previous readings and/or things i've done in public

(readings)

8.1.14 bridge reading at glendale shoals preserve w/ anne posten, glendale, sc 

4.15.14 freerange reading series, culturefix, nyc

2.27.14  offsite AWP reading w/ adam wilson, melissa broder, mike young + others, raygun lounge, seattle, wa

1.5.14 no regerts reading, silent barn, brooklyn, ny

11.13.13 reading w/ nathan c. martin, catherine lacey, and jenny zhang, mellow pages library, brooklyn, ny

mon 11.11.13 franklin park reading series w/ scott mcclanahan, delle waldman, brooklyn, ny

8.3.13 'solaris' marathon reading presented by the atlas review and marina abramovic institute, wythe hotel, brooklyn, ny

6.6.13 garden party with meanings w/ catherine lacey and others, brooklyn, ny

5.8.13 noon 2013 reading & party w/ christine schutt, deb olin unferth, lincoln michel, noy holland, and brandon hobson (as read by diane williams), center for fiction, nyc

(reading the work of clarice lispector and robert walser) 5.3.13 gigantic international reading w/ michael barron, ben blum, sasha fletcher, lincoln michel, nadxi nieto, and chloé cooper jones, washington mews, nyu, nyc

(reading moby-dick by herman melville) 11.18.12 moby-dick marathon reading, word bookstore, brooklyn, ny

11.13.12 triptych reading w/ tao lin and marie calloway, envoy enterprises project space, nyc

8.2.12 hearken: a reading, w/ karolina waclawiak and tobias carroll, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

7.21.12 2nd annual nyc poetry festival, TOTEM reading w/ andrew bulger and bryan beck, governor's island, nyc

5.10.12 center for fiction fellows reading w/ mitchell s. jackson, marie-helene bertino, genevieve mathis, mecca jamilah sullivan, ted bajek, elizabeth shah-hosseini, caleb leisure, center for fiction, nyc

4.19.12 noon 2012 launch party w/ ann dewitt, ted kritikos, clancy martin, lauren spohrer, and deb olin unferth, center for fiction, nyc

4.15.12 fence magazine launch party w/ fiona maazel, paul lisicky, and elizabeth koch, housing works, nyc

3.30.12 H.I.P reading series w/ joyce johnson, matthew yeager, rosalie knecht, and liza monroy, brooklyn fire proof, brooklyn, ny^^^

3.2.12 beecher's magazine/parcel reading, manhattan's, w/ lincoln michel, rebecca evanhoe, and others, chicago, il

2.14.12 reading w/ mitchell s. jackson, claire barwise, robb todd, and shamar hill, 580 eighth ave, nyc

2.10.12 dead letter office hours reading w/ lincoln michel, maria dizzia, kristen o'toole, and others, independent curators institute, nyc

1.23.12 unnameable books w/ chiara barzini, kate schatz, and iris smyles, brooklyn, ny

1.21.12 launch party for i want to make you safe by amy king w/ amy king, rosebud ben-oni, alex dimitrov, ryan doyle may, and metta sau, branded saloon, brooklyn, ny
 
(reading bartleby the scrivener by herman melville) 11.10.11 w/ justin taylor, joshua cohen, maud newton, stephen elliott, ryan chapman, many others, "i'd prefer not to" marathon reading of bartleby the scrivener, occupy wall street, nyc

10.28.11 stain of poetry reading, goodbye blue monday, w/ bruce covey, emily kendal frey, elena rivera, angela veronica wong, brooklyn, ny^^

10.27.11 an evening with the center for fiction fellows, center for fiction w/ mitchell s. jackson, marie-helene bertino, mecca jamilah sullivan, elizabeth shah-hosseini, geneviève mathis, caleb leisure, and ted bajek, nyc

9.13.11 30 under 30 reading w/ rachel b. glaser, mike young, danielle adair, and michael stewart, center for fiction, nyc

7.30.11 new york poetry festival, supermachine reading w/ lily ladewig and anne cecilia holmes, governor's island, ny^

7.26.11 dangit i'm thirsty reading series, d.b.a., brooklyn, ny

6.4.11 FREE JASON NAPOLI BROOKS: benefit reading/BBQ, w/ shelley jackson, shya scanlon, and many others, metropolitan bar, new york, ny

5.7.11 gigantic editors microreading on behalf of issue #3 w/ ann dewitt, rozalia jovanovic, and lincoln michel, the new museum's lit mix at the festival of ideas for new york city, sara roosevelt park, new york, ny

4.30.11 enclave reading series w/ abdellah taia and fiona maazel, cake shop, new york, ny

3.20.11 reading w/ ted powers, pilot books, seattle, wa++++

3.11.11 reading the work of blake butler w/ blake butler and others, powerhouse arena, brooklyn, ny

3.10.11 reading the work of blake butler w/ blake butler and others, center for fiction, new york, ny

12.28.10 macdowell colony presentation w/ james magruder, colony hall, peterborough, nh

