April 27, 2011

INTERVIEW with WEAVE Flash Fiction Contest Judge Bridgette Shade

WEAVE is pleased to announce our First Annual Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests. The judge for Flash Fiction is Weave's own editor Bridgette Shade.

Bridgette Shade earned her MFA in Fiction from Carlow University. Her short story “The Machinist's Son” won the Dana Award’s first honorable mention in 2010. Published works have appeared in The Oral Tradition, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Caper Literary Journal, Clapboard House, and Voices From the Attic: An Anthology among others. She is a lecturer in the English department at the University of Pittsburgh and Carlow University.

Bridgette took some time to answer a few questions for WEAVE. We hope you enjoy getting to know more about Ms. Shade as much as we did.

WEAVE: What is your earliest memory of writing?

Bridgette Shade: I remember writing a story called "The Red Spot." It had something to do with two girls: one who lived on Earth and one who lived on Jupiter (where the great red spot had some kind of power to turn people into the opposite of what they would be on Earth). Freaky science fiction stuff that I wish I could lay my hands on. It's in the attic, I'm sure, but there are likely to also be spiders in the attic, so ...

WEAVE: Do you have any writing rituals, such as writing with your favorite pen, pre-writing yoga, or sitting in your favorite armchair?

Shade: I have three typewriters. Two manual and one electric. I write poetry on these and letters. I love pencils above all and there are several pens which I keep hidden so that they cannot be absconded with. But ultimately, I write at the infernal computer, though some days I just play solitaire.

WEAVE: You have worked in the past as a journalist. What events lead you to write short fiction? Do you still write nonfiction?

Shade: Fiction and nonfiction are not so different, in my mind. But, truth, I think, is easier to get at in fiction. In nonfiction, truth is often strangled by the specifics of 'reality'. For example: In real-life, a boy who gets his mom to sign the paperwork necessary for him to enlist in the Army at 16 might tell the recruiter that he wants to become a Ranger so that he can shoot people who illegally cross over the border. The recruiter might tell him that he'll have to quit chewing tobacco while he's in basic training but after that he's free to do whatever he wants. The reporter taking notes might ask, "Can you get out of this contract? What if you change your mind?" The answer is No. He cannot change his mind but he doesn't care about shipping out before Prom; he doesn't have time for girls anyway. In nonfiction, the story ends with the interview. A journalist can paint the reader a picture, but she can only show you a fraction of the canvas. Grace Paley once said 'Every character - real or imagined - deserves the open destiny of life.' That's the long reason for my decision to become a fiction writer - because what I most love about stories is identifying with hidden truths, and fettering that stuff out requires imagination.

WEAVE: After listening to you read your short story “Posthumous Photography” on Prosody, it is obvious, through your animated reading, that a character’s voice and dialect, to some extent, heavily shape the story. Is this a conscious effort or does the voice emerge organically?

Shade: When I hear it, the voice always comes first. I never set out to write a story about a person with a particular vocabulary or inflection. I grew up listening to smart, opinionated people who very often spoke in slang and double-negatives. I think society unfairly equates regional dialect with lack of education or intelligence. Perhaps these voices come to me when I need to tell a story about a character who is more than what he/she seems.

WEAVE: Talk a little bit about your manuscript Cactus People.

Shade: Cactus People is actually not set in the desert nor are there any 'real' cactuses present in the story. Cactus People is a state of mind - a state reflective of the kind of people who populate my book. People who come to realize (often too late) that the things they blame for their unhappiness: a gay brother, a traveling salesman, or 'metal cactuses sticking out of the ground next to the catpee bushes when you don't live nowheres near a desert', are in fact, necessary as air.

WEAVE: Can you share some of your favorite writers and stories of all time?

