Hand To Mouth/WORDS SPOKEN OUT #84

Join us for our last reading of the year as we welcome writers Angelika Quirk, who reads from her just released book, Unspooling, and Melanie Maier.

Angelika Quirk was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. She immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 18 and received a degree in German literature from UC Berkeley. Her poems have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies. She has published three books: After Sirens, Of Ruins and Rumors, and Unspooling which was published this year. Two of her books have been accepted for the library of the German American Heritage Museum, in Washington DC.

Melanie Maier’s poetry has been published in the Southern California Review, and South Carolina Review. Her first chapbook, The Land of Us, was published by Pudding House Press. She is the author of two other chap books, Scattering Wind, and Night Boats, from Conflux Press.

We will have light refreshments, including hot apple cider to keep out the chill, and our popular open mic after our features read. Tell your friends to come by, and share the magic of words and friends in our welcoming salon. Also, our partnership with neighborhood restaurants continue with a discount on the evening of the reading. Come in early if you want to grab a bite before hand!

Participating restaurants are:

Whipper Snapper– $3.00 Glass of Sangria, or $3.00 off a pitcher.

Cafe Arrivederci– 10% off dinner.

Lotus Chaat and Spices– 10% off dinner.

The Mayflower Pub– 25% off dinner.