Issue 1 Is Coming!

We are very pleased to announce that Issue 1 of our magazine will be released — if all goes as planned — on Monday, June 14th.  We have been working very hard on curating and laying out the more than 30 poems and visual art pieces that we’ve selected, and can’t wait to show you the final product.  Check back on the blog for sneak peeks and other updates in the next week or so.

June 2010 Community Calendar is Live

We’ve updated the Community Calendar for the month of June, and as usual, we welcome any corrections and additions that you may have for us.  This month, we’re pleased to be able to feature some cool Asian American literary events happening in Minneapolis, in addition to the cities we regularly cover:  June 7th is the registration deadline for the amazing-sounding Lao American Writers’ Conference that will be held at the LOFT Literary Center this August; the LOFT will also be holding an event featuring graphic novelist Gene Yang on June 18th. We look forward to continuing to cover events at the LOFT in future months.

June LR Blog Features: Barbara Jane Reyes, Indivisible, and More

During the past three months, we’ve mostly focused on themed posts, but this summer we’ll be returning to our regular blog content.  Some things to anticipate: our staff writer Ada Yee recently had the opportunity to conduct an interview with Barbara Jane Reyes — look out for her remarks about poetry, history, and community on the blog tomorrow; we also had the pleasure of meeting some of the editors of Indivisible (the first-ever anthology of South Asian American poetry) back in April, and are excited to announce that during the next couple of months, our staff writer Supriya Misra will be running a couple of feature posts on their work.  We’ll also be continuing with weekly prompts and with our editorial columns Friends & Neighbors and Editors’ Picks.

Thank you so much, once again, for all you’ve done in responding to our posts and spreading the word about us.  We are so thrilled to finally be rounding the home stretch into Issue 1 — and are ever grateful for your support.

Sincerely,

Iris & Mia
LR Editorial Staff

Berkeley

PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Awards
Sunday, December 6 | 3-6 p.m.
Anna’s Jazz Island
2120 Allston Way

Chicago

First Friday Chicago Poetry Love-In
+ Book Release for Cram 7: Poetry of Celebration
Friday, December 4 | 7 p.m.
Cafe Ballou
939 N. Western Ave.
Arrive early; bring a folding chair if possible

A Night of Bedlam Balladry
(Open Mic at Bon Bon Vietnamese Sandwiches)
Monday, December 7 | 8 to 10 p.m. (sign-ups begin at 7)
2333 W. North Ave, Bucktown

New York City

The Life and Death of Joshua Zweig [by Lauren Yee, dir. Marie Darden]
December 3-6
2009 Winter Forum Festival
The Looking Glass Theatre
422 W. 57th St.
General Admission: $18

TerraNOVA presents: Subterranean
(feat. Patrick Rosal, Martin Dockery, and LPFunk)
Thursday, December 3 | 10 p.m.
D-Lounge 101 East 15th Street
beneath the Daryl Roth Theatre
$10 Entry + 1 Drink Minimum

Best New Poets 2009 Reading Series
Saturday, December 5 | 7 p.m.
KGB Lit Bar
85 E. 4th St

Yoshiko Chuma’s Hold the Clock (A Reading)
dir. Yoshiko Chuma; performed by Yoshiko Chuma, Ursula Eagly, Jun Kim & Mina Nishimura
Saturday, December 5, 2009 | 7 p.m.
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
123 4th Ave, 2nd FL
Tickets by donation at the door.

Poetiks and Politiks: Writers of Color Read
Sunday, December 6 | 5 p.m.
FREE! – at the Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowerey (btwn. Houston and Bleeker)

“Out of the Archive: Progress and Community” Panel
(part of the Dialogues in Visual Arts Series)
sponsored by the Asian American Arts Centre
Wednesday, December 9 | 7-9 p.m.
BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
19 Chambers St. | $5 Admission (includes refreshments)

Philadelphia

IlluminAsian Film Series: The Betrayal
Friday, December 4 | 7 p.m.
The Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine St.
FREE (donations gladly accepted)

San Francisco

Pinay Stories: Connection, Memory, Roots
presented by Babae SF and Gabriela USA
Saturday, December 5 | 8 p.m.
Off Market Theater
965 Mission St. #250
Tickets: $12

Community & Academic Writing Programs: A Panel for Emerging Writers
Presented by PAWA & Achiote Press
Sunday, December 6 | 2 p.m.
San Francisco Public Library, Latino Room B (lower level)
100 Larkin at Grove
FREE and open to the public; refreshments provided

Santa Monica, CA

Jude Narita in “From the Heart”
December 3-5 at 8 p.m. | December 6 at 3 p.m.
Miles Memorial Playhouse
1130 Lincoln Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Tickets: $12-$15

Washington, D.C.

Poetics of Labor: Poetry Inspired by Stories of Labor and Migrants
feat. Naomi Ayala and John Olivares Espinoza
December 5 at 11 am and 2 pm | December 6 at noon and 3 pm
National Museum of American History (in the “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program” Gallery)
14th & Constitution Ave., NW
FREE