Friday, August 22, 2008, at 8:30 PM:
distinguished North Jersey poet
Joel Allegretti
will perform selections of his work, as part of the
North Jersey Literary Series (see bio below).
The reading will be held at Il Trapezio Cafe -- there will be an Open Mic between the two sets by our feature. Paul Nash and Denise La Neve are your hosts for this series, now in its eleventh year. We look forward to seeing you this Friday the 22nd!
Il Trapezio Cafe is located conveniently at 120 Franklin Avenue in Nutley , NJ . The readings, which feature both poetry and music, will continue to be held on the fourth Friday of each month. The cafe has homemade Panini's and miniature Italian pizzas, hot and cold drinks (espresso drinks, teas, hot chocolate, etc), assorted desserts, plus other cold beverages. So come early, grab a good seat at a table, and enjoy a relaxed meal or snack. Their phone is: 973 235 0188.
Regards, Paul Nash & Denise La Neve
Joel Allegretti is the author of The Plague Psalms, which appeared in 2000 from The Poet's Press and is now in its third edition.
His second collection, Father Silicon, also from The Poet's Press, was selected by the Kansas City Star as one of the 100 Noteworthy Books of 2006, a list that included novels by Thomas Pynchon and Cormac McCarthy.
Allegretti's poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Art/Life, Rattapallax, New York Quarterly, descant, The Laurel Review, Margie, Anglican Theological Review, BigCityLit, Wandering Hermit Review, Manhattan Literary Review, Sensations, Porcupine, Knock, Confrontation, River Oak Review and other publications.
He is represented in the anthology Chance of a Ghost (Helicon Nine Editions, 2005), which also includes work by Billy Collins, Rita Dove and James Tate. His poem in that collection received an Honorable Mention in the 2006 edition of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, published by St. Martin's Press.
Allegretti was a quarter-finalist in the 2002 Lyric Recovery Festival and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
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