DIAL-A-POEM USA
LAUNCHES WITH READINGS BY
COURTNEY BUSH,
IAN DREIBLATT,
STEPHON LAWRENCE,
& PATRICIA SPEARS JONES
Free
LAUNCHES WITH READINGS BY
COURTNEY BUSH,
IAN DREIBLATT,
STEPHON LAWRENCE,
& PATRICIA SPEARS JONES
Free
Tuesday,
April 9, 2024
6:30pm
Doors open
7pm
Readings and conversation
April 9, 2024
6:30pm
Doors open
7pm
Readings and conversation
Go ahead and dial: (718) 957 2379.
Dial-A-Poem USA is a new phone number for a new generation of poets and spoken word artists working in the United States.
Over the past few years, Dial-A-Poem has been expanding, and new numbers have been set up in different countries. Dial-A-Poem Mexico and Dial-A-Poem France both launched in 2022, with recordings by a new generation of poets speaking languages native to their countries. Coming soon are Dial-A-Poem Brazil, Dial-A-Poem Switzerland, Dial-A-Poem Hong Kong, and more. The Original Dial-A-Poem phone line remains unchanged—(917) 994 8949—and still features the 293 recordings of poets, artists, musicians, and activists that John Giorno made between 1968 and 2019.
Dial-A-Poem USA is a new phone number for a new generation of poets and spoken word artists working in the United States.
Over the past few years, Dial-A-Poem has been expanding, and new numbers have been set up in different countries. Dial-A-Poem Mexico and Dial-A-Poem France both launched in 2022, with recordings by a new generation of poets speaking languages native to their countries. Coming soon are Dial-A-Poem Brazil, Dial-A-Poem Switzerland, Dial-A-Poem Hong Kong, and more. The Original Dial-A-Poem phone line remains unchanged—(917) 994 8949—and still features the 293 recordings of poets, artists, musicians, and activists that John Giorno made between 1968 and 2019.
Launching in 2024 is Dial-A-Poem USA, which is produced in partnership with The Poetry Project, in New York. The poets included on this phone line are selected and recorded by the Project, with new ones added on an ongoing basis.
The first group of poets on the new phone line include: Gail Scott, Wendy Lotterman, Patricia Spears Jones, Keioui Keijaun Thomas, Ian Dreiblatt, Joss Barton, Courtney Bush, and Stephon Lawrence.
To mark the launch of Dial-A-Poem USA, four of these poets perform live readings of their work and engage in a moderated conversation about Dial-A-Poem and its legacy today with author and Poetry Project Program Director Laura Henriksen.
The event is introduced by GPS archivist Bonnie Whitehouse.
The first group of poets on the new phone line include: Gail Scott, Wendy Lotterman, Patricia Spears Jones, Keioui Keijaun Thomas, Ian Dreiblatt, Joss Barton, Courtney Bush, and Stephon Lawrence.
To mark the launch of Dial-A-Poem USA, four of these poets perform live readings of their work and engage in a moderated conversation about Dial-A-Poem and its legacy today with author and Poetry Project Program Director Laura Henriksen.
The event is introduced by GPS archivist Bonnie Whitehouse.
left to right: Patricia Spears Jones, Stephon Lawrence, Courtney Bush, Morgan Võ, Ian Dreiblatt
Patricia Spears Jones is a poet, playwright, cultural activist and anthologist. She was recently named New York State Poet by the New York State Writers Institute, and was the recipient of the 2017 Jackson Poetry Prize. She is author of the poetry collections: The Beloved Community (2023), A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems (2015), Painkiller (2010), Femme du Monde (2006), and The Weather That Kills (1995).
Ian Dreiblatt is a poet, translator, essayist, and teacher who lives in New York City. His poetry collection forget thee was published by Ugly Duckling Presse in 2021, and his most recent translation, Dmitry Furman’s Imitation Democracy, was published by Verso Books in 2022.
Courtney Bush is a poet and filmmaker from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She is the author of the chapbook Isn’t This Nice? (blush_lit, 2019), the poetry collections Every Book Is About The Same Thing (Newest York Arts Press, 2022), and I Love Information (Milkweed Editions, 2023). Her films, made with collaborators Jake Goicoechea and Will Carington, have been screened at festivals internationally.
Ian Dreiblatt is a poet, translator, essayist, and teacher who lives in New York City. His poetry collection forget thee was published by Ugly Duckling Presse in 2021, and his most recent translation, Dmitry Furman’s Imitation Democracy, was published by Verso Books in 2022.
Courtney Bush is a poet and filmmaker from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She is the author of the chapbook Isn’t This Nice? (blush_lit, 2019), the poetry collections Every Book Is About The Same Thing (Newest York Arts Press, 2022), and I Love Information (Milkweed Editions, 2023). Her films, made with collaborators Jake Goicoechea and Will Carington, have been screened at festivals internationally.
Stephon Lawrence is a Brooklyn poet interested in otherworldly poetics and the cultivation of emancipatory poetic spaces for felt sentiments that have been marginalized, displaced, or estranged from the dominant culture. u know how much i hate being alone in social situations// (Futurepoem, 2023) is her first full-length collection of poetry.
Laura Henriksen is the author of several chapbooks, and her writing can be found in The Brooklyn Rail, P-Queue, Foundry, Shit Wonder, and other places. Her first book, Laura’s Desires, is forthcoming from Nightboat. She received her BFA in poetry from Pratt, and her Masters in American Studies and Gender Studies at CUNY Graduate Center.
Laura Henriksen is the author of several chapbooks, and her writing can be found in The Brooklyn Rail, P-Queue, Foundry, Shit Wonder, and other places. Her first book, Laura’s Desires, is forthcoming from Nightboat. She received her BFA in poetry from Pratt, and her Masters in American Studies and Gender Studies at CUNY Graduate Center.
Due to the age and character of the building, the space is not optimized for ADA accessibility and is located up a single flight of 20 stairs with handrails. If you have questions about access, please contact us in advance of the event, and we will make every effort to accommodate you.
