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Doors at 6:00 pm, show at 7:00 pm

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies

First Thursday (EXCEPT JULY!!!) of every month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater.

Together with co-curator John K Lawson, I am excited to take over the reins from the series founder Peter Jacob Streitz.

galère: [French (galƐr) noun. A group of people having a
common interest, esp. a coterie of undesirable people.]

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies is held the first Thursday of each month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.

June performers: Bibbe Hansen, Jee Leong Koh, and Rik Letendre

Hosted by Jane Ormerod and John K. Lawson

$10 suggested donation to be shared among performers.

Doors at 6:00 pm for socializing, Show at 7pm.

Doors at 6:00 pm, show at 7:00 pm

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies

First Thursday of every month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater.

Together with co-curator John K Lawson, I am excited to take over the reins from the series founder Peter Jacob Streitz.

galère: [French (galƐr) noun. A group of people having a
common interest, esp. a coterie of undesirable people.]

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies is held the first Thursday of each month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.

May performers: Jill Dearman, Bobby Miller, and barb morrison

Hosted by Jane Ormerod and John K. Lawson

$10 suggested donation to be shared among performers.

Doors at 6:00 pm for socializing, Show at 7pm.

Jill Dearman writes socially-engaged crime fiction, with an emphasis on queer history, and intersectional feminism. Her books include The Uncanny Case of Gilles/Jeannette – a gender-swapped twist on Jekyll and Hyde that takes place in Depression-era Hudson. Jill writes a weekly Meta-Astrology column for Trixie’s List.

Bobby Miller is a performance poet, writer, actor, and photographer. His photo books include Fabulous! A Photographic Diary Of Studio 54 and Wigstock. He is the recipient of a Jackie 60 Lifetime Achievement Award, four Jackie 60 Awards, and a NYC Glamie Award.

barb morrison (they/them) is a top 5 billboard dance chart songwriter and platinum record producer for numerous artists such as blondie, rufus wainwright, and franz ferdinand. they have just released their first book entitled bottoming for god – a story about gender euphoria, sobriety, old skool NY, true love, past lives, and coming home.

Doors at 6:00 pm, show at 7:00 pm

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies

First Thursday of every month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater.

Together with co-curator John K Lawson, I am excited to take over the reins from the series founder Peter Jacob Streitz.

galère: [French (galƐr) noun. A group of people having a
common interest, esp. a coterie of undesirable people.]

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies is held the first Thursday of each month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.

May performers: Slink G Moss, Alyson Pou, and Mary McLaughlin Slechta

Hosted by Jane Ormerod and John K. Lawson

$10 suggested donation to be shared among performers.

First Thursday of every month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater.

Together with co-curator John K Lawson, I am excited to take over the reins from the series founder Peter Jacob Streitz.

galère: [French (galƐr) noun. A group of people having a
common interest, esp. a coterie of undesirable people.]

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies is held the first Thursday of each month at Hudson’s historic Park Theater. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.

April’s readers: Rebecca R. Borrer, Jenniffer Claroscura, and David Lawton

Park Theater, 723 Warren St, Hudson 12534

“Welcome To A Galère Of Poetic Autopsies, Park Theater’s Monthly Literary Event! This Galère Gathering Isn’t About The Poems, But The Poet’s Muse, How The Verse Came To Be. The Inspiration For The Poem. So If Writers Write To Expose Themselves And Actors Act To Hide Themselves . . . Poets Pose As Spiritual Coroners—Examining Both The Living And The Dead—Via Self-Evisceration. A Psychic Operation That Allows The Assemblage To Decide If The Work’s DNA Is That Of An Archangel . . . Or Frankenstein.”

Featured poets: Gordon Scarritt, Jane Ormerod, and Dmitry Wild

MC - Peter Jacob Streitz

Free Entry. Pay bar / small bites

Doors open at 6:00 pm

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