An outstanding poet, Joe Green is one of Fulcrum’s most prolific contributors. His poems have also been published in Rattapallax, Perihelion and other journals, and translated into Russian. He is the author of THE DARK BARK: POEMS AND SONG OF RIN TIN TIN and THE DIAMOND AT THE END OF TIME: POEMS OF THE LONELIEST RANGER, both published by Owl Oak Press. Curator of the Jeunesse Doree, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he recently translated all of Homer into limericks.

Poets Jim Behrle, Jon Leon, Zachary German and Stephen Sturgeon will read from their new work in Brooklyn, NY, at 8 pm on Saturday July 19th. The reading will take place at Space Space (390 Seneca Ave, 1st Floor). Please note that the entrance to this venue is on Stanhope.

Narayanan and Kapovich will be reading at the Pierre Menard Galley in Harvard Square on Tuesday, June 11. The free reading begins at 7 p.m., and will be followed by free wine. [read more...]

Eva Salzman and Philip Nikolayev will be reading at the Pierre Menard Galley in Harvard Square on Sunday, May 22. The free reading begins at 6 p.m., and will be followed by free wine. [read more...]

Simon Barraclough and Stephen Sturgeon will be reading from their latest work on Sunday, May 11, 2008.

Simon Barraclough was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire but has lived in London for 11 years. He won the poetry section of the London Writers’ Competition in 2000 and has been published widely in magazines such as Poetry Review, The Manhattan Review, Time Out, and Magma. His work has also been broadcast several times on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 3. His debut collection Los Alamos Mon Amour was published by Salt in April 2008 and has already been noted by Sarah Crown of The Guardian as one of the poetry books to look out for this year. He also appeared in The Times’ list of ‘Top Ten Literary Stars of 2008’.

Stephen Sturgeon's poems have appeared in Boston Review, Fulcrum: an Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics, Harvard Review, and Jacket, among other journals. He was recently named Editor of Fulcrum.

The reading will begin at 6 pm at the Pierre Menard Gallery, located at 10 Arrow Street in Harvard Square (up Arrow Street from the Cafe Pamplona). Admission is free and a reception will follow.

In this latest installment of the 35-years-strong series founded by Gail Mazur, Fulcrum co-founder Katia Kapovich will be reading from her new collection, Cossacks and Bandits. G.C. Waldrep will read from his new collection, Disclamor. The reading will start at 8:00 PM on Monday, March 10, 2008, at 56 Brattle Street, Cambridge; tickets may be purchased for $3 at the door, beginning 45 minutes prior.