Literary Death Match @ Blue Monk | November 12
November 10, 2009 — PDXPIPELINEPosted by Sasha Burchuk
Literary Death Match, Thursday, November 12 at the Blue Monk Basement Lounge — 3341 SE Belmont St. Doors at 7:30,
Show at 8:00 PM. Tickets $10 at the door or $8 pre-order.
Little did most of you know that our dreary dreamy rainy burg is actually a haven for aspiring (and aspired) writers who give readings with some frequency that no one ever seems to hear about because for some reason they're rarely advertised in the weeklies. I guess because most folks would rather just go see a movie. Or read to themselves. Or be on facebook. And who can blame them if that's what they'd rather do? But I'm here to say that readings are usually a wonderful experience because they allow us to bond in a humanly way that we have enjoyed bonding in since our race discovered campfire. And they're often very excellent opportunities to be entertained by some very kooky people, while exercising your own sophistication.
This Thursday's Literary Death Match, a fundraiser for Opium Magazine (a NY-based lit mag) should be splendid, with short — i.e., under eight minutes — readings by Jeff Hardison (representing Back Fence), Riley Michael Parker, author of Our Beloved 26th, Kerry Cohen (Loose Gin) and Arthur Bradford, author of Dog Walker. The panel of judges will include OPB's poet in residence, Scott Poole, NY Times best-selling author Chelsea Cain (Evil at Heart), and lo and behold — Zia McCabe from the Dandy Warhols.
