Brighton-Based Poet Rosy Carrick to Perform at Poetry Night

Poetry Night at Bistro 33 is proud to welcome Brighton-based poet Rosy Carrick on Wednesday, October 21st at 9 P.M.

Rosy Carrick’s poetry has been described as simultaneously shocking, sensual and comedic. Longtime host of Hammer and Tongue, Brighton England’s largest monthly poetry and spoken word event, Carrick teaches writing workshops for adults and youths. She spends much of her time traveling through the UK and abroad reading poetry, and is currently on tour. Carrick holds a B.A. in English and Writing from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and an MA in Critical Theory and Creative Writing from Sussex University. In addition to performing her poetry, Rosy may discuss some of her recent academic publications, including essays with titles such as ‘Getting Lost: Death, Bliss and Creativity,” and “‘Avant-Garde Poetry: Disordered Eating or Unpalatable Truth?” This fall and winter she will participate in “The Cinderella Project,” an innovative multimedia collaboration which seeks to “blur the boundary between paint and performance to create an immediate, visceral and interactive experience for its audience.” Visit her website, www.rosycarrick.co.uk for more information, to read samples of her poetry, and purchase her latest CD, VOLODYA.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to secure a table, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. Poetry Night at Bistro 33, hosted by Andy Jones and produced by Brad Henderson, occurs on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 9 P.M., with an open microphone segment at 10 P.M.

Poetry Reading by Poet and Translator William O'Daly

Poetry Night at Bistro 33 is proud to welcome poet, translator, and co-founder of Copper Canyon Press, William O’Daly on Wednesday, October 7th at 9 P.M.

A resident of the Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California, William O’Daly is a poet, translator, and fiction writer. His published works include eight books of the late and posthumous poetry of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda (Still Another Day, The Separate Rose, Winter Garden, The Sea and the Bells, The Yellow Heart, The Book of Questions, The Hands of Day, and World’s End), and a chapbook of his own poems, The Whale in the Web. O’Daly was a finalist for the 2006 Quill Award in Poetry for Still Another Day and was profiled on NBC’s The Today Show. A National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, he has worked as a literary and technical editor, a college professor, and an instructional designer; his poems, translations, essays, and reviews have been published in a wide range of magazines and anthologies. He is a co-founder of prestigious Copper Canyon Press. With co-author Han-ping Chin, he recently completed a historical novel, This Earthly Life, based on the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to secure a table, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The poet and musician Rob Roy will be visiting Bistro 33 from Korea in order to participate in the open mic. Don't miss it!

Poetry Night at Bistro 33, hosted by Andy Jones and produced by Brad Henderson, occurs on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 9 P.M., with an open microphone segment at 10 P.M.

Who: William O’Daly

What: Poetry Night at Bistro 33
When: Wednesday, October 7th 9pm
Where: Bistro 33, 226 F. St.

Media Contact:
Andy Jones
aojones@ucdavis.edu
http://poetryindavis.blogspot.com
Bistro 33 – (530) 756-4556

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