10 MARCH 2020
POETRY ATLANTA READING
WITH
JENNIFER K DICK
AND
LISA PASOLD
AT NORTHLAKE-BARBARA LOAR LIBRARY
3772 Lavista Rd, Tucker, Georgia
Poetry Atlanta presents
Lisa Pasold and Jennifer K. Dick. Lisa’s new book entitled The Riparian is a poetic narrative, and Jennifer’s Lilith: a novel in fragments.
Colin Kelley will host. Event is free and open to the public. It will take place
at the Northlake Library, in their meeting room. Books will be available to purchase and have signed. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Lisa
Pasold is a writer originally from Montreal, now based in New Orleans.
Her 2012 book of
poetry, Any Bright Horse was shortlisted for the
Governor General’s Award. Her first poetry collection, Weave, was called
“a masterpiece” by Geist Magazine; her second, A Bad Year for
Journalists was nominated for an Alberta Book Award and turned into a
theatre piece premiering in Toronto. Her poems have appeared in
magazines such as Fence and New American Writing. She is the author of
the historical literary novel, Rats of Las Vegas. Lisa leads a "Write
Every Day" workshop, which is a discussion about the evolution of a
daily writing practice, be it a diary or fiction, poetry or
quickly-jotted observation. Lisa spent twenty years living in Paris as a
writer, lecturer, and journalist. Her features have appeared in diverse
publications including The Chicago Tribune and Billboard. She is the
host and co-writer of Discovery World’s TV travel show Paris Next Stop.
Lisa is also the creator of “Improbable Walks,” story-telling walks
focused on legends and place memory. She has created these art walks to
critical acclaim for festivals and gallery residencies in cities such as
New Orleans, Halifax, and Paris. Her most recent poetry book, The
Riparian, is an exploration of a river ghost story.
Jennifer K
Dick is an author originally from Iowa residing in France for the past
20+ years who has
published 6 chapbooks and 3 full length poetry books,
most recently Lilith: A Novel in Fragments. Her fourth full-length book
That Which I Touch Has No Name is forthcoming from Eyewear Press, London
in October 2020. She is also a teacher with a PhD in Comparative Lit
from Université de Paris III, a translator, critic, and events organizer
who has gotten more deeply involved in collaborative projects over
these past years: writing for and with dancer Olivier Gabrys for
performances, composing an annual chapbook with 3 other poets in Paris,
and doing a word/poetry installation on a building in the SBB Banhof of
Basel, Switzerland, during a Regional Art residency. She teaches
American Lit and Civ at the Université de Haute Alsace in Mulhouse,
France, and curates a monthly bilingual reading series for American and
French authors called Ivy Writers Paris. She also co-directs the Ecrire
l’Art residency for French authors with Director Sandrine Wymann at La
Kunsthalle Mulhouse Centre d’Art Contemporain.
Collin Kelley is
the author of the poetry collections Midnight in a Perfect World, Better
To Travel,
Slow To Burn, After the Poison, and Render, chosen by the
American Library Association for its 2014 Over the Rainbow Book List. He
is also the author of The Venus Trilogy of novels – Conquering Venus,
Remain In Light, and Leaving Paris. Remain In Light was the runner-up
for the 2013 Georgia Author of the Year Award in Fiction and a 2012
finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction. Kelley is also the author
of the short story collection, Kiss Shot. A recipient of the Georgia
Author of the Year Award, Deep South Festival of Writers Award and
Goodreads Poetry Award, Kelley’s poetry, reviews, essays and interviews
have appeared in magazines, journals and anthologies around the world.
