Our friends at Revolution Books, the people who hosted our event to mark the 40th anniversary of Dorothy Parker’s death in June, are doing something else related (a little) to The New Yorker. They sent us this press release:
Join Sparrow and the Myk Freedman Band in a benefit for Revolution Books.
Sunday, August 19, 6:00 pm
Revolution Books, 9 West 19th Street (Btwn 5th & 6th Ave)
212-691-3345
Sparrow created quite a stir in 1995 when he picketed The New Yorker magazine, holding a placard reading, “My Poetry is as bad as yours.” His poetry has since appeared in that magazine as well as The Quarterly, The New York Times and other erudite journals. He was also featured in the PBS series The United States of Poetry and can be heard, along with his legendary band Foamola, on the poetry compilation Poemfone: New Word Order (Tomato). He is a gossip columnist for the Phoenicia Times, a contributing editor to Chronogram, a substitute teacher, and the author of:
Yes, You ARE a Revolutionary!
Republican Like Me
America: A Prophecy (Soft Skull Press).
Suggested Donation: $20