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DESCRIPTION:The Wired Wash Cafe is proud to present an April 22nd National Poetry Month 
 Reading featuring A.D. Winans and Neeli Cherkovski. As part of an ongoing 
 celebration for National Poetry Month readings to take place in and around 
 Santa Cruz. The Wired Wash Cafe will feature two critically acclaimed San 
 Francisco poets, Neeli Cherkovski and A.D. Winans, who will be reading  
 from their original works.   The event will take place on Friday night, at 
 7:30 pm, at the Wired Wash Cafe, located at 143 Laurel Street in downtown 
 Santa Cruz.  This historic reading is free and open to the public.  While 
 other venues may be immersed in remembrance of the classics that have built 
 the foundation of poetry, the Wired Wash Café will take this opportunity 
 to spot light two contemporary poets who emerged in the 60’s, and, 
 continue to excite poetry audiences throughout the Bay Area and beyond. The 
 reading is scheduled at a time when both authors have released new books of 
 ground breaking poetry at pivotal points in their writing careers.  R.L. 
 Crow Publications recently released Cherkovski\'s Leaning Against Time, 
 which A.D. Winans has referred to as, \"poems that reflect the poet\'s 
 clear and penetrating perception of the people and places Cherkovski has 
 encountered over time.\"  After nine books of poetry, and two acclaimed 
 biographies on Charles Bukowski and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and his  
 underground classic book, Whitman\'s Wild Children (a collection of 
 critical memoirs), it is obvious that Cherkovski has  found a unique voice 
 rich with reflective imagery.  Cherkovski is on the faculty of New College 
 of California, and last year gave lectures and poetry readings in Mexico 
 and Greece.   All writers and dreamers devote their aspirations to the day 
 when their words can be interpreted in different cultures around the world. 
  This day has arrived for A. D. Winans, whose latest bilingual book \"The 
 Wrong Side of Town\" was published last month by Cross Cultural 
 Communications, and translated into Russian by Aleksey Dayen.  This new 
 book of poems by Winans is one of over 45 books of poetry and prose that 
 Winans has published, including the highly acclaimed North Beach Poems and 
 The Holy Grail, Charles Bukowski And The Second Coming Revolution.  Winans, 
 the former editor and publisher of Second Coming, has seen his poetry, 
 prose, essays, and book reviews published in over a thousand literary 
 magazines and anthologies. His work has been translated into eight 
 languages, and, a song poem of his was performed last year at Tully Hall in 
 NYC.  The Wired Wash Café is not promising to hold an audience suited for 
 Tully Hall, but offers two levels of seating, each with a clear view of the 
 performance from its intimate setting. A wide variety of food and drinks 
 will be available and an Open Mic will follow.  The reading is part of an 
 ongoing weekly Open Mic series, which began in June 2004. It was founded by 
 two  local underground publishers, Christopher Robin (Zen Baby) and Brian  
 Morrisey (Poesy Magazine). “There are adequate Open Mics around to 
 showcase music, but we wanted to create a less intimidating place for 
 writers from all levels to share their work,” says Morrrisey who will be 
 hosting this historical event on April 22nd.   For more information on this 
 and upcoming readings at the Wired Wash Café, please visit: 
 http://www.geocities.com/poesyinc or email: info@poesy.org  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/13/62983.php
SUMMARY:April 22nd National Poetry Month Reading with A.D. Winans and Neeli Cherkovski
LOCATION:Wired Wash Cafe  135 Laurel Street @ Pacific Avenue  Santa Cruz, CA  (next 
 to the Saturn Cafe and Kinkos)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/13/62983.php
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