11.12.10 supermachine reading series w/ dan magers, outpost lounge, brooklyn, ny+++

10.1.10 wonder fair with lincoln michel, lawrence, ks

9.30.10 new letters house with lincoln michel and chloé cooper jones, university of missouri-kansas city, kansas city, mo

9.12.10 tag reading series with justin taylor, chloé cooper jones, and elissa bassist, cell theatre, nyc++

8.4.10 sorta-kinda frequency reading, four-faced liar, nyc+

7.22.10 greatest three-minute record review ever, bar matchless, brooklyn, ny

7.8.10 jason diamond zine release party, the diamond, brooklyn, ny****

4.1.10 columbia "faculty selects," kgb bar, nyc

3.27.10 "show & tell" at lydia bell's house, queens, ny***

3.16.10 solar anus reading series, atlanta, ga**

2.11.10 greatest three-minute rock 'n' roll story ever: really short readings from rockers, writers and raconteurs," bar matchless, brooklyn, ny*

1.14.10 vol. 1 brooklyn storytelling series, bar matchless, brooklyn, ny

1.13.10 "new work" round-robin music, dance, readings thing, northeast kingdom, brooklyn, ny

12.17.09 opium literary deathmatch, bowery poetry club, nyc

11.5.09 rabbit movers collective art show, rabbit hole studio, brooklyn, ny

10.15.09 &now conference 30 under 30 anthology showcase, buffalo, ny

8.29.09 poets & puppets, deenah's house, brooklyn, ny

5.26.09 elimae: a reading, kgb bar, nyc

5.20.09 "i had it bad" reading series, happy ending, nyc

3.6.09 howl: a celebration of columbia's beats with david amram, columbia university, nyc

2.20.09 earshot reading series, rose live music, brooklyn, ny

2.18.09 ding dong reading series with ed park, ding dong lounge, nyc

1.28.09 guerrilla lit reading series, bar on a, nyc

5.2.08 2008 mfa thesis readings columbia university, nyc

4.29.08 exploding texts performance, bowery poetry club, nyc

4.23.08 our word annual reading, columbia university, nyc

11.29.07 day out against hate, columbia university, nyc

4.11.07 ding dong reading series, ding dong lounge, nyc

1.12.07 earshot reading series, lucky cat, brooklyn, ny

*presented chapbook #1 "lust for life"
**presented chapbook #2 "tom's chelsea years 1977-79: a loose biography"
***presented chapbook #3 "bar music"
****presented chapbook #4 "girl with cool, damp mouth"
+presented chapbook #5 "rejection from prominent cultural magazine"
++presented chapbook #6 "your giant new loft"
+++presented chapbook #7 "rejection from prominent cultural magazine and other stories"
++++presented chapbook #8 "i did not want to be wrong and i did not want to feel embarrassed"
^presented chapbook #9 "i was on a bike and feeling tan"
^^presented chapbook #10 "where the doggie?"
^^^presented chapbook #11 "some things you just have to"

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(hosting/curating)

(DJing) 5.2.14 ArtBridge Third Annual Spring Art Auction w/ Lincoln Michel, New York City

(curating and DJing) 11.2.13 gigantic #5: gigantic talk launch party w/ readings by marie-helene bertino, sparrow, anna wiener, performance by bluntfang, DJ set by DJ chipotle (thu tran and syed salahuddin) and lincoln michel and james yeh; silent barn, brooklyn, ny

(curating) 10.25.13 gigantic #5: gigantic talk SF launch party w/ ottessa moshfegh, reese okyong kwon, anna wiener, and kitty liang, booksmith, san francisco, ca

(curating and DJing) 12.15.12 gigantic #4: gigantic everything launch party w/ readings by joe wenderoth, michael kimball, robert lopez, and kimberly king parsons; performances by jonas reinhardt and lingerie; and DJ sets by lincoln michel and james yeh; public assembly, brooklyn, ny

(cohosting/cocurating) 9.15.12 writers reading other writers, presented by gigantic and the believer, featuring justin taylor, catherine lacey, and sparrow, botanica, nyc

(curating) 7.22.12 second annual new york poetry festival, gigantic reading, featuring dorothea lasky, kendra grant malone, and ben fama, governor's island, nyc

(co-curating) 9.10.11 gigantic exquisite corpse reading featuring lynne tillman, dan bevacqua, anelise chen, and mitchell s. jackson, litcrawl 2011, home sweet home, nyc

(curating/hosting/DJing) 5.20.11 gigantic issue 3 launch party, featuring newvillager, joshua cohen, chloe cooper jones, midnight artist, lauren spohrer, babycastles, and more, 285 kent, brooklyn, ny

12.10.10 eatings and readings: a gigantic taco happening and short prose party featuring john haskell, anelise chen, and john dermot woods; as part of the indie lit roadshow; darling house, brooklyn, ny


