Emergent Poets III

Magers & Quinn Booksellers and Rain Taxi Review of Books are pleased to bring three award-winning poets to the Twin Cities. Each has just published their third book.

Andrew Zawacki is the author of three poetry books—most recently Petals of Zero Petals of One (Talisman House)—and of several chapbooks. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, and numerous other journals and anthologies. A former fellow of the Slovenian Writers’ Association, he edited Afterwards: Slovenian Writing 1945-1995 (White Pine Press) and is co-editor of the literary magazine Verse. He teaches at the University of Georgia.

Christine Hume is the author of three books of poetry--most recently Shot (Counterpath Press)--and a chapbook, Lullaby: Speculations on the First Active Sense (Ugly Duckling Presse). Her work has been included in The Best American Poetry, and she writes reviews and critical essays for a number of journals, including Rain Taxi. She currently coordinates the interdisciplinary Creative Writing Program at Eastern Michigan University.

Julie Carr is the author of three books of poetry--most recently 100 Notes on Violence (Ahsahta Press)--and her National Poetry Series selection Sarah--of Fragments and Lines will be published later next year by Coffee House Press. Her work has been included in The Best American Poetry, and numerous other journals and anthologies. She is co-publisher of the small press Counterpath and teaches at the University of Colorado at Boulder.


Join us Saturday, January 9 at M&Q for a night of great poetry. Details are here.--David E