until the other day the other lay in the other
A reading with Monica McClure, Allison Parrish, Zoe Brezsny
Friday, April 27th, 7 - 9 pm
A reading with Monica McClure, Allison Parrish, Zoe Brezsny
Friday, April 27th, 7 - 9 pm
Maren Karlson, City of Destroying Angels, 2017, oil on wood panel
Please join American Medium on Friday, April 27th at 7pm for until the other day the other lay in the other, a reading with Monica McClure, Allison Parrish, and Zoe Brezsny. Organized by Adrienne Herr, this reading is in conjunction with the current exhibition at American Medium titled You Are Who You Think I Think You Are.
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When you decide to live
for someone else
it's so mature
like having your own stash of coke
and doing it moderately
to get ideas for your screenplay
How can I talk like this?
In this unconscious language
that was a language to begin with
I have bigger things to worry about
than being authentic
I looked in the mirror
— Monica McClure Tender Data
I am alive, I, only I!
And I am alive, I only, I. That fell divinely on my ear that safely I divine my even teeth divided well, the tongues have been divided. And the deer had been divided, and the food had been divided, and the ale has been divided, divided veins the valley braids: divided, yet beloved in vain; when the tracks lay divided before us, divided far; thy wretched self alone while from the far-divided shore therefore on the field the folk were divided, therefore in field here the folk was divided, when, for their wealth, he did devise but, for their wealth, he did devise a foot, there head divided from the bust: again the head divided fell; that Air of Head is just divine; ah, Dearest, had that day divine I have divided in parties it has divided me from you, and did myself divide: Tis hid by vines.
— Allison Parrish Articulations
I work with children because they don’t judge me
can you – do you know how
to make someone feel better
the greatest gift you can give someone is the purity of your attention
All the deodorants are locked up at cvs
White blocks of Peaches and cucumber behind bars
Imagine what it would look like
the world transformed
Do you go there ever
— Zoe Brezsny
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Monica McClure is the author of the poetry collection, Tender Data (Birds, LLC, 2015) and the chapbooks, Concomitance (Counterpath Press, 2016), Boss Parts 1& 2 (If A Leaf Falls Press, 2016), Mala (Poor Claudia, 2014), and Mood Swing (Snacks Press 2013). Her poetry and prose has been featured in NPR, The Huffington Post, The Stranger, The Believer Magazine, Tin House, Jubilat, Fence, Flavorwire, The Hairpin, Poetry Foundation, The Los Angeles Review, The Lit Review, Emily Books, The Awl, and elsewhere. She has performed at MoMA, Silent Barn, Dixon Place Theatre, and &Now at CalArts. She co-curates a multi-disciplined, experiential poetry exhibition series at Artbook at MoMA PS1 with the design partnership LAMM.
Allison Parrish is a computer programmer, poet, educator and game designer whose teaching and practice address the unusual phenomena that blossom when language and computers meet, with a focus on artificial intelligence and computational creativity. She is a Teacher at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, where she earned her master's degree in 2008. Her first full-length book of computer-generated poetry, "Articulations," was published by Counterpath in 2018.
Zoe Brezsny is a poet from Oakland, California who now lives in Brooklyn. A graduate of California College of the Arts and Columbia University, her writing can be found in SFAQ, Prelude, Hobart, Tin House and Bomb Magazine. Brezsny hosts a weekly radio show of international pop, space disco, and experimental bedroom projects on WFMU 91.9 FM in NYC.
Adrienne Herr is a poet who is interested in the possibilities of performance. She organizes ALIGNMENT at American Medium, a reading series dedicated to experiment, intentional curation, and paid poetic labor. Recently published in TAGVVERK, Arachne, HORSEGIRL and okcook.co. Adrienne is currently working on her first book of poetry. You may also find her work online at adriennes.site.
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When you decide to live
for someone else
it's so mature
like having your own stash of coke
and doing it moderately
to get ideas for your screenplay
How can I talk like this?
In this unconscious language
that was a language to begin with
I have bigger things to worry about
than being authentic
I looked in the mirror
— Monica McClure Tender Data
I am alive, I, only I!
And I am alive, I only, I. That fell divinely on my ear that safely I divine my even teeth divided well, the tongues have been divided. And the deer had been divided, and the food had been divided, and the ale has been divided, divided veins the valley braids: divided, yet beloved in vain; when the tracks lay divided before us, divided far; thy wretched self alone while from the far-divided shore therefore on the field the folk were divided, therefore in field here the folk was divided, when, for their wealth, he did devise but, for their wealth, he did devise a foot, there head divided from the bust: again the head divided fell; that Air of Head is just divine; ah, Dearest, had that day divine I have divided in parties it has divided me from you, and did myself divide: Tis hid by vines.
— Allison Parrish Articulations
I work with children because they don’t judge me
can you – do you know how
to make someone feel better
the greatest gift you can give someone is the purity of your attention
All the deodorants are locked up at cvs
White blocks of Peaches and cucumber behind bars
Imagine what it would look like
the world transformed
Do you go there ever
— Zoe Brezsny
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Monica McClure is the author of the poetry collection, Tender Data (Birds, LLC, 2015) and the chapbooks, Concomitance (Counterpath Press, 2016), Boss Parts 1& 2 (If A Leaf Falls Press, 2016), Mala (Poor Claudia, 2014), and Mood Swing (Snacks Press 2013). Her poetry and prose has been featured in NPR, The Huffington Post, The Stranger, The Believer Magazine, Tin House, Jubilat, Fence, Flavorwire, The Hairpin, Poetry Foundation, The Los Angeles Review, The Lit Review, Emily Books, The Awl, and elsewhere. She has performed at MoMA, Silent Barn, Dixon Place Theatre, and &Now at CalArts. She co-curates a multi-disciplined, experiential poetry exhibition series at Artbook at MoMA PS1 with the design partnership LAMM.
Allison Parrish is a computer programmer, poet, educator and game designer whose teaching and practice address the unusual phenomena that blossom when language and computers meet, with a focus on artificial intelligence and computational creativity. She is a Teacher at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, where she earned her master's degree in 2008. Her first full-length book of computer-generated poetry, "Articulations," was published by Counterpath in 2018.
Zoe Brezsny is a poet from Oakland, California who now lives in Brooklyn. A graduate of California College of the Arts and Columbia University, her writing can be found in SFAQ, Prelude, Hobart, Tin House and Bomb Magazine. Brezsny hosts a weekly radio show of international pop, space disco, and experimental bedroom projects on WFMU 91.9 FM in NYC.
Adrienne Herr is a poet who is interested in the possibilities of performance. She organizes ALIGNMENT at American Medium, a reading series dedicated to experiment, intentional curation, and paid poetic labor. Recently published in TAGVVERK, Arachne, HORSEGIRL and okcook.co. Adrienne is currently working on her first book of poetry. You may also find her work online at adriennes.site.