Shuttered for the Season

Catch us next summer,
in the meantime, mosey on over here for further ministrations

7PM

Yes, the reading is at 7PM
man, nothing gets past you guys.



photo: Jim Behrle

The Boys of Summer

I get so sentimental this time of year, and even though I'm not heading back to school [full-time]the slight break in the oppressive heat signifies a return to some semblance of responsibility [read no more umbrella drinks. Dang.] But, to lift your spirits in these waning days, the very last installment of the vacation house reading series features two of new york's poetic movers and shakers. Come and let their industriousness wash over you.


MATVEI YANKELEVICH is a volunteer editor at Ugly Duckling
Presse. He translates from Russian (Daniil Kharms,
Alexander Vvedensky, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and others). His
long poem, "The Present Work," is becoming available in
chapbook form thanks to Palm Press. He is the co-translator
of "OBERIU: An Anthology of Russian Absurdism" just out
this summer from Northwestern University Press. His
translations of the works of Daniil Kharms are forthcoming
in 2007 from Ardis/Overlook.
poems here, here. and an essay


JORDAN DAVIS is the host of The Million Poems Show, a live poetry talk
show. In April, he hosted the first Flarf Festival at the Medicine
Show Theater. With Chris Edgar, he edits the literary journal *The
Hat*, and along with Sarah Manguso, edited the anthology *Free
Radicals: American Poets before Their First Books*. He has written
about poetry for Vanitas, the Village Voice and Fence's
ConstantCritic.com site, and his poems are forthcoming in Volt and the
Boston Review. His second collection of poems will be published later
this year.
Jordan knows poems [on commission]; Jordan knows reviews; Jordan knows blogs; Jordan knows banter

Flarf You

oh man, I don't know what to say about the upcoming reading except that I have no idea what to expect. I'm titilated. and you should be too. Same Bat-time, Same Bat-channel. [Wed. 7pm]

JIM BEHRLE's *She's My Best Friend* is due out from Pressed Wafer in the Fall.
He is widely rumored to be a member of the shadowy editorial order of the
online magazine can we have our ball back? And his various on-line
shenanigans can be found all over the internet.


Poet and cartoonist GARY SULLIVAN is the author of *How to Proceed in
the Arts* and, with Nada Gordon, *Swoon*. He has published two issues
of his comic book, *Elsewhere*, and is currently working on a book of
translations of poetry by Ernst Herbeck.
Read Gary's Blog, the 'flarf files', & Poetry, poetry poetry


Has anyone seen this man????

Our lovely readers

Good looking & talented

Photo courtesy of Alex Young.

Finally, acknowledgement from the Literary Establishment

Thanks for the *shout-out*, Abby. You can *chat about* me any time you like.

In other news, I am a "bright and decent human being"
who knew.

Teacher and Student

VacationHouse is returning to its Wednesday [7pm] schedule this week. We are featuring a rare treat this week--a student reading alongside her former teacher. I fully expect some version of the following exchange:
'The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the master.'
'Only a master of evil, Jess.'
'Your powers are weak, old man.'
'You can't win, Jess. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.'

ah, if only. Still, in spite of its non-violent nature, the reading should be full of sparks...

JESSICA FJELD was selected by Lyn Hejinian as the recipient of the
Poetry Society of America's New York Chapbook Fellowship in 2006. Her
poems are forthcoming in the next issue of the Backwards City Review,
and have previously appeared in the Columbia Review. Like 2.6 million
other people, she lives in Brooklyn.
Find work here [and here]

TIMOTHY DONNELLY is the author of Twenty-Seven Props for a Production of Eine Lebenszeit and Poetry Editor of Boston Review. He lives in Brooklyn.
Find work here, here, and here

Poets with Italian Surnames

Though I was rooting for the French, Vacation House, in its eternal wisdom, has arranged itself in perfect form to celebrate Italy's world championship with readings from two phenomenal poets who just happen to have Italian surnames. Come McNally Robinson tomorrow [Monday] and revel. No headbutts, i promise.

SARAH MANGUSO is the author of two poetry collections, *Siste Viator* and *The Captain Lands in Paradise.* Her first story collection, *Hard to Admit and Harder to Escape,* is forthcoming from McSweeney's Books in 2007. She teaches at the Pratt Institute and lives in Brooklyn.

Find work here, here, and here.

PAUL VIOLI's eleventh book of poems, *Overnight*, will be published this
winter. He is the recipient of the Zabel Award from the American Academy of Arts
and Letters and numerous other poetry awards. He teaches at Columbia and
in the MFA program at New School.

Find work here, here and here
Paul also has a modern american poet's page, for those of you who are planning on writing a paper about the reading...