I had a great time reading with two excellent poets, Robert Cooperman and Andrea Hollander, first in Boulder (at Innisfree Poetry Bookstore) on April 4th and then in Denver (at BookBar) on April 5th. Just for grins, here some pictures. I’m only in one of them because I was the guy behind the camera for all the rest; the one I’m in was taken by Nicole Sullivan, presiding genius of BookBar.
I should say that I read from two recent books. In Boulder from Marked Men, and in Denver from Bed of Coals. In both venues Bob read from his brand new collection Just Drive (not yet linkable for purchase), and Andrea read from her latest, Landscape with Female Figure: New and Selected Poems, 1982-2012.
Innisfree Poetry Bookstore—Friday, April 4th
Bob Cooperman reading from his brand new collection of poems about driving a taxi in New York City, Just Drive (so new it’s not even on the publisher’s Web site yet!) |
Andrea Hollander reading from Landscape with FemaleFigure: New and Selected Poems, 1982-2012, a powerful 30-year retrospective. |
BookBar—Saturday, April 5th
Me on the left, wondering where my muse has wandered off to, and Bob Cooperman (right) holding a hot-off-the-press copy of Just Drive. |
The two above are of Bob guiding us all through the gritty world of New York cabbies. |
The two above show Andrea reading with her customary poise and understated forcefulness. |