June 7th, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
JoeAnn Hart is an honest ultimatum.
JoeAnn Hart is the author of the novels Float and Addled, works of fiction with a social conscience. Her short fiction, essays, articles, and poetry have been widely published, most recently or pending in Harpur Palate, Proto, Fifth Wednesday, Brain, Child Magazine, Design New England, and the Boston Globe Magazine. She lives by the sea in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
JoeAnn is the fiction writer for the July 15 reading.
June 7th, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
Tony McMillen is bundle of cumulonimbus.
Tony McMillen is a writer and novelist living in Boston, Massachusetts. He writes the column “Touch The Wonder” for DigBoston, as well as contributes regularly to ManArchy Magazine and the UK website Hecklerspray. His debut novel, Nefarious Twit, will be coming out sometime this year. If you want to party with him find him on Facebook. If you are David Lee Roth time displaced from 1984, don’t worry, he’ll find you.
Tony is the confessional writer for the July 15 reading.
June 7th, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
Daniel Nester is the final test of truth.
Daniel Nester is the author of How to Be Inappropriate (Soft Skull, 2009), as well as God Save My Queen I and II, books on his obsession with the rock band Queen. He’s editor of The Incredible Sestina Anthology, due from Write Bloody later this year. His work has appeared in Salon, New York Times, The Morning News, The Daily Beast, N+1, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Bookslut, and anthologized in Best American Poetry, Best Creative Nonfiction, and Third Rail: The Poetry of Rock and Roll. He teaches writing at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY.
Daniel is the essayist for the July 15 reading.
June 7th, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
Daniel Evans Pritchard is in motion a prince and in repose a sage.
Daniel Evans Pritchard is a poet, essayist, and critic from Boston. His work has been published in Fulcrum, Little Star, the Battersea Review, and elsewhere. He is the founder and editor of The Critical Flame, an online journal of book reviews and criticism, he runs the bimonthly reading series U35 Poetry in downtown Boston, and he is gainfully employed as the Marketing Director at Boston Review.
Daniel is the poet for the July 15 reading.
April 14th, 2013 § 1 comment § permalink
We started our fourth year splendidly: a packed room, an appreciative crowd, and four stellar writers.
There were so many great moments, more appearing in hindsight. Chris Marstall reading an essay about a local film projectionist, the mic failing him, Chris not batting an eye when I asked him, “How do you feel about projecting?” the pun only sinking in (for me, at least) the day after. Reyna Clancy, soft-spoken, hypnotic, telling us about bees and strippers and ghosts and kings. Myfanwy Collins starting her reading with two words: He died. And then there was William Pierce, for whom I have no words, but he had enough for both of us.
Watch the videos. Photos below (thanks to Randolph, as always, for taking them). I love this series with my whole heart.
Chris Marstall reads an essay.
Reyna Clancy reads poetry.
Myfanwy Collins reads fiction.
William Pierce tells a confessional tale.
See you in July, lovelies.
April 8th, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
Two-time Literary Firsts reader, Karyn Polewaczyk, asked me to write a little something in honor of LF’s third birthday. She wrapped my words in a shiny package, but here’s the bottom line: “After each reading, I feel lucky just to have been in the room.”
You can read the full article here.
Just remember though, this is not about me. It’s about the series–so I’ll see you at Middlesex Lounge this evening at 7 for:
Reyna Clancy’s poetry!
Myfanwy Collins’s fiction!
Chris Marstall’s non-fiction!
William Pierce’s confession!
Be there to help us kick off our fourth year right!
April 3rd, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
The next Literary Firsts reading is only five days away!
Monday night, we’ll be celebrating our third anniversary at 7pm at Middlesex Lounge. Join us and behold the literary wonder of Reyna Clancy, Myfanwy Collins, Chris Marstall, and William Pierce!
See you there!
March 11th, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
Readers, Writers, Listeners, Loved Ones:
Literary Firsts is almost three years old!
So, help us celebrate at 7pm on April 8 at Middlesex Lounge when Reyna Clancy will read poetry, Myfanwy Collins will read fiction, Chris Marstall will read an essay, and William Pierce will read a confessional tale.
You never want to miss Literary Firsts, but you will not want to miss this.
March 11th, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
Reyna Clancy is a fatal lullaby.
Reyna Clancy graduated with her MFA in fiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars. She is a co-curator of the Rooms Down the Hallway reading series. Reyna lives in Jamaica Plain with her husband and daughter.
Reyna is the poet for the April 8 reading.
March 11th, 2013 § 0 comments § permalink
Myfanwy Collins is a mile a minute.
Myfanwy Collins lives on the north shore of Massachusetts with her husband and son. Her work has been published in The Kenyon Review, AGNI, Cream City Review, Quick Fiction, and Potomac Review. Echolocation (Engine Books, 2012) is her debut novel and her collection of fiction, I Am Holding Your Hand, is recently released from PANK Little Books. Learn more about Myfanwy at her author site: http://www.myfanwycollins.com.
Myfanwy is the fiction writer for the April 8 reading.