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CHARLES BUKOWSKI MEMORIAL READING

Who: Kat Georges, Peter Carlaftes, Jennifer Blowdryer, Puma Perl, Michael Puzzo, Danny Shot, Richard Vetere, George Wallace, more
What: Annual tribute to Charles Bukowski
Where: The Bitter End, 147 Bleecker St. between Thompson & La Guardia
When: Wednesday, August 16, $10, 6:00
Why: “What sort of cultural hangover keeps Charles Bukowski in print and popular more than twenty years after his death?” S. A. Griffin asks in his Three Rooms Press essay “Charles Bukowski: Dean of Another Academy.” “In light of the fact that a good portion of what has been published since his passing in 1994 may not be the man’s best work, along with some heavy editing at times, why does Charles Bukowski remain relevant well into the 21st century?” The sixteenth annual Charles Bukowski Memorial Reading takes place August 16 at 6:00 at the Bitter End in Greenwich Village in honor of what would have been the 103rd birthday of the author of such books as Pulp, Factotum, Post Office, On Cats, and Love Is a Dog from Hell, with tribute readings by musician and storyteller Jennifer Blowdryer, poets S. A. Griffin, Puma Perl, Danny Shot, and George Wallace, and playwrights Richard Vetere and Michael Puzzo, hosted by Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes of Three Rooms Press. Bukowski, who died in 1994 at the age of seventy-three, will be celebrated through poetry, oral history, rare videos, and live performances, with a special look at what he might have thought about ChatGPT, dating apps, legalized marijuana, and other contemporary issues. As a bonus, books, CDs, DVDs, and other prizes will be given away.

THE 14th ANNUAL CHARLES BUKOWSKI MEMORIAL READING

Who: Mike Watt, Mike Daisey, Jennifer Blowdryer, Kim Addonizio, S. A. Griffin, Puma Perl, George Wallace, Richard Vetere, Michael Puzzo, Peter Carlaftes, Kat Georges
What: Annual Charles Bukowski Memorial Reading
Where: Three Rooms Press YouTube and Facebook
When: Tuesday, March 9, free, 7:00
Why: “What sort of cultural hangover keeps Charles Bukowski in print and popular more than twenty years after his death?” S. A. Griffin asks in his Three Rooms Press essay “Charles Bukowski: Dean of Another Academy.” “In light of the fact that a good portion of what has been published since his passing in 1994 may not be the man’s best work, along with some heavy editing at times, why does Charles Bukowski remain relevant well into the 21st century?” The fourteenth annual Charles Bukowski Memorial Reading, which this year takes place virtually on March 9 at 7:00, will explore what Bukowski would think about today’s social-media-obsessed society in the midst of a pandemic lockdown, with tribute readings by monologist Mike Daisey, performance artists Jennifer Blowdryer, poets Kim Addonizio, S. A. Griffin, Puma Perl, and George Wallace, and playwrights Richard Vetere and Michael Puzzo, hosted by Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes of Three Rooms Press and featuring a special video appearance by bassist extraordinaire Mike Watt (Minutemen, Dos, Firehose, Big Walnuts Yonder). Admission is free.

CHARLES BUKOWSKI MEMORIAL READING 2016

charles bukowski three rooms press

Who: Three Rooms Press Presents the Monthly @ Cornelia Street Cafe
What: Ninth Annual Charles Bukowski Memorial Reading
Where: Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia St., 212-989-9319
When: Friday, January 8, $15 (includes one drink), 6:00 pm
Why: “What sort of cultural hangover keeps Charles Bukowski in print and popular more than twenty years after his death?” S. A. Griffin asks in the new Three Rooms Press essay “Charles Bukowski: Dean of Another Academy.” “In light of the fact that a good portion of what has been published since his passing in 1994 may not be the man’s best work, along with some heavy editing at times, why does Charles Bukowski remain relevant well into the 21st century?” The ninth annual Charles Bukowski Memorial Reading at Cornelia Street Cafe will explore what Bukowski would think about today’s society, with tribute readings by Kim Addonizio, Mike Daisey, Richard Vetere, Puma Perl, Michael Puzzo, George Wallace, and anyone else who signs up before 6:00, hosted by Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes and featuring rare photos and videos, oral history, prizes, and more.

CHARLES BUKOWSKI MEMORIAL READING 2015

Who: Three Rooms Press Presents the Monthly @ Cornelia Street Cafe
What: Eighth Annual Charles Bukowski Memorial Reading
Where: Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia St., 212-989-9319
When: Friday, January 2, $12 (includes one drink), 6:00 pm
Why: Bicarbonate of Bukowski Tribute Readings with Kim Addonizio, Richard Vetere, Michael Puzzo, Puma Perl, Thomas Fucaloro, Peter Carlaftes, and anyone else who signs up before 6:00, hosted by Kat Georges and featuring rare videos, oral history, prizes, and more

NEW YEAR’S DAY MARATHON BENEFIT READING

John Giorno will once again be part of the New Years Day Marathon Reading at the Poetry Project

John Giorno will once again be part of the New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit Reading at the Poetry Project (photo by Sarah Wells 1981)

Who: The Poetry Project
What: Forty-first Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit Reading
Where: The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, 131 East Tenth St., 212-674-0910
When: Thursday, January 1, $20, 2:00 pm – 12 midnight
Why: More than 140 poets, including Anne Waldman Anselm Berrigan, Bob Rosenthal, CAConrad, Dael Orlandersmith, Eileen Myles, Elinor Nauen, Matt Longabucco & Nicole Eisenman, JD Samson, John Giorno, John S. Hall, Jonas Mekas, Kristin Prevallet, Lenny Kaye, Luciana Achugar, Matthew Shipp, Monica de la Torre, Nick Hallett, Penny Arcade, Philip Glass, Steve Dalachinsky, Thomas Sayer Ellis and James, Yuko Otomo, and Vito Acconci

BICARBONATE OF BUKOWSKI TRIBUTE READING

Bukowski fans can welcome the new year at annual memorial tribute reading at Cornelia Street Cafe

Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St. between West Fourth & Bleecker Sts.
Friday, January 3, $8 (includes free drink), 6:00 – 8:00
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com

We’re not sure we’ve ever felt like Charles Bukowski probably felt after a New Year’s Eve bender, but we can’t think of a much better way to prepare for the next twelve months than at the fifth annual Charles Bukowski Memorial Reading at the Cornelia Street Cafe. On January 3, a diverse group of fans will descend on the West Village institution and read works by, about, and inspired by the author of such books as Factotum, Barfly, Poems Written Before Jumping Out of an 8 Story Window, Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts, and Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Hosted by Kat Georges of Three Rooms Press, the evening includes poetry readings and performances by Mike Daisey, Peter Carlaftes, Angelo Verga, Richard Vetere, Michael Puzzo, Puma Perl, and Georges, videos of Bukowski, prizes, book and CD giveaways, and, appropriately, one free drink with admission. Also appropriately, a post on the bukowski.net forum noted in the past that this is “an event that would have made Bukowski wretch.” And if you want to read your own favorite piece by Bukowski or inspired by him, you can sign up to participate as well, but you need to get there before six.