Alice Anderson performs at Poetry Night at Bistro 33

Poetry Night at Bistro 33 is proud to welcome Alice Anderson on Wednesday, August 19th at 9 P.M.

Author of the New York University Press book Human Nature, which has won two major first book prizes, Alice Anderson is a strikingly talented poet. One can find her work in journals such as New York Quarterly, New Letters, Agni and The Plum Review; and in anthologies such as On The Verge: Emerging Poets and Artists in America; American Poetry, The Next Generation; and The Why and Later: Poets Speak on Rape. Anderson’s classic poem “The Split” appears in the 20th anniversary edition of The Courage to Heal. A longtime advocate for victims of incest and domestic violence, Alice Anderson now writes out of Sacramento, having escaped the post-Katrina Mississippi coast. Her poetry addresses difficult subjects with eloquence and grace.

Opening for Alice Anderson will be Patrick Grizzell. Co-Founder and former President of the Sacramento Poetry center, Patrick Grizzell is a poet, songwriter and visual artist who has published Dark Music: Selected Poems and Stories (edited by D.R. Wagner), Chicken Months, and The Goat of Esmeralda.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to secure a table, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list.