Shade: Phew. Big question. My favorite overall story collection is Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. I love Barb Johnson's story "Killer Heart" and Tim O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story." My favorite line from a story comes from Grace Paley's "A Subject of Childhood". ("Then through the short fat fingers of my son, interred forever, like a black and white barred king in Alcatraz, my heart lit up in stripes." ) I also love Amy Bloom's "Silver Water" and Percival Everett's "The Fix." Jane McCafferty's collections: Director of the World and Thank You for the Music are among my favorites as is the story "Honey" by Anne Enright. Padgett Powell, Mary O'Donnell, Barbara Kingsolver, Eudora Welty and Benjamin Percy's "Refresh, Refresh." In terms of the classics, it's hard to beat Chekov or Katherine Mansfield, and I know as soon as I walk away from this screen, I will kick myself for not listing several dozen more.

WEAVE: What do you enjoy doing when you aren’t writing?

Shade: I am reading submissions to Weave, of course. Or teaching. Or taking the dog for a walk. Or listening to Selected Shorts on the ipod while walking the dog. Or reading while eating spaghetti in the kitchen after everyone has gone to bed - red wine near by. Or thinking/ telling someone about something I've read. Mostly reading, eating, drinking, and sometimes - on good nights - sleeping.

WEAVE: What are your current obsessions?

Shade: Well, I often have to get out of bed to check the stove and the locks (one more time). In the past I have been obsessed with making fleece blankets and baking the perfect batch of chocolate chip cookies. Obsession comes in waves, I suppose, but the things that remain constant are the need to check the stove and the need to write something that moves people closer to that moment of recognition. That's what really keeps me up at night - the fear of writing without substance.

WEAVE: If you had to choose a color, an animal, and a place to describe your work as an artist, what three things would you choose?

Shade: Red, definitely. The color of sauce. The color of my mother's hair. The color of our mouths.

A dog, I think, though if you'd asked me this question ten years ago, I would have answered differently. Dogs, I find, are representative of the duality of (wo)man. One minute they behave with such humanity - lovingly licking your face when you trip and are sprawled out on the asphalt, weeping and rubbing your split knees. The next minute, they're eating road kill and rolling around in dung.

The place would be a restaurant where the waitress already knows what kind of wine you like and how you take your salad (no cucumbers, please). Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington sing through the speakers about a time before you were born when everything you love was new. And it's the same sisters in the booth next to you as last week. And the old men asking for a kind of dressing that doesn't exist - again. And the babies slapping their fat fists against the tables. It's familiar and inviting and the spaghetti is great. But it's the way they surprise you, these people and things. The way they startle you, interrupting your comfort - sometimes with fierce kindness or quiet cruelty - that keeps you coming back.


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For more information about WEAVE's First Annual Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests, please read our contest page.

For more info on Bridgette Shade, check out her brand new blog. Read her fiction at The Oral Tradition and Caper Literary Journal.

April 25, 2011

Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 25 - May 1

Monday, April 25:

Maxwell King & Richard St. John Reading
Maxwell King, author of the chapbook Crossing Laurel Run (Autumn House Press, 2010), and Richard St. John, author of The Pure Inconstancy of Grace (Truman State Univ. Press, 2005), read at a special happy hour in the city's cultural district.
Olive or Twist
140 Sixth St Pittsburgh, PA (Downtown)
5:30pm - free - (412) 421-1566



Tuesday, April 26:


Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153


Wednesday, April 27:

Prosody

91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm


Thursday, April 28:

Hope & Despair Reading
An evening of poems of hope & despair by local poets of all ages, with discussion to follow.
Christine Frechard Gallery
5871 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:00pm - free - (412) 337-4976

Out-of-Towners Reading Explosion
Matt Whispers and Richard Wehrenberg visit Pittsburgh on their reading tour; CyperPunk Apocalypse's visiting writer for the month of April, Andy Folk, also reads.
Cyberpunk Apocalypse

5431 Carnegie St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $? - (412) 513-8285


WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
A Poetry Reading Happening in a Bookstore feat. Ed Steck & Jeffrey Schrader
Poets Ed Steck and Jeffrey Schrader share their work in what may be Pittsburgh's most intimate bookstore reading yet.
Caliban Book Shop
410 S Craig St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - 681-9111


Saturday, April 30:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Braddock Library's Afternoon of Poetry
National Poetry Month comes to an end with this celebration of local artists. Performers include Kelli Stevens Kane, Robin Clarke, Rose Fletcher, E. B. Bortz, William James, Sheila B., Ann Ungar, Lewis Colyar, Katie Pugh, Edward Murray, Jonathan White, Adia, and Art Solomon.
Braddock Carnegie Library
419 Library St Braddock, PA
2:00pm - free - (412) 351-5357






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April 20, 2011

INTERVIEW with WEAVE Poetry Contest Judge Lisa Marie Basile

WEAVE has reopened for submissions for our seventh issue. In celebration of three years of publishing, we've decided to hold our first annual Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests. We are happy to announce that our guest judge in Poetry will be poet Lisa Marie Basile.

