Poets Sharon Mesmer & Peter Carlaftes @ The Inspired Word's Uphook Press NYC Poetry Night

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Poets Sharon Mesmer & Peter Carlaftes @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, Uphook Press NYC Poetry Night, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, Manhattan, New York. Hosted by Uphook editor Jane Ormerod.

Sharon Mesmer's many poetry and fiction publications include The Virgin Formica (Hanging Loose, 2008), Annoying Diabetic Bitch (Combo Books, 2008), and Ma Vie à Yonago (in French translation from Hachette Littératures, 2005). Sharon is a member of the flarf collective.

Poet, playwright, and performer, Peter Carlaftes began his entertainment career on the playground of the Bronx and, after seeing the world, branched out to Manhattan. He is the author of three books: Drunkyard Dog, Triumph for Rent, and A Year on Facebook—all published by Three Rooms Press.

Jane Ormerod is the author of the full-length poetry collection, Recreational Vehicles on Fire (Three Rooms Press, 2009), the chapbook 11 Films (Modern Metrics/EXOT Books, 2008), and the spoken word CD Nashville Invades Manhattan. Look carefully and you may spot her in the 80's cult horror movie classic Screamtime.

Uphook Press is a New York City-based publisher specializing in work by poets and spoken word artists who love both the ink and the mic.

--gape-seed- is its third anthology, taken from open submission, with the aim to promote a nationwide community of performing poets. It features 52 poets (from New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Miami, Nashville, Santa Fe, and elsewhere) and includes an interview with award-winning poet and spoken word pioneer Regie Cabico.

For more info, please check out http://www.uphookpress.com/.

The Inspired Word is one of the country's hottest open mic spoken word poetry/performance series. It happens every week in downtown Manhattan, produced by longtime journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner and hosted by HBO Def Poetry star Gemineye and the NYC spoken word legend Nathan P.

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