Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting Carmine Starnino and Julie
Bruck's poetry showcase to a packed house. Launching Starnino's Lazy
Bastardism: Essays and Reviews on Contemporary Poetry and Bruck's
Monkey Ranch, the audience was treated to a delightful essay by
Starnino on Irving Layton and a handful of poems by Bruck. Because I am
certain I won't be able to do their poetry and poetry criticism justice,
I will just say that the authors were charming, their readings were
fascinating, and their audience was completely engaged. Check out the
photographs from the event! (Please excuse our poor quality images. The
store camera was out of service, so we used my iphone. But trust my
words! Neither Starnino nor Bruck were pixelated and blown out in
person!)