Basile author of A Decent Voodoo, (Červená Barva Press, 2012) and a chapbook, White Spiders (Gold Wake Press, 2010). She is a Creative Writing M.F.A. candidate at The New School in New York City and a member of The Poetry Brothel, where she performs as Luna Liprari. She is the founding editor of CAPER Literary Journal, a monthly poetry and prose journal. She is the publisher and editor of the micropress Patasola Press. She also works with PEN American Center's Prison Writing Program and is a bookseller at McNally Jackson Books in NYC.

Ms. Basile was gracious enough to answer a some questions about her writing process, obsessions and the intersection of poetry and performance.

WEAVE: What is your earliest memory of writing?

Lisa Marie Basile:  I sit at the kitchen table with my grandfather and a caligraphy set. We make sweeping designs and letters across paper. We write little stories (I must have been 5). I write thoughts and ideas on green stick-it notes with my grandfather. He was in the Navy. He had an anchor on his arm. He was very quiet but used to be sort of terrible. I think he is largely responsible for inadvertantly cultivating my love creative writing. I think this process changed him as a man too. My mother always said he gave me and taught me everything she never had or learned. So maybe this was his way of getting closer to me — and her? We used to write these little aphorisms. Lots of them. I still have one saved about islands: “Ilands : Ilands are suranded By water. Billions of peopel could be stuck on Ilands.”

W: Do you have any writing rituals, such as writing with your favorite pen, pre-writing yoga, or sitting in your favorite armchair?

LMB: I am painfully inconsistent. Aside from a preference for writing in garamond or didot font (I like serifs) I don’t have a ritual. Even if I weren’t so busy I wouldn’t have a ritual. I’m a little scared of ritual. When I plan my day or my writing, it feels wrong. In my MFA workshop, when asked to write on demand, I freeze. I write when I need to, and I don’t write otherwise. Sometimes I’ll write all day and then have to wait a week or so. I trust the “muse” as we call it, but nothing will coax her from her sleepy state. She hits me over the head and drags me down. Sometimes if I feel something strongly for the world or for my life, it goes through a filter and I just have to wait to get it down. I like it that way. Maybe that’s because I don’t know any other way?

W: What does your day look like as a writer and editor? What do you spend your time on?

LMB: Each day is different between work [as a bookseller] and my graduate studies. Writing comes first, and the inspiration sort of works around the other demands in my life. It almost knows when I have a free moment. I sometimes focus very heavily on editing. Typically, I manipulate my schedule to fit in an hour or so of submissions reading for CAPER Literary Journal and Patasola Press — more if I can. I read CAPER poetry on my lunch break. I spend all day sporadically updating the sites, the feeds, the Twitter and Facebook. I designate some days strictly for Patasola Press or CAPER. I write press releases and edit very, very late at night. I feel very dedicated to making enough time for my press and journal.

When I need to write (for myself, for class) or send submissions and work on my personal activities, it just manages to occur. I’m not sure how. I also am very active with The Poetry Brothel and other reading series. The Poetry Brothel is a wonderful organization that puts on elaborate, detailed poetic readings almost every month. Being involved is perfectly intense; who wouldn’t want to read poetry in an aesthetically overcharged environment with dozens of creative people? Today, I’m putting together a beautiful chapbook with a friend. I’m also editing my book, A Decent Voodoo and waiting eagerly for its publication (Cervena Barva, 2012). So I’d say it all gets done in tiny little bursts throughout each day. I’m very grateful for my life.

W: What do you enjoy when you aren’t writing?

