Literary Firsts

I was so thrilled to have another tremendous group of writers for Literary Firsts on Monday. In the immortal words of J.F. Lynch, “If you weren’t there, if you didn’t see it, you missed out.”

However, through the magic of video and the internet, now you can pretend you were there when Michael Hoerman, Terri Trespicio, Matthew Salesses, and Liam Day kicked off 2012 with a bang.

First, the still images:

Michael Hoerman reads his poetry.

Terri Trespicio reads her essay, "Unhitched but Not Unhappy"

Matthew Salesses reads excerpts from "The Last Repatriate"

Liam Day reads his confessional essay.

And now, the moving pictures.

See you in April!

Liam Day is a flaming shot of absinthe.

Liam Day was born and raised in Boston. After graduating from college he spent a year playing professional basketball in Northern Ireland. Upon returning to the States, he began teaching and pursuing a Master’s degree from the Bread Loaf School of English, from which he graduated in 2004. His poems have appeared in New Beginnings and online at Slow Trains, apt, and U.m.Ph. In 2006, he was a finalist in the Black River Chapbook Competition. Liam currently lives in Boston with his wife. He is the Director of the Boston Area Health Education Center.

Liam is the confessional writer for the January 23 reading.

Thanks, as always, to Randolph for classing up this operation via his design prowess.

Liam Day is a flaming shot of absinthe.

Liam Day was born and raised in Boston. After graduating from college he spent a year playing professional basketball in Northern Ireland. Upon returning to the States, he began teaching and pursuing a Master’s degree from the Bread Loaf School of English, from which he graduated in 2004. His poems have appeared in New Beginnings and online at Slow Trains and apt. In 2006, he was a finalist in the Black River Chapbook Competition. Liam currently lives in Boston with his wife. He is the Director of the Boston Area Health Education Center.

Liam is the poet for the October 17 reading.