9.11.10 litcrawl nyc 2010: "sweet home new york": a reading with gigantic and open city featuring stephen o'connor, bryan charles, leopoldine core, and anya yurchyshyn, home sweet home, nyc

2.27.10 gigantic issue #2 release party, ppow gallery, nyc

2.11.10 greatest three-minute rock 'n' roll story ever: really short readings from rockers, writers and raconteurs, bar matchless, brooklyn, ny

12.14.09 the rumpus/the faster times/gigantic "goldman sachs" party, glasslands gallery, brooklyn, ny

8.26.09 "you don't know me!" gigantic/opium/bomb magazines benefit party, bowery electric, nyc

5.16.09 gigantic microreading at 2009 lit crawl nyc festival, home sweet home, nyc

4.25.09 gigantic debut launch party and benefit, starr space, brooklyn, ny

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("featured")

6.23.14 Literary Editors Panel, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY

3.28.14 Life After the MFA Panel, Columbia University School of the Arts, New York City

3.24.14 NYFA "Doctor's Hours" Literary Artists Consultations, New York City

3.22.14 DJ set w/ lincoln michel, culturefix, nyc

9.26.13 DJ set, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

5.16.13 DJ set: the return of dj hemingyeh and cormac mcbootay w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

1.9.13-4.29.13 in sifnos, greece, for writing residency

8.7.12 DJ set w/ lincoln michel, book party for joshua cohen's <i>four new messages</i>, powerhouse arena, brooklyn, ny

6.28.12 DJ set: asian american writers' workshop launch party, projective space, w/ tao lin, hari and ashok kondabolu, tania bruguera

3.2.12 DJ set: literature party, awp 2012, lincoln hall, w/ tim kinsella, dorothea lasky, mary miller, jesse ball, and others, chicago, il

1.27.12 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science & musical merriment w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

1.21.12 DJ set w/ lincoln michel, branded saloon, brooklyn, ny

12.16.11 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science & musical merriment w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

11.18.11 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science & musical merriment w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

10.28.11 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science & musical merriment w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

9.30.11 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science & musical merriment w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

8.19.11 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science & musical merriment w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

7.29.11 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science, and musical merriment w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

6.17.11 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science, and musical merriment w/ lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

5.27.11 DJ set: kings county society for fitness, science & musical merriment, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

4.29.11 DJ set w/ kings county society for fitness, science & musical merriment, w/ cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel), manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

4.11.11 DJ set w/ tommy moye (DFA records), trophy bar, brooklyn, ny

3.25.11 kings county society for fitness, science, and musical merriment DJ set with cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel), manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

2.14.11 kings county society for monogamy, chastity, and musical courtship DJ set with cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel), manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

1.28.11 kings county society for fitness, science, and musical merriment DJ set with cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel), manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

1.14.11 babycastles casino/credit due show, showpaper 42nd street gallery, new york, ny

11.19.10 DJ set with cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel), manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

11.6.10 ny art book fair, moma ps1, swill children table, queens

10.29.10 DJ set with cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel), manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

9.24.10 DJ set with cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel), manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

9.18.10 DJ set for the eastern sea and katie mullins afterparty, 496 broadway, brooklyn, ny

9.13.10 DJ set with cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel) rumpus party, death by audio, brooklyn, ny

8.27.10 DJ set with cormac mcbootay (lincoln michel), manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

7.30.10 DJ set with lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

6.11.10 DJ set with lincoln michel, manhattan inn, brooklyn, ny

3.5.10 "post-party" DJ set at the bundles listening party w/ jason diamond, bar matchless, brooklyn, ny

12.12.09 screening of 60 writers/60 places, ppow gallery, nyc

4.17.09 gigantic featured as part of should i look at it? 222/genius salon: group show, envoy gallery, new york, ny. curated by ellen frances

4.7.09 gigantic interviewed for opium live, happy ending, nyc

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(speaker/panelist/lecturer)


7.25.12 one story lit magazine editors panel, center for fiction, nyc

3.3.12 "writers on reading like an editor," awp 2012 w/ dawn raffel, kristen iversen, and kate bernheimer, chicago, il

3.2.12 "the internet and literature in 2012," awp 2012 w/ blake butler, stephen elliott, and roxane gay (moderated by kyle minor), chicago, il

9.17.11 "the fine art of revision," slice magazine writers conference, brooklyn college, brooklyn, ny

9.16.11 PEN literary pub quiz (representing gigantic), st. ann's warehouse, brooklyn, ny

7.27.11 one story lit magazine editors panel, old american can factory, brooklyn, ny

3.20.11 "size matters: technologies of the small," a talk on the very short prose forms of franz kafka, lydia davis, clarice lispector, and joe wenderoth, pilot books, seattle, wa

10.1.10 "braining, birthing, and building a literary magazine" lecture w/ lincoln michel, university of kansas, lawrence, ks

2.24.10 o'reilly conference, independent publishers in the digital age panel, nyc

5.5.07 converstaions and connections, "getting your fiction into print" panel, bethesda, md