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Adelphi University. A former director of the Poetry Society of America, her books of poetry are The Weight of Numbers for which she won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets, and Now. Her poetry, translations and essays have been published in Poetry, The Yale Review, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.

Martha Cooley’s most recent novel begins, “Think of me as real. . .” She’s the author of The Archivist, a national bestseller, and Thirty-Three Swoons (both published by Little, Brown). Her short fiction and essays have appeared in A Public Space, AGNI, Washington Square, and elsewhere. She teaches fiction in the Bennington Writing Seminars and is a member of the English Department at Adelphi University. Though she’s pretty amazing, we think of her as real.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
This season's lineup offers an eclectic mix of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and drama from local and further-flung writers. The final reading of the Fall season, on Tuesday, December 11, will present novelist Tom Gavin and playwright Robert Ackerman. For biographies, links to work, and other information, visit http://ordinaryevening.blogspot.com/.

ABOUT THE ORDINARY EVENING SERIES
Started in spring 2005, the Ordinary Evening Reading Series features both emerging and established writers in a monthly reading at the Anchor Bar Mermaid Room, downstairs. Borrowing its name from the poem "An Ordinary Evening in New Haven" by Wallace Stevens, the series aims to bring writers and audiences together in a no-fuss, informal environment to enjoy a little storytelling on a work-night. Readings are always on a Tuesday at 7pm, free of charge, both drinkers and teetotalers welcome.

The Ordinary Evening Reading Series Schedule for Fall 2007

The Ordinary Evening Reading Series was created to bring emerging and established poets and writers to New Haven, and to enrich the already robust artistic, cultural, and literary scene in the Elm City. The readings always take place on a Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Anchor Bar’s Mermaid Room, downstairs at 272 College Street in New Haven. For now, you’ll have to settle for one reading a month. Seating is limited so get there early! If you have a question about the reading series, please email
curator.ordinaryevening @gmail.com

If you’d like to receive announcements about upcoming readings, please email
news.ordinaryevening@gmail.com

Here’s the reading schedule through December 2007. Click on the links to learn more about the readers and visit this site frequently for updates and news:

September 18 Marilyn Nelson and Sarah Pemberton Strong
October 16 Laura M. MacDonald and Amy Bloom
November 13 Judith Baumel and Martha Cooley
December 11 Robert Ackerman and Tom Gavin.

November 13: Judith Baumel and Martha Cooley

Judith Baumel is a poet, critic and translator. She is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Adelphi University. A former director of the Poetry Society of America, her books of poetry are The Weight of Numbers for which she won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets, and Now. Her poetry, translations and essays have been published in Poetry, The Yale Review, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.

Martha Cooley is the author of The Archivist, a national bestseller, and Thirty-Three Swoons (both published by Little, Brown). Her short fiction and essays have appeared in A Public Space, AGNI, Washington Square, and elsewhere. She teaches fiction in the Bennington Writing Seminars and is a member of the English Department at Adelphi University.