Joyce S. Brown & Greg Williamson Reading
11/7/2002 (7:00pm) -- (8:30pm)
Smartish Pace Reading Series!
Stephen Cushman & Michael Salcman Reading
5/22/2003 (7:00pm) -- (8:30pm)
Smartish Pace Reading Series!
Elizabeth Arnold & Moira Egan Reading
12/6/2003 (7:00pm) -- (8:30pm)
Smartish Pace reading series!
Jason Gray & William Wenthe Reading
3/6/2004 (7:00pm) -- (8:30pm)
Smartish Pace reading series!
Gaylord Brewer, Joyce S. Brown, Michael Salcman & Marilyn L. Taylor Reading
10/9/2004 (7:00pm) -- (9:00pm)
Smartish Pace Reading Series! Poets reading from the 5th Anniversary Issue of Smartish Pace.
Bob Hicok & Terence Winch Reading
12/8/2006 (6:30pm) -- (8:00pm)
Smartish Pace Reading Series!
Issue 14 Release Party!
4/28/2007 (7:00pm) -- 4/29/2007 (2:00am)
Party featuring poetry reading: Amber Cohen Joseph Harrison & Bro. Yao; followed by bands: Scout & Mr. Moccasin.
Issue 15 Release Party!
5/31/2008 (7:30pm) -- 6/1/2008 (2:00pm)
Party for release of Issue 15 featuring (poets) Douglas Basford, Christopher Cunningham, Stephen Kampa, Lia Purpura & Terrance Wedin; and (bands) Beans & Baby Venom.
Dick Hague, Nathan Swartzendruber & Robert Murphy Reading
6/5/2008 (8:00pm) -- (9:30pm)
Smartish Pace Reading Series! This reading done in conjunction with our friends at Dos Madres Press.
Gregory Orr & Clarinda Harriss Reading
6/13/2008 (6:30pm) -- (8:00pm)
Smartish Pace reading series! Visit our Media section for video of Gregory and Clarinda reading.
Tsipi Keller, David Lehman & Lisa Lewis Reading
10/4/2008 (7:00pm) -- (8:30am)
Smartish Pace Reading Series!
Evan Commander & Murray Shugars Reading
11/21/2008 (8:00pm) -- (10:00pm)
The Smartish Pace Reading Series continues with a reading by Cincinnati poet Evan Commander and Mississippi poet Murray Shugars at the Speckled Bird Cafe (1766 Mills Ave, Norwood Ohio 45212), with musical interludes by John Nixon. Please join us for coffee, dessert, music, poetry, and free sangria!
SP at AWP
2/11/2009 (7:00am) -- 2/14/2009 (9:00pm)
Please stop by table 357 (NW hall, lower level) and meet us! We'll have SP swag, answers for your questions, goodies and whatnot. We'll also tell you the secret location of our annual SP AWP B'more style party. We look forward to seeing you!
Literary Cabaret
2/27/2009 (7:00pm) -- (10:00pm)
A showcase of writers who are musicians & musicians who are writers, & writers who are filmmakers & filmmakers who are writers. The Smartish Pace reading will feature SP poets Nicole Pekarske & David Bergman. Others: Madison Smart Bell, Victoria Vox, Geoffrey Becker, Rahne Alexander, Michael Kimball, Linda Joy Burke & more! This is a fundraiser for The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) organized by President Ron Tanner.
Poets & Painters
3/6/2009 (6:00pm) -- 3/27/2009 (5:00pm)
The Artists' Gallery is displaying visual artwork with ekphrasic poetry, some written by SP Editors Clare Banks & Stephen Reichert. Please join us for an opening reception & poetry reading, March 6, 2009 (6-8 PM). The show runs through March 27th.
Michael Chitwood, Debra Nystrom & Lisa Russ Spaar Reading
3/19/2009 (4:00pm) -- (6:00pm)
Smartish Pace reading at the Virginia Festival of the Book! Moderated by SP's Clare Banks & Stephen Reichert.
