I’ll be reading from my new book Starving is the Energy on Sunday, April 26 , 2-4p, at C. Cassis—one of my favorite spaces (to eat, drink, and read) in the Hudson Valley.
I’ll be joined by Kimberly Alidio, sharing work from her “poet’s novel,” and Mel Elberg, whose first chapbook is forthcoming from Belladonna (hooray, Mel!). Musician Josh Wise will also accompany me as I read, bringing cowbells and other sounds into the mix. We've experimented with this piece a couple of years ago and are excited to see what happens this time.
If you are interested in the book, you can preorder it from Antiphony here.
Kimberly Alidio is an historian, literary writer, and teacher. Her most recent publications are: Traceable Relation (Fonograf Editions); Shared Discernments with Rebecca Teich (1080PRESS Station Series No. 1); A Teaching Summer (Spiral Editions); “On Being Porous” in e-flux; and Teeter, winner of the Nightboat Poetry Prize and a Lambda Literary Award.
Mel Elberg is a poet, artist, teacher, and learner living in Brooklyn. Their first chapbook is forthcoming from Belladonna in May 2026.
NY-based musician Josh Wise is a founding multi-instrumentalist and songwriter in the early 2000's touring act French Kicks, partner in cult social venture/concept band Loose Lemons and creator of the minimalist folk project Above Ground Episodes. His collaborations include music for TV and movies as well as experimental, site-specific or performance-based pieces with filmmakers, writers and visual artists.