LMB: I like burlesque, both performing it and watching performances. I perform as Luna Liprari. When I spend time at home, I often practice Spanish and try to read poems in Spanish. I’ve fallen for the language. A good day is a day with my loved ones and friends and some wine. I like watching Sci-fi too. And “B-rate Mind-Bending, Visually Stunning Paranormal” films on Netflix. I also used to think my world was about the TV-show LOST, but now that’s over and I’m completely heartbroken to bits. Please, email me if you know how to move on.

W: What was the impetus for starting Caper Literary Journal and Patasola Press?

LMB: CAPER was started in the summer of 2009. It began as a project and morphed into a lifestyle. I was inspired by working on a literary journal during college (Pace University’s Aphros). I wanted to promote beautiful work. I wanted to avoid the exhausted literary trends I was seeing at the time. Patasola Press began in 2011. I always wanted to make books, and like any book editor know, there is a life-affirming feeling when you know you’re putting something out into the world that you believe in and love. I also wanted to promote female writers and we're doing that by publishing an anthology of female writers. It's called La Pastaola. On a less sentimental note, I want to learn more about the world, the ways people work together and grow as an entrepreneur. I want to learn how to be a better writer through editing.

W: How does your work as an editor affect your work as a writer?

LMB: I was born first a writer. Sometimes I feel like editing is the sea and my work is just a tiny island. Sometimes it’s okay to have a dual identity but I forget how good it feels to just play with language. My former professor (a wonderful writer and poet) Jennifer Michael Hecht, told me last night that sometimes it just is good to give up the leadership role and be a part of the things produced by other people’s imaginations, to let yourself wind up somewhere that you didn’t create in the first place. I think that’s something I must try and remember.

W: How does your work with the Poetry Brothel as Luna Liprari inform your writing? How do persona and performance inform your work?

LMB: This is a great question! When I read with The Poetry Brothel, I must try to keep in mind that the poem needs to have a performative element. The poet must be acutely aware of how to say things, where to place the emphasis on thoughts and words and the speed at which one reads. Recently, I read on the Contemporary Poetry Review that poems should be recited, not read. This isn’t the case for some of my poetry and I don’t think it’s the case for a lot of poetry (I believe a poem can live a good life solely on paper) but being a part of the Poetry Brothel has made me aware of the poem’s power off the page. I think harnessing that power is a beneficial process for me right now.

W: What books/journals/blogs/etc. are you currently reading?

LMB: I’m in love with On Elegance While Sleeping by the Argentinian writer Tegui, both because of its form (diary entries) and its content. I recently read Aurorama by Valtat, a dazzling book of ice and Inuits and dream incubators and hover-ships and politics. I’m also reading Pleasure Bound: Victorian Sex Rebels and the New Eroticism. I fall all over vintage and historical texts about sensuality and sexuality. I think the Victorian age speaks to a lot of how society today behaves, and it is fascinating. And, of course I read Weave.

W: What are your current obsessions?

LMB: I’m not sure where to begin: the history of the ectoplasm, vintage public domain images, the Steampunk aesthetic, the history and mythology of Mexico (I’m visiting this year for the second time). I’ve been obsessing over atlases and maps as a metaphor in my work. I’ve been reading about the psyche of Oppenheimer. I’m interested in the drive toward destruction, as it pertains to the world and the ways I behave sometimes, too. Obituaries, also, which are the inspiration for a collection I’m working on. I observe the world to a fault.

W: If you had to choose a color, an animal and a place to describe your work as an artist, what three things would you choose?

LMB: A gray owl in the desert.

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For more information about WEAVE's First Annual Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests, please read our contest page.

For more information about Lisa Marie Basile please check out her work at > kill authorPlayground Journal and Prick of the Spindle
Also check out CAPER Literary Journal and Patasola Press.

