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SUMMARY:Jerome Ellison Murphy\, Lonely Christopher\, & Dazié Grego-Sykes @ the Bureau (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:  \nLocal queer writers and longtime friends of the Bureau Jerome Ellison Murphy and Lonely Christopher join poet-performer Dazié Grego-Sykes\, who is visiting from the Bay Area to participate in a show at the Park Armory. Live and in person! \n  \nSafety protocol: \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nPlease bring proof of vaccination with you.\nYou will need to show proof of vaccination and a photo id in order to attend the event.\nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nPurchase a copy of Dazié Grego-Sykes‘s Black Faggotry (Nomadic Press\, 2020\, paperback\, $12) from the Bureau’s online store. \nCopies of Dazié Grego-Sykes‘s Black Faggotry will also be available for purchase at the event. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or you can donate in advance on Eventbrite. \n  \nJerome Ellison Murphy is a poet and critic based in New York City. He earned his MFA from the Creative Writing Program at New York University\, where he currently serves as Undergraduate Programs Manager. His poetry appears or is forthcoming in LitHub\, Narrative Magazine\, Bellevue Literary Quarterly\, The Cortland Review\,Spunk Arts Journal\, and elsewhere\, and was recorded for NPR as part of the Poetry Well performance series. His critical writing has appeared in The Yale Review\, LA Review of Books\, Publishers Weekly\, The Brooklyn Rail\, and elsewhere. He warmly salutes the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division on a decade of service to the community. \n  \nLonely Christopher is the author of five books\, most recently the poetry collections Death & Disaster Series and In a January Would. He is the founding creative director of Inter Poets Theater\, managing director of the Segue Foundation\, and an editor for Roof Books. His plays have been presented in Canada\, China\, and the United States. His film credits include several international shorts and the feature MOM\, which he wrote and directed. He works for homeless queer youth and lives in Brooklyn. \n  \nDazié Rustin Grego-Sykes is an Oakland\, California based performance artist and poet. He holds a B.A. from The Experimental Performance Institute and an M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Dazié is most notably known for writing\, performing and touring his award-winning solo plays Nigga-Roo and Am I A Man. Currently he is working as an Associate Artistic Director for Skywatchers a community-based performance art ensemble in San Francisco. Look for his original collection of poetry titled Black Faggotry and his debut spoken-word album titled Make Me Black. www.DazieGrego.com
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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