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SUMMARY:NYC Launch Party for Ryan Tracy’s Tender Bottoms (in-person and live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Come out for the NYC launch of Ryan Tracy’s Tender Bottoms\, a collection of poems inspired by literary modernism’s doyen of queer domestic life\, Gertrude Stein. Ryan will be joined by poets Kyle Carrero Lopez and Nathaniel Rosenthalis\, with special guest Chris Campanioni\, for an evening of tender verses and bottom natures. \n  \nJoin this event in-person at the Bureau \nOR watch the live-stream of the event on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzrAvfZMDF_ilmUH0CBn5iA \n  \nCopies of Tender Bottoms ($19.99) will be available for purchase at the event. \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. \nSafety protocol (for those joining in person) \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \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  \nRyan Tracy‘s poetry and fiction have appeared in Pank (2019 Pushcart Prize nomination for fiction)\, The Hyacinth Review\, Chronogram\, The New Engagement\, K.G.B.\, and The Gay and Lesbian Review\, among others. Essays and criticism have appeared in The American Reader\, The New York Press\, and The Brooklyn Rail. Ryan teaches World Literature at Baruch College and is a PhD Candidate in English at the CUNY Graduate Center. \n  \nKyle Carrero Lopez was born to Cuban parents in northern New Jersey. He co-founded LEGACY\, a production collective by and for Black queer artists\, and is the author of MUSCLE MEMORY\, the chapbook winner of the 2020 [PANK] Books contest. His recent and upcoming publications include The Offing\, Prolit\, Best New Poets 2021\, and Poem-a-Day. \n  \nNathaniel Rosenthalis is a poet whose work appears in The Harvard Advocate\, New American Writing\, Conjunctions\, Denver Quarterly\, and elsewhere. He is the author of several chapbooks\, including 24 HOUR AIR (PANK Books\, April 2022). He is also a singer and actor\, and recently made his Off-Broadway debut. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/nyc-launch-party-for-ryan-tracys-tender-bottoms/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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