April 18, 2011

Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 18 - 24

Tuesday, April 19:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153

Steel City Poetry Slam - Grand Slam
Local poets perform slam poetry in a three round, invite-only slam to field the Pittsburgh team for the 2011 National Poetry Slam in Cambridge, MA; hosted by DJ Brewer.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, April 20:

Prosody

91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm



Thursday, April 21:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312


Writers LIVE @ CLP - Matthew Gallaway
Pittsburgh Lectures welcomes Pittsburgh-native Matthew Gallaway, author of The Metropolis Case (Crown, 2010) to the first reading in this new series.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:00pm - free – (412) 622-8866


Fifth Annual Fair Housing Poetry Slam
Local poets speak out about the need to create communities that are built on inclusion, diversity and fairness; that are free of discrimination and intolerance; and embrace change that is citizen driven.
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5(suggested) - (412) 391-2535 (x203)

The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for another installment of TNYPresents
. Featured writers include Kristin Ross, Jen Michalski, Adam Robinson, and Kelli Stevens Kane.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution)
- (412) 362-0274


Saturday, April 23:

Feminism and Zines Symposium
Sara Marcus, author of Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riotgrrrl Revolution; Alison Piepmeier, author of Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism; and Jenna Freedman, zine librarian at Barnard College, are guest speakers.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
10:00am-4:00pm - free – (412) 622-3151



Caper / Pear Noir! / Weave Reading
Weave Magazine, Pear Noir!, and Caper Literary Journal present the most exciting night of readings in Pittsburgh this spring! Admission includes a copy of Weave Issue 5 and a raffle ticket for your shot at winning some awesome prizes. The night will also spotlight contributors to each publication, featuring some of the most exciting young voices in independent literature including Rae Bryant, Chris Nold and Laura E. Davis (Caper); Tao Lin & Megan Boyle, Noah Cicero, Jordan Castro & Mallory Whitten, and Scott McClanahan (Pear Noir!); Dalenna Moser, Karen Lizon, and Nour Abdelghani (Weave).
Remedy Bar and Lounge
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:30pm - free - (412) 781-6771





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April 15, 2011

Spring Announcements

Weave issue 06 cover by deona fish
There are new things happening at Weave this spring, not the least of which is that we reopen to submissions TODAY!

First and foremost, we’re gearing up to release our sixth issue that is packed with poetry, flash, fiction and nonfiction that we hope will tickle your funny bone, engage your mind-grapes, quench your thirsty dark heart, and spawn new works of creativity! Issue 06 reveals the gray areas between pleasure and pain, beauty and ugliness. There is magic realism, realistic fiction, and fairy tales retold. This issue is also very socially current with pieces that speak to racism, sexism, war, and the price of fame. We know you will love this issue, featuring poetry by Nin Andrews, Naomi Ayala, Rebecca Dunham, and Sally Rosen Kindred. Fiction by Lauren Becker, Z.Z. Boone, Jane McCafferty and Mary O’Donnell. Artwork by Sarah Leavens and cover art by deona fish. Pre-order yours today!

Next Saturday, April 23rd at Remedy in Lawrenceville we will dance into spring and literature with our Spring Reading Celebration. Weave joins forces with Caper Literary Journal and Pear Noir! to bring you readings by Weave issue 05 contributors Nour Abdelghani, Karen Lizon and Dalena Moser; Pear Noir! contributors Tao Lin & Megan Boyle, Noah Cicero, Jordan Castro & Mallory Whitten, and Scott McClanahan; and Caper contributors Rae Bryant, Laura E. Davis and Chris Nold. Doors open at 7:30pm. $5 cover gets you a copy of Weave issue 05 at the door. RSVP on Facebook!

Weave is also excited to announce our first annual Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests for issue 07. Lisa Marie Basile will judge for poetry and Bridgette Shade will judge flash fiction. The winners in both genres receive $100 and publication in our next issue. There are also three honorable mentions in each category. $6 per entry. Please see our submission guidelines for more details.

Weave and local indie pop-up retailer Fleeting Pages are teaming up to do weekly workshops and readings to feature local poets and writers. If you are interested in helping lead a workshop with Weave and being a featured reader at a reading, please contact Laura at weavezine@gmail.com.

We are so excited spring has arrived! There will be more exciting news in the weeks to come. Stay tuned.

