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Brookes Moody – Astral Weeks, Etc.
We’re so excited to host our dear book seller and poet Brookes at Charter Books to celebrate her debut work of poetry, Astral Weeks, Etc. Join us for a wonderful evening as Brookes introduces her new book of poetry.
This event is free and open to all, but we kindly ask that you RSVP so that we can plan accordingly. See you there!
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Astral Weeks, Etc. is a collection of intertextual poetry centered on music, starting with the work of singer-songwriter Van Morrison. With music—from Morrison, his peers, influences, and artistic descendants—as the catalyst and the frame, this collection of poetry explores female friendships, familial bonds, the relationship that we have with art, and the relationship we have with one another and ourselves through art. Employing multiple layers of allusion and musical ekphrasis, these poems operate like music reviews while others engage in counter narratives of classic rock history.
Astral Weeks, Etc. is a fearless catalogue of life’s moments, documenting everything from chronic illness to finding home in coves and oceans. Moody bears witness not just to her body but to what the body archives. We are lucky to be shown the overflowing connections between music, memory, and language with such patience and kindness. This book will make you want to nod and hum along. Will make you want to say yes, I was there and I can hear everything, as Moody softly sings, “Here, sound moves faster…Here, it doesn’t hurt so bad.”
–Su Cho, author of The Symmetry of Fish
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BROOKES MOODY earned a PhD in English with a concentration in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she taught literary journal production and creative writing. She also holds an MFA in creative writing from The New School. A Jersey girl with Rhode Island roots, her poetry and creative nonfiction has appeared in magazines like swamp pink (formally Crazyhorse), Mississippi Review, The Literary Review, phoebe, and Crab Creek Review, among others. Brookes has worked in all facets of publishing whether that’s as an indie bookseller, on the editorial board of a literary journals, or in the Publisher’s Office at Red Hen Press. You can find Brookes spending her vacation days at one writing retreat or another.
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John J. Trause Readings:
Dear Family & Friends,
Besides this event, please check out at the end of this message an updated list of my other events this winter / spring.
I am pleased to be invited both by the Grantwood Reading Series and by Roxanne Hoffman of Poets Wear Prada (Hoboken, NJ), publisher of my book Seriously Serial, to appear in this poetry festival:
Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 4 p. m. to 9 p. m.
Hudson County Poetry Festival (Poetry in the Park) Washington Park
between Central Avenue and Palisade Avenue
Union City, New Jersey 07087
(at the border with Jersey City)
https://hudsontv.com/first-ever-hudson-county-poetry-festival-is-this-saturday/
Please see the schedule attached to this message.
Coming Soon
Please remember to mark your calendars for all poetry features and events by John J. Trause in winter / spring 2025:
Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 4 p. m. to 9 p. m. representing both the Grantwood Reading Series and Poets Wear Prada in the Hudson County Poetry Festival (Poetry in the Park), Washington Park, between Central Avenue and Palisade Avenue, Union City (at the border with Jersey City), New Jersey 07087.
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 7 p. m. in Silver Tongued Devils Anthology reading at at Otto’s Shrunken Head, 538 East 14th Street, New York, New York, 10009. https://www.ottosshrunkenhead.com/
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:30 a. m. National Poetry Month Festival for the 100th Anniversary of the Dixon Homestead Public Library (1925 – 2025) at Dixon Homestead Public Library, 180 Washington Avenue, Dumont, New Jersey 07628. (201) 384-2030. https://www.dumontlibrary.org/
Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 1:30 p. m. for Art in the Park (Passaic County) in Goffle Brook Park, 675 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506. https://www.pcartscenter.org/art-in-the-park/
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:30 a. m. [time and venue pending confirmation] as co-feature and co-host at the Poetry Café at the Montclair Literary Festival at the First Congregational Church, 40 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042. https://succeed2gether.org/montclair-literary-festival/
Friday, May 16, 2025 at 7 p. m. as co-feature in the second anniversary party for the Grantwood Reading Series at the Cliffside Park Association Hub, 207 Edgewater Road, Cliffside Park, New Jersey 07010. https://www.cliffsideparkarts.org/
Participation in other literary and arts festivals TBA.
Love & Peace,
JOHN
- January 19, Out Loud Huntsville Open Mic, Featuring S. Hazen Guthrie and new book, we held our breath, the birds and I
- March 2, Book Signing Party, Scribe South, Huntsville, AL
- March 16, Guest Speaker, MENSA Huntsville, AL
- March 26, Featured Writer, Writer’s Series at the Alabama Center for the Arts, Athens State Univ & Calhoun College – workshop with students during day, evening performance
- April 4-5, Guest Lecturer, H.E. Francis Festival for Readers and Writers, performance ending Festival
- April 26, Book Signing, Performance, Mid-Valley Arts Council Forum, Gurley, Alabama____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Kitt Healy & Jenny Benjamin
7pm CDT
Woodland Pattern720 East Locust Street Milwaukee, WI 53212
Reading & Discussion
Join us on Wednesday, March 19 at 7PM for a virtual poetry reading and discussion featuring Finishing Line Press authors, Carlene Gadapee, What to Keep, and Joann Deiudicibus, Lost & Found (Finishing Line Press 2025). A brief Q&A session with the audience will follow.
To Register for this Zoom Event, contact:
To register for this Zoom event, contact carlenegadapee@gmail.com
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Joyce Englander Levy reading:
I am excited to announce that I will be having my first reading at Books & Books in Coral Gables (Miami, FL) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 7:00 pmPlease see the announcement here.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I’m reading from The Second Home
Please join Donna Isaac in celebrating In the Tilling (Finishing Line Press):
Reading at Subtext Books, 6 W. 5th St., St. Paul, MN, March 23, 1:00-2:00, 6 W. 5th St., St. Paul, MN: Featuring readings from Donna Isaac (book launch), Stanley Kusonoki (book launch), and Janna Knittel. Refreshments served and books for sale.
Reading at Boneshaker Books, 2002 23rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, April 6, 1:00-2:00 with poets Donna Isaac, Ted King, Suki Sun, and Dralandra Larkins. Beverages available and books for sale.
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- 04/03/25 (10:30-12:00 pm EST, Indianapolis Public Library, College Ave Branch, Indianapolis): Register at Imagery and Poetic Leaps
- 04/08/25 (7:30-8:30 pm EST, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis): Kellogg Writers Series: Liz Whiteacre (Poetry Reading) <–they purchased 30 books during the advanced sales period
- 04/18/25 (6:30-8:00 pm EST, Tube Factory Art Space, Indianapolis): Nightjar Poetry Series
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- Thurs. Feb 13 7:30 – 8:30 Bluegrass Writers Studio Open Mic Night Dreaming Creek Brewery, Richmond, KY
- Sun March 9 2:00 -3:00 Reading at Winchester Clark Co. Public Library
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