Photos and videos from the Oct 13 reading

October 18th, 2014 § 0 comments § permalink

Monday night’s reading was not to be missed. Dolan Morgan kicked us off with a surreal and hilarious excerpt from his recent collection, That’s When the Knives Come Down; Wesley Rothman shared some surprisingly sensual poems; Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich read a portion from her work-in-progress, featuring a slew of intriguingly dangerous characters; and Sam Cha read a delightfully masochistic confessional essay.

Just in case you couldn’t be there, you can still check out the photos below and the videos here.

Dolan Morgan reads from THAT'S WHEN THE KNIVES COME DOWN.

Dolan Morgan reads from THAT’S WHEN THE KNIVES COME DOWN.

Wesley Rothman reads some poems.

Wesley Rothman reads some poems.

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich reads from her work-in-progress.

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich reads from her work-in-progress.

Sam Cha reads his confessional essay.

Sam Cha reads his confessional essay.

A million thanks to the readers and everyone who came out. It was a fantastic evening and I can’t wait to see everyone in January!

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

September 12th, 2014 § 0 comments § permalink

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is whisperer to the wanderer and tamer of the misbegotten.

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is whisperer to the wanderer and tamer of the misbegotten.

Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich’s writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The New York TimesIowa ReviewSalon, Oxford AmericanLos Angeles ReviewThe Rumpus, TriQuarterly, and many other publications. Alexandria was recently named a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. She earned her JD at Harvard Law School, where she focused on death penalty issues, and she also holds a BA in Sociology from Columbia University and an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Emerson College. She lives in Boston and teaches at Grub Street and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Alexandria is the essayist for the October 13 reading.

The October Literary Firsts roster!

August 24th, 2014 § 0 comments § permalink

I’m so excited for the next round of readers.

Can’t wait to see you there, Boston!

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