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SUMMARY:First Epistle to the Amphibians: Brazilian Poetry Book Launch (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Join World Poetry at the Bureau for a reading featuring acclaimed Brazilian poet Ricardo Domeneck and his translator Chris Daniels\, joined by Chris Nealon and James Loop\, to celebrate the publication of First Epistle to the Amphibians. In this first selected volume of Domeneck’s work to appear in English\, the poet constructs a hyperbolic spiral of artifice\, rage\, and tenderness\, introducing a dense corporeal lyricism salted with camp at its high and low limits into contemporary Brazilian experimental poetry. Brian Teare writes\, “Domeneck appears in English as a masterful performer whose use of form\, style\, tone\, and allusion transforms literature into costume.” \nThe reading will be hosted by World Poetry’s publisher Peter Constantine. \n  \nTo reserve a copy of First Epistle to the Amphibians (World Poetry Books\, April 29\, 2026\, paperback\, $24)\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve First Epistle to the Amphibians for April 24 event” in the subject line\, and let us know which of the titles in the body of the email. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n  \nBrazilian poet and writer Ricardo Domeneck has published ten collections of poems and two of short prose in Brazil and Portugal. Selected volumes of his poems have appeared in German\, Dutch and Spanish\, and his most recent poetry collection\, Cabeça de galinha no chão de cimento (Chicken Head on a Concrete Floor) won two of Brazil’s most prestigious literary awards\, the Prêmio Jabuti and the Prêmio Alphonsus de Guimaraens. Domeneck has lived and worked in Berlin for the past two decades. Working with sound and performance\, he has presented work in several museums and galleries such as Museu de Arte Moderna (Rio de Janeiro)\, Museo Experimental El Eco (Mexico City)\, Emalin The Clerk (London) and Studio Hanniball (Berlin). First Epistle to the Amphibians is the first book of his poetry to appear in English translation. \n  \nChris Daniels is a feral translator of global Lusophone poetry. He has published seven books of translations: On the Shining Screen of the Eyelids by Josely Vianna Baptista\, with artwork by Francisco Faria (Manifest Press); Collected Poems of Alberto Caeiro and Collected Later Poems of Álvaro de Campos by Fernando Pessoa (Shearsman); The Hammer by Adelaide Ivánova (Commune Editions); un cuerpo negro / a black body by Lubi Prates (Nueva York Poetry Press)\, co-translated with Grace Holleran; One Impossible Step: Selected Poems of Orides Fontela (Nightboat); and Sometimes I Wonder If Fred Was Happy Here by Adelaide Ivánova (Tripwire). \n  \nChris Nealon is John Dewey Professor in the English Department at Johns Hopkins University. He has written three books of criticism: Foundlings: Lesbian and Gay Historical Emotion before Stonewall (2001)\, The Matter of Capital: Poetry and Crisis in the American Century (2011)\, and Infinity for Marxists: Essays on Poetry and Capital (2023). He is the co-editor\, with Colleen Lye\, of the collection After Marx: Literature\, Theory and Value in the 21st Century (2022). He is also the author of five books of poetry\, including The Shore\, which was a finalist for the 2020 National Critics’ Book Circle Award. His latest volume of poems is All About You (2024). He is currently completing a book called The Concept of Capital: Marx between The Relative and Absolute. \n  \nJames Loop is a writer from Central New York\, the author of several chapbooks\, and Metronome\, his debut poetry collection published by Winter Editions. His work has appeared in the Brooklyn Rail\, Harp & Altar\, Hot Pink\, Hyperallergic\, Lambda Literary\, Prelude\, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn and works as the Publicity Director for World Poetry. \n 
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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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SUMMARY:Radical Queer Reading Group: Let This Radicalize You (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we read radical leftist texts with a focus on queer liberation\, anti-capitalism\, and anti-colonialism. For May 13th\, we’re reading Let This Radicalize You\, by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba (Haymarket Books\, May 16\, 2023\, paperback\, $17.95).\n  \nWe’ll meet on Wednesday\, May 13th\, at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division in room 210 of The LGBT Community Center in the West Village\, 7-8 PM.\n  \nCopies of Let This Radicalize You\, by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba (Haymarket Books\, May 16\, 2023\, paperback\, $17.95) are available to purchase at the Bureau. Purchase the book before May 13th and receive 15% off ($15.25 instead of $17.95). Just mention the Radical Queer Reading Group when you check out.\n  \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us!\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011.
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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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