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We have two reading series!
The House Party Reading Series
a salon-style reading
Hosted at a private residence in Durham, NC, the House Party Reading Series is a chance for writers and readers to hear some of the most exciting voices in contemporary letters… and then have a party. Head chef Ashley Nissler prepares the spread and the Bull City Press gang brings authors from all over the country to read new work.
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Bull City Press Presents
Located at Mettlesome Theater (in Golden Belt, 800 Taylor Street, Suite 9-156, Durham, NC, 27701), Bull City Press’s downtown reading series brings you poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from established and emerging writers. It’s paired with Golden Age, a comedy show that features one of our readers inspiring improv comedy. Free to the public if you arrive on time, $8 if you arrive when Golden Age begins.
Upcoming Readings
November 23 at 7:30 pm (book signing at 7:15): JP Allen & Andy Young with Simran Singh Jain and Golden Age Comedy
JP Allen’s poems have appeared in The Normal School, Tinderbox, and elsewhere. He has received an MFA in poetry from Johns Hopkins, as well as scholarships from the Vermont Studio Center and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference.
Andy Young’s second full-length collection, Museum of the Soon to Depart, is forthcoming from Carnegie Mellon University Press in October. She is also the author of All Night It Is Morning (Diálogos Press, 2014) and four chapbooks. Young grew up in southern West Virginia and has lived most of her adult life in New Orleans, where she teaches at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Her work has recently appeared in Identity Theory, Drunken Boat, and Michigan Quarterly Review. A graduate of Warren Wilson’s Program for Writers, her work has been translated into several languages, featured in classical and electronic music, in flamenco and modern dance performances, and in jewelry, tattoos, and public buses. andyyoung.org
Simran Singh Jain is a poet, activist, and abortion doula currently based in Durham, North Carolina. She is the National Membership Coordinator at SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, and uses her dedication to social justice and liberation to inform her poetry. Simran’s work has been published by the Academy of American Poets’, West Trade Review, the South Asian Sexual and Mental Health Alliance, Pennsylvania Bards Southeast Poetry Review, Nine Mile Literary Magazine, BigCityLit, and more. Her poem, An Almost Love Letter to an Almost Stranger, is nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She was also the editor of a book of poetry translated from Hindi, originally written by her Dadiji (grandmother) Sunita Jain.
Golden Age is an all-star cast of improvisers, Each night, they welcome one special guest to share art and insights. Their experiences inspired their work, now they inspire hilarious conversation and comedy.