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Jack Cooper Dreaming of Coney Island
Hmmm...Those Nathan's Franks |
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Join us for a celebration
of the writings of
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, this Memorial Day, Monday May 28th, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at
Yippie Cafe & Museum,
9 Bleecker Street (Just West of Bowery), New York, NY 10012. Poets Wear Prada Production Editor
JACK COOPER will be among the readers honoring Ferlinghetti with poems by the celebrated poet and some of their own. The event is hosted by
Gordon
Gilbert. $3 Suggested Donation. RSVP:
http://www.facebook.com/events/246679128765087/
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A CONEY ISLAND OF THE MIND
Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti |
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By Subway: Take B, D, F, M to Broadway/Lafayette, 6 to Bleecker Street, or F or V to 2nd Avenue.
Celebrants:
Bernard Block
Tom Oleszczuk
Kim Kalesti
Jessica Femiani
Barbara Ann Branca
Jack Cooper
Richard West
Bob Quatrone
Patricia Brody
Thad Rutkowski
Dorothy Friedman
Linda Lerner
Evie Ivy
Steve Bluestone
Robert Agnoli
David Elsasser
Orion 0.62
About Our Host:
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| Gordon Gilbert (Photo: Thomas Good / NLN) |
Gordon Gilbert, a long-term resident of the West Village, is a writer of short stories, poetry and monologues, currently writing, directing and producing a work-in-progress, "Monologues from the Old Folks Home." He has only been exploring the NYC spoken word scene since 2008. And of course, he is working on the great American novel, a life-long project to which he returns every few years.