April 11, 2011

Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 11 - 17

Monday, April 11:

Richard St. John chapbook release reading
A reading to celebrate the release of Shrine (2011, Finishing Line Press), the new chapbook by Richard St. John.
Community House Presbyterian Chruch
120 Parkhurst St Pittsburgh, PA (North Side)
7:00pm - free - (412) 421-1566

Tuesday, April 12:


Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers are Ines Pujos, Josh Gaines, and Weave Issue 5 contributor Madeleine Barnes.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153


Release: Open Mic
Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, April 13:

Prosody

91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm



Thursday, April 14:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312



Friday, April 15:

WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Hot Metal Bridge presents: HOT HOT HOT
Hot Metal Bridge, the literary journal of the Pitt MFA Program, presents Allison Amend, Damian Dressick, Renee Alberts, Nikki Allen, Lois WIlliams, Adriana Ramirez, and more!
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution)
- (412) 362-0274


Saturday, April 16:

Speaking of... Reading Series
Enjoy a night of words featuring Elise Levine (fiction), Soham Patel (poetry), and Drew "Droopy the broke baller" Anderson (spoken word). Special musical performance by Danny Bracken (former member of Anathallo) to kick off the evening.
Amani International Coffee house & Cafe
507 Forland St Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
8:00pm - $5.00 - (412) 477-3235



Sunday, April 17:

Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series
The Carnegie Library’s Sunday Poetry Reading Series hosts a reading by Michael Adams.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151




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April 6, 2011

Weave Magazine Issue 06 Contributor List


*Poetry*

"Bitching with Nicole"
"The Baptism"
Naomi Ayala
"Taíno is in Me"
"Sanación, Barrio"
"Cloud Journal"
"These Days I Go By the Name of ______"
"Turning Your Pillow to Find the Cool Side"
Lori Brack
"Sonata for Slight Handiwork"
Diya Chaudhuri
"Gaston, Gaston, We Go Down Together"
"Postgraduate"
"Prodigal Refrigerator"
"Driven"
"Nocturne"
Thom Dawkins
"Harrowing"
Heather Derr-Smith
"Hound of Love"
"Examination"
Panika M. C. Dillon
"The Seamstress' Daughter"
Rebecca Dunham
"Gastropoda"
"Heliotrope"
"The Aging Country and Western Singer Imagines Her Life as a Series of Fruit Trees"
"Remembrance"
"The Recording Engineer"
"No"
Tony Leuzzi
"Bottom Line"
"Song for an Ocular Migraine"
"The Sirens Comfort Me"
Sarah Machinak
"My Seventeenth Birthday"
"The Mermaid Who Didn't Want to Be a Mermaid and Gave Herself Over to the Pirates"
Alicia Salvadeo
"Feeling of Worm"
"Le Corp Virginal"
"Lake Garda"
"Restoration Operation"
"Conqueror"
Brian Tierney
"Shadow Puppets"
"My Dead Brother and the Beanstalk"
"My Grim Adaptation: Toads and Diamonds"
Joshua Young
"Cue Backdrop - What the Kids Call the Ghost Woods"

*Nonfiction*

"A Study in LA Handicraft"

*Fiction*

Marcella Alvarez
"The Color Blue, Before Creation"
"Closest"
"Rainer"
John Francis Istel
"Visit from Elyria"
"Burglar"
"The Golden Rock"
"Banging"
Rick Coonrod
"Scrapbook: Father"
"That Wild"
Andrea Jackson
"The Workshop"
Jane McCafferty
"Between Us"
"Stars in the Water"
"Lifting Skin"
Faith Schantz
"Match"
"Jessa Chasing Pigeons"
M. Wilkinson
"Far Away Places"

*Artwork*

"Laundry Lady" (cover)
Sarah Leavens
"Body Sketches 1 & 2"

April 3, 2011

Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 4 - 10

Monday, April 4:

Free Poetry Workshop
Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange hosts open poetry workshop on the first Monday
of each month. Call for details. Please note new time and location!
Panera Bread
5430 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
6:30pm - free

Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Stacy Schiff
Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - general $35+/students $10 - (412) 622-8866



Tuesday, April 5:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153


Release: Open Mic
Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, April 6:

Prosody

91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm



Thursday, April 7:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312






Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
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