1. 10 Oct


    The November installment of THE BIG BIG MESS READING SERIES brings you poetry and prose from Kyle Minor, Catherine Wagner, Maria Varonis, & Mike Krutel. It’s going to be predatory. Friday November 4 / Annabell’s Bar & Lounge / 6-9PM

    The November installment of THE BIG BIG MESS READING SERIES brings you poetry and prose from Kyle Minor, Catherine Wagner, Maria Varonis, & Mike Krutel. It’s going to be predatory. Friday November 4 / Annabell’s Bar & Lounge / 6-9PM

     

  2. 21 Sep


    THE BIG BIG MESS is a big big fan of Nick Demske and his book of poems from Fence called NICK DEMSKE. Nick read at Mac’s Backs Bookstore in Cleveland on Tuesday night during his book tour. Here’s a poem called “Wacko” from his manuscript STARFUCKER.

     

  3. 7 Sep


    Nate Pritts reads his poem “American Water,” from BARN OWL REVIEW, at THE BIG BIG MESS READING SERIES, September 2011.

     

  4. 7 Sep


    Adam Fell walked out of the mist, road-weary and ready to make something happen. Here, he reads the poem “Coffin Tree” from his recent collection I AM NOT A PIONEER (H_NGM_N BOOKS).

     

  5. 7 Sep


    If Matthew Guenette’s poem don’t make you smile then you’re probably Republican.

    Here, Guenette reads from his new collection, AMERICAN BUSBOY (University of Akron Press), as well as a new poem, forthcoming in FORKLIFT, OHIO, at the September BIG BIG MESS READING SERIES.

     

  6. 7 Sep


    October will feature poetry from David Dodd Lee, Louise Mathias, Lesley Jenike, Joshua Butts, & Tony Vickers. Check out our UPCOMING EVENTS page for complete info. Bring your walrus & your weird! Drinks and hangout start at 6pm. Readings start at 7pm.

    October will feature poetry from David Dodd Lee, Louise Mathias, Lesley Jenike, Joshua Butts, & Tony Vickers. Check out our UPCOMING EVENTS page for complete info.

    Bring your walrus & your weird! Drinks and hangout start at 6pm. Readings start at 7pm.

     

  7. 4 Sep


    Wrecking ball made man Matt Hart reads a new poem, “The Power is Wrong,” at the September BIG BIG MESS READING SERIES.

     

  8. 19 Aug


    GUENETTE / PRITTS / FELL / HART // BIG BIG SUPER MESS READING SERIES September 2nd @ Annabell’s Bar & Lounge in Akron, OH. Festivities begin at 6pm, readings at 7pm. Come early to hang out and meet everyone. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY sponsored by Forklift, Ink & H_NGM_N Books. IT DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN THIS!

    GUENETTE / PRITTS / FELL / HART // BIG BIG SUPER MESS READING SERIES

    September 2nd @ Annabell’s Bar & Lounge in Akron, OH. Festivities begin at 6pm, readings at 7pm. Come early to hang out and meet everyone.

    FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY sponsored by Forklift, Ink & H_NGM_N Books.

    IT DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN THIS!

     

  9. 24 Jul


    Operatives of THE BIG BIG MESS have captured Jason Bredle & Noah Falck & will allow them to read their poems, with local agents Joel Lee &Sam Snodgrass, on August 12 at Annabell’s Bar & Lounge @ 782 W. Market Street from 7-9pm. Win free books by bobbing for apples. Have a mixed drink with red soda. It’s going to be an underground celebration. Jason Bredle is the author of three books and three chapbooks, most recently Smiles of the Unstoppable and The Book of Evil. He lives in Chicago. Noah Falck is the author of three chapbooks, most recently Life As A Crossword Puzzle. His work has recently appeared or will appear in such journals as Sentence: a Journal of Prose Poetics, Green Mountains Review, Forklift Ohio, Bat City Reivew, and La Petite. He teaches 4th grade in Dayton, Ohio. More at noahfalck.org

    Operatives of THE BIG BIG MESS have captured Jason Bredle & Noah Falck & will allow them to read their poems, with local agents Joel Lee &Sam Snodgrass, on August 12 at Annabell’s Bar & Lounge @ 782 W. Market Street from 7-9pm. Win free books by bobbing for apples. Have a mixed drink with red soda. It’s going to be an underground celebration.

    Jason Bredle is the author of three books and three chapbooks, most recently Smiles of the Unstoppable and The Book of Evil. He lives in Chicago.

    Noah Falck is the author of three chapbooks, most recently Life As A Crossword Puzzle. His work has recently appeared or will appear in such journals as Sentence: a Journal of Prose Poetics, Green Mountains Review, Forklift Ohio, Bat City Reivew, and La Petite. He teaches 4th grade in Dayton, Ohio. More at noahfalck.org

     

  10. 18 Jul



    Noah Falck to read with Jason Bredle / August 12

    Noah Falck is now part of the party! And what a party it is. He will join Jason Bredle for the reading on August 12. Dig it. This is a picture of Noah. 

                                                

    Noah Falck is the author of three chapbooks, most recently Life As A Crossword Puzzle.  His work has recently appeared or will appear in such journals as Sentence: a Journal of Prose Poetics, Green Mountains Review, Forklift Ohio, Bat City Reivew, and La Petite. He teaches 4th grade in Dayton, Ohio. More at noahfalck.org