Join us as we celebrate Michael&rsquo\;s n ew poetry collection\, \;In Case of Flood Stand on This Book... It's D ry English\, and his 85th birthday! The reading will be hosted by Mike Son ksen.
\nSpecial guests: Adelaide Jarnot\, Sasha Brenner\, Louie Hill coat\, Olive Gamble\, and Alexandra Nagler&mdash\; all recently published in Mystic Boxing Commission&rsquo\;s Under the Tree \;anthologies.
\nMichael C. Ford \;has been publishing steadily s ince 1970 and is credited with over 28 volumes of print documents. He has been featured on approximately 65 spoken word tracks since 1985\, includin g episodes from California Artists Radio Theatre productions\, as well as four solo recordings. His debut vinyl\, Language Commando\, received a Gra mmy nomination in 1987\, and his book of selected poems\, Emergency Exits (1998)\, earned a Pulitzer nomination on the first ballot. His poetic narr ative\, VIETNAM / PEACE CASUALTIES\, published online for the November 3rd Club\, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2006. His first CD\, Fire Es capes\, was released in 1995 by New Alliance Records &\; Tapes. In 2010 \, he produced 20TH Century Goodbye\, a collaboration with original music by the East Coast post-punk alternative band Psychic TV. Hen House Studios has been promoting and marketing his 2014 CD\, Look Each Other in the Ear s. This album\, available in both vinyl and CD formats\, features an impre ssive lineup of musicians\, including surviving members of the 1960s theat er rock quartet\, The Doors.
\nMike Sonksen\, a thi rd-generation Angeleno\, is a poet\, an essayist\, and the author of Lette rs to My City. He teaches at Verbum \;Dei \;Jesuit High School.
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