Conversations & Connections Writer\'s Conference
4/11/2009 (9:00am) -- (6:00pm)
Smartish Pace will participate in the 3rd annual conference. We've participated before and had a blast. We'll be speed dating (reading your work), doing panels and enjoying readings, including one by Amy Hempel. Cost includes speed dating, a book and magazine subscription. Come join us!
CityLit Festival
4/18/2009 (10:30am) -- (4:00pm)
Join Smartish Pace and Baltimore's literary heavyweights! Readings by Mark Doty & Junot Diaz & we'll be there with our usual assortment of SP swag and good cheer.
Get Lit Poetry Reading (Cincinnati, Ohio)
4/29/2009 (7:00pm) -- (9:00pm)
A poetry reading hosted by the literary magazines Forklift, Oh, Memorious, Post Road, and Smartish Pace, and featuring, Mary Biddinger, Nickole Brown, Evan Commander, Adam Fell and Caki Wilkinson. 5:00 pm Happy Hour; 7:00 pm Reading.
Issue 16 Release Party
5/15/2009 (8:00pm) -- 5/16/2009 (2:00am)
Readings by Matt Anserello, Lucy Biederman, Maggie Glover, Reginald Harris, Alex Irvine, Aaron Poochigian and Mark Wisniewski. Music by Pree and I Am Unanimous!. Doors: 8 PM; Readings: 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM and between bands. A joint bash with our friends from Barrelhouse, the first-rate kick-ass DC literary magazine. Cost includes the new Smartish Pace or Barrelhouse & all the beer & merriment you can stomach. (yes, Free Beer & Wine for 21+) Cyclops is newly opened at this location, next to Wind-up Space. All-ages event--everyone is welcome!
Daniel Mark Eptein & Wayne Miller Reading
5/31/2009 (3:00pm) -- (5:00pm)
The Smartish Pace Reading Series continues with poets Daniel Mark Epstein and Wayne Miller.Both poets have new books! Epstein's eighth book of poetry is The Glass House (LSU, 2009). Miller's second book of poetry is The Book of Props (Milkweed, 2009). Visit the Poet Index on this site for complete bios.
Smartish Pace Reading at Artomatic
6/12/2009 (8:00pm) -- (10:00pm)
A Friday night reading at Artomatic featuring poets from Smartish Pace & Barrelhouse: Elizabeth Arnold, Sandra Beasley, David Keplinger, Greg Nicholl, Eric Pankey, Rebekah Sankey, Terence Winch.
Phillis Levin & Elizabeth Spires Reading
9/20/2009 (2:00pm) -- (3:00pm)
The Smartish Pace Reading Series continues with poets Phillis Levin & Elizabeth Spires. Ms. Levin will read from her fourth book of poems, May Day (Penguin, 2008). Ms. Spires will read from the most recent of her twelve books, The Wave-Maker (Norton, 2008) and I Heard God Talking to Me: William Edmondson and His Stone Carvings (FSG, 2009). Both poets will sign books after the reading.Yes 2 PM, not 3 PM as reported earlier. See you at 2 PM!
Project American Dream Workshop Series
10/15/2009 (1:00pm) -- (4:00pm)
Smartish Pace Senior Editor Daniel Todd will be facilitating a writing workshop on October 15th and October 22nd (1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.) within the Hamilton County Adult Probation Department. This workshop, sponsored by InkTank and the Fine Arts Fund, will focus on how the American Dream as a concept has changed or been affected by the experience of individuals within the “justice system.”
North Pole Diet Poetry Reading & Party
11/19/2009 (10:00pm) -- (1:00am)
Check-out the details of all the fun at this website!
New Years Day Poetry Marathon!
1/1/2010 (2:00pm) -- (3:00pm)
30 poets & 6 musical acts! Smartish Pace editors Clare Banks & Stephen Reichert will host one hour, from 2 pm to 3 pm, featuring Smartish Pace poets Charlie Clark, Ellen Kirvin Dudis, Haines Eason, Elizabeth Brooke Hazen & Anne-Marie Thompson, & music from Mr. Moccasin. The entire event is from Noon to 6 pm, well attended each year, in a mega cool art space & a super duper way to start the new year!
