Natalie Lyalin's Blog, page 2

Reading Tonight!

The Aquarius Rising / Try A Little Time Travel "tour" begins tonight!

Metro Rythm reading series, 8 pm, Blue Angel Wines!

Ben Fama, Garrett Kalleberg, Kostas Anagnopoulos, and Natalie Lyalin!

New Poems in New Places

I have a poem in the new issue of We Are Champion

Issue #3 is Cezarija Arbatis, Mark Leidner, Anne Cecelia Holmes, Sasha Fletcher, Natalie Lyalin, Salvatore Pane, Thomas Patrick Levy, Kyle Winkler, Carolyn Zaikowski, Sean Kilpatrick, Elaine Kahn,
Gregory Sherl, Donora Hillard.

And some poems in the new new Esque

In ISSUE 1:OETRY is the kitchen sink.Charles Bernstein. Bei Dao. Tamiko Beyer.

Ryan Marshall's Mission

Ryan Marshall wants to educate and raise awarness about SMS, or Smith Magenis Syndrome. He is raising money for research with the help of some musician friends who put together the wonderful
album, Do Fun Stuff. You can purchase the album on itunes or make a donation - 100% of the proceeds will go toward SMS research.

Also, if you have a blog and want to get involved, you can use this handy

On Covers

Below is Weezer's new album cover. And here is the explanation. I am obviously very happy about this!

On another cover note, Anna Pinkas drew the cover of Try A Little Time Travel using my very
vague description  and her obviously giant talent.

I think it turned out beautifully.  Please check out her other work here.

Like A Double Rainbow!

This week/end in New York City is going to be joyful to the nth degree.

Starting with this: 7.22.10 - Heather Christle, Dorothea Lasky, and Maggie Nelson read at McNally Jackson Books @ 7pm. (52 Prince St)

Then! 7.24.10 Dear friends will get married!

7.24.10 & 7.25.10 Popsickle: A Festival Of Literary Arts!

Saturday, 3-8pm, Sunday1-5pm

Market Hotel, 957 Broadway, Brooklyn.

Here is who will

Try A Little Time Travel (if you are moved to do so)

I have a chapbook forthcoming from Ugly Duckling Presse. It is called Try A Little Time Travel, and if you wish,  you can now pre-order it. Officially, it comes out in July.


This fall and winter Ben Fama and I are going to do a series of reading in NYC (and maybe in some other places). Ben wrote the magnificent Aquarius Rising (UDP 2010), which is now shipping to lucky people all over the

Many Thanks Abound

Back in the temporary VA home where all my things live in the basement. I wanted to say a big big shiny thank you to everyone who set up the readings, housed us, and came to hear us read. Philadelphia: Ben Orlock and all the good folks at Book Space. Wash, DC: Adam Robinson and Dan Brady, and the good people of Barrelhouse and Publishing Genuis. And Janet and Vade for housing us and having fresh

tour tour

1. Tour underway. Two great readings (one in Philly and one in DC). Thanks to Ben Orlock in Philly
and Dan Brady and Adam Robinson in DC for the goodness of the readings.

2. Check out Mike Young's awesome tour diary.

3. Here we are at the White House. Hoping to see Michelle O gardening (alas, it did not happen).





4. Right on. Next up, Richmond, VA!

Going On The (American) Road!

During June 16th-24th I will be on the road in the company of Rachel B. Glaser and Mike Young!We will read at the places below:Wed, June 16th, Philadelphia, PA @ Book Space, 1113 Frankford Avenue(just south of E. Girard Ave) Th, June 17th, Washington DC, Barrelhouse Presents, @ 7 pm, Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St NW, (w/ Adam Robinson & Ric Royer)Fri, June 18th, Richmond, VA @ Chop Suey

Good Thing and Strange Thing

Good Thing:

Really an excellent thing, a most lovely thing. It's called Disco Prairie Social Aid & Pleasure Club, and it's a small book of many poets and a few lines from their poems. It's a book of lines from poems from all over.

For example, Jack Christian has a few lines from "Family System" which was in Diagram 8.2, and Laura Solomon has lines from the poem "28 Graves Avenue" from her book