Hey, Observables. I hope you'll show your support by putting a buck in the hat and maybe forwarding the link to some friends. http://observable.org/dollar/...
Donate any amount before midnight tonight (http://observable.org/dollar/) and receive a FREE "Readings @ The Contemporary" anthology, containing poems by...
I believe in democracy. I believe in grassroots in their tiniest form. I believe that without thousands of small supporters, there's no franchise. I refuse to...
I hope you all will join me in welcoming the Robins this Thursday night. They're flying in from all over the place - Chicago, New York, Tuscaloosa.. Farm Team...
Hey, Observable people. I'd appreciate your help in getting the news out about next week's TEN JENS reading. Toward that end, I've prepared a small, attractive...
Hey everyone: The Ten Jens are making their way into town, snow notwithstanding. I hope you'll come out to Bottleworks and hear each Jen read a short selection...
Feb 14 - Valentine's Day / Song Lyrics Open Mic Are you old enough? will you be ready when I call you bluff? Is my timing right? did you save your love for me...
I'm excited about the final two readings of the Observable season. They are going to be SOLID, and I hope you'll save the dates: March 8 (Woodward, Miller, and...
Hey everyone - Here's a reminder that tomorrow night is the second-to-last reading of the 06-07 season, and it will be one of the best ever. No kidding-- these...
Folks- Bad news/ good news today. Dan Chiasson, our featured reader for April 5th, says he forgot about the reading. Joy Katz, who is the writer in residence ...
Everyone, I'm sending this as a special notice to make sure you receive it. (1) I am reading tonight at Schlafly Bottleworks. The event, sponsored by my...
Check it out, everyone - http://observable.org/readings/ If you see anything amiss, please let me know, and I'll fix it. Next up: 2007-08 season poster,...
Friends, Please consider nominating Observable Books & Readings for a Missouri Arts Award. MAC does fund the series, and I believe we¹re doing important work...
Dear Observable friends, The 07-08 poster arrived yesterday and is very, very beautiful. If you'd like me to hand you one, mail you one, drop off a few at...
Gabriel is coming to read in the Observable series on November 1 (http://observable.org/ readings/). + + + + + + + DATE: 08/08/07 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RE:...
Hey Observaballers, On September 6... less than two weeks from now ... Chicago poet Tony Trigilio, author of The Lama's English Lessons, editor of Court Green,...
Hey everyone, I hope you'll come on Thursday and say hi, pick up a poster, drink some beer, hear Allison and Tony. There's a nice writeup in the "Arts...
Dear Observable folks, It's shaping up to be a rainy, gloomy evening in St. Louis. I hope you'll remember that the Trigilio/Funk reading begins at 8PM at ...
[Sorry about that. The benefit dinner is happening on Saturday, October 6th.] + + + + + + + Hey everyone - Get your reservations in soon, as there are only 16...
Please pass this along to mailing lists, English departments, writers and artsy hipsters in your address book, etc. These three poets are some of the funniest...
In today's Riverfront Times... Best Reading Series (2007) Observable Readings A good reading series brings famous authors to town, introduces them to the...
Observable friends, Here are the three readers coming THIS THURSDAY NIGHT. Check out their work at their websites. You won't want to miss out... Daniel...
Mary Jo Bang will be reading from her new book, Elegy, tonight at seven PM at Left Bank Books. I reviewed this book for the Post-Dispatch a couple of weeks...
Hey everyone - Maybe you've heard the "poetry moment" running this week on KDHX. The featured poet Gabriel Fried is reading tomorrow night at Bottleworks. If...
For anyone interested in American literature, culture, or even history, tonight's performance is not to be missed. I'm kicking it off with some fairly rowdy...