Lame House at the 17th Annual Poets House Showcase

If you haven't checked it out already, time is running out for the 17th Annual Poets House Showcase . Among the over 2,000 titles, you will find recent Lame House chapbooks This is Why I Hurt You by Kate Greenstreet and Policy Instrument by Franklin Bruno.

Here are the official details:

Saturday, April 4 – Saturday, April 11
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 4, 1:00 - 4:00PM

Catch an eyeful of what's happening in poetry today with this inspiring display of all the new poetry and poetry-related books published in the United States in 2008 and the first few months of 2009. From micro-press chapbooks to masterworks from major commercial publishers to DVDS and CDs, over 2,000 titles are gathered together for one week in the landmark Jefferson Market Branch Library.

@ The New York Public Library, Jefferson Market Branch, 425 Sixth Avenue (at West 10th Street). For library hours, call (212) 243-4334. Admission free. For more information, call Poets House at (212) 431-7920 or visit our web site at www.poetshouse.org

New Review of Claire Becker's Untoward!

In the newly-launched web-based Xantippe, Cristin Bishara reviews Claire Becker's Untoward.  You can read the review here.  And, if you weren't able to get a copy of Untoward before it sold out, you may still be in luck.  Later this year, Lame House hopes to make available again all of its unavailable titles.  Stay tuned.

This is Why I Hurt You voted Best Book or Chapbook of 2008

Black Ocean Press asked small press editors to select the best books of 2008, and Kate Greenstreet's This is Why I Hurt You came in on top. You can see the other results here, and you can order the chapbook (very few copies remaining) here.

Kate Greenstreet's This is Why I Hurt You

Pamela Hart reviews Kate Greenstreet's This is Why I Hurt You in the new issue of Galatea Resurrects.  You can read the review here.  There are still a couple of copies left--please scroll down to order.

Now Available - Franklin Bruno's Policy Instrument

Franklin Bruno's new chapbook Policy Instrument is now available from Lame House Press. Hand-bound and printed in a limited edition of 200 copies. Cover art by Dietmar Krumrey.

To order: send a check made out to Gina Myers to 5063 Maybrook Drive, Saginaw, MI 48603, or use the PayPal button below. $8.00 postpaid.

SOLD OUT 3/30 - New Kate Greenstreet Chapbook!

After being available for pre-order for several months, Lame House is pleased to finally announce the official publication of Kate Greenstreet's This is Why I Hurt You. This chapbook is hand-bound in a limited edition of 200 copies. Due to a large number of pre-orders, there are very few copies still available for sale so please act now. You can purchase This is Why I Hurt You by using the PayPal below. Or, you can send a check made out to Gina Myers to 5063 Maybrook Drive, Saginaw, MI 48603.

Kate Greenstreet
This is Why I Hurt You
Limited edition chapbook

UPDATE 3/30/09: SOLD OUT

Reminder: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser Tonight!

Friday, September 5 at 7pm at the KGB Bar in Manhattan's East Village, there will be a poetry reading and fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Readers include David Lehman, Meghan Punschke, Amy King, and Ana Bozicevic.  There will be raffles for prizes including books and other publications from small presses.  Full details here.