52nd City

Monday: Poetry @ Duff's

Since I know my colleague in this joint, Stefene Russell, is probably too humble to note her involvement in a Monday event, I'll go ahead and do so. Via Ann Haubrich, here're some thoughts on Monday's event at Duff's, compliments of Poetry Scroes, heretofore known as Hoobellatoo:

Wanted to let you know about a fine poetry reading this coming Monday evening, Feb. 26, 7:30 pm at Duff’s in the Central West End . The event is free and produced by a new group in town, Poetry Scores, which is dedicated to the translation of poetry into other media.

The evening will begin with a reading by poet Stefene Russell, who also helps Janie and me host Literature for the Halibut on KDHX. Stefene is a lovely and funny poet.

The featured poet of the evening is K. Curtis Lyle, who will read from his hot-off-the-press book The Epileptic Camel Driver Speaks to a Refugee Death: Elegy for Fakin’ Floyd Raintree. The book is just as nice to look at and hold as to read because it is the work of the esteemed Firecracker Press, right here in St. Louis .

Curtis Lyle is an amazing poet –and his poetry is best experienced from a live reading. The latest issue of the St. Louis American says that Curtis’ poetry “is full of signs, portents, omens…..though Curtis writes narrative poetry, with characters and storylines, a plot description of his poems does them no justice.” It’s really worth checkin’ out, ‘specially on a rainy Monday night. What else you got to do?