Creative Writing MFA Reading Series, Past Events
2019
May 8: Student/Faculty Reading. Alexander Dermody, John High, Erica Hunt, Christina Kellagher, Lam Lai, Joseph Mannino, Jacob Matkov, Melanie Neilson, Bibiana Ossai, Breana Ricketts, Carol Telpha, Lewis Warsh, Kevin Xiong
2017
December 8: Student/Faculty Reading. Jack Carr, Alexa Carter-Rodriguez, Alexander Dermondy, Erica Hunt, Christina Kellagher, Lam Lai, Eugene Lim, Sandra Morris, Breana Ricketts, Carol Telpha, Lewis Warsh
October 27: Eugene Lim (Fall 2017 Visiting Writer)
May 3: Thesis Reading: Tatum Crawford, Sam Farhi, Lydia Flores, Sarah Kaplan Gould, Belynda Jones, Angus McLinn, Raquel Pimentel, Gabrielle Robinson, Daniel Vidal Soto
March 24: A Reading to Celebrate the Publication of visceral brooklyn issue 3.2 (featuring Idra Novey). With students Sam Farhi, Lydia Flores, Huma Sheikh, Angus McLinn, Omotara James, Belynda Jones, Tatum Crawford, Raquel Pimentel, Sarah Kaplan Gould, Christina Kellagher, Alexa Carter-Rodriguez
2016
November 18: A Reading to Welcome Erica Hunt, the new Parsons Family University Professor of Creative Writing. With MFA students Tatum Crawford, Sam Farhi, Lydia Flores, Sarah Kaplan Gould, Belynda Jones, Angus McLinn, Omotara James, Daniel Vidal Soto
May 4: MFA Thesis Reading: Katie Albany, Mike Atkinson, Malik Crumpler, Sarah Francois, Jessica Hagedorn, Barbara Henning, John High, Lindsay Infantino, Jocelyn Lieu, Luke Marcott, Melanie Martinez, Kimarlee Nguyen, Angela Nichols, Oliver St. John, Lewis Warsh
April 22: Meet the MFA @ LIU Brooklyn: MFA Candidates Read: Malik Crumpler, Sam Farhi, Sarah Francois, Sarah Kaplan Gould, Omotara James, Belynda Jones, Melanie Martinez, Angus McLinn, Kimarlee Nguyen, Angela Nichols, Luke Marcott, Daniel Soto, Oliver St. John
April 15: Meet the MFA @ LIU Brooklyn: Faculty & Visiting Writers Read: Jennifer K. Dick, Edward Foster, Barbara Henning, John High, Jocelyn Lieu, Uche Nduka, Murat Nemet-Nejat, Idra Novey, Lewis Warsh, Matvei Yankelevich
2015
December 4: MFA Reading at KGB Bar: Sarah Francois, Katie Albany, Oliver St. John, Lydia Flores, Melanie Martinez, Belynda Jones, Sam Farhi, Lindsay Infantino, Kimarlee Nguyen, Luke Marcott, Sarah Kaplan Gould, Tatum Crawford, Daniel Soto, Angela Nichols, Malik Crumpler
October 23: A Staged Reading of Tooth and Claw, an adaptation, by Lindsay Infantino, of T. C. Boyle's short story.
May 8: This Year's Graduates: Harry McEwan & Jake Matkov
April 17: MFA Reading at KGB Bar: Sarah Kaplan Gould, Sam Farhi, Kimarlee Nguyen, Melanie Martinez, Jake Matkov, Lindsay Infantino, Luke Marcott, Cherry Lou Sy, Harry McEwan
April 10: MFA Reading at KGB Bar: Sarah Francois, Oliver St. John, Belynda Jones, Katie Albany, Daniel Soto, Raquel Pimentel, Malik Crumpler, Angus McLinn, Tatum Crawford
2014
December 12: MFA Reading at KGB Bar: Harry McEwan, Jake Matkov, Kimarlee Nguyen, Oliver St. John, Tatum Crawford, Angus McLinn, Melanie Martinez, Luke Marcott, Lindsay Infantino, Malik Crumpler
December 5: MFA Reading at KGB Bar: Daniel Soto, Raquel Pimentel, Jack Carr, Gabby Robinson, Katie Albany, Kai Mills, Angela Nichols, Amyre Loomis, Sam Farhi, Belynda Jones, Sarah Kaplan Gould
November 7: One Foot Out the Door by Lewis Warsh: Reading, Book Signing & Reception
October 24: Murder Americana by Harry McEwan: A Play Reading in One Act & Author Q&A
May 9: MFA Students Graduating This Academic Year: Tina Barry, Chia-Lun Chang, Michael Grove, Tiani Kennedy, Julianne Lavallee, Dan Owen, Desiree Rucker, Shari Seraneau, Evan Thomas
May 4: Reading by (& Book Party for) Doretta Lau
May 2: MFA Reading at KGB Bar: Dan Owen, Kai Mills, Jake Matkov, Tina Barry, Amyre Loomis, Pam Arnett, Evan Thomas, Daniel Soto, Tiani Kennedy
April 11: MFA Reading at KGB Bar: Melanie Martinez, Jack Carr, Desiree Rucker, Oliver St. John, Chia-Lun Chang, Luke Marcott, Lindsay Infantino, Harry McEwan, Kimarlee Nguyen, Gabrielle Robinson
January 24: Jocelyn Lieu (Spring 2014 Visiting Writer)
2013
December 16: MFA Reading at KGB Bar: Pam Arnett, Tina Barry, Jack Carr, Harry Ewan, Lindsay Infantino, Tiani Kennedy, Melanie Martinez, Kai Mills, Kimarlee Nguyen, Desiree Rucker, Oliver St. John
December 13: MFA Reading at Unnameable Books: Chia-Lun Chang, Liz Dalton, Mike Grove, Julianne Lavallee, Amyre Loomis, Jake Matkov, Dan Owen, Gabrielle Robinson, Shari Saraneau, Daniel Soto
September 20: Matvei Yankelivich (Fall 2013 Visiting Writer)
August 7: Mirrors: A Reading by MFA Students Past & Present
July 26: Tell Me a Story: An Informal Reading & Potluck for MFA Students Past & Present & Faculty
June 28: By Night in Brooklyn: A Literary Reading by Students in Barbara Henning’s Summer MFA Class
May 29: Book Party for Vladimir Druk (former MFA Guest Writer), with Readings by John High, Tony Iantosca, and Lisa Rogal
May 8: Celebratory Reading by MFA students graduating in May 2013: Elspeth Macdonald, Lisa Rogal, Marita Downes, Asja Parrish, Felice Belle, Joey Infante, Sarah Anne Wallen
May 1: Ten-Minute Plays by Jessica Hagedorn’s Playwriting Students: Felice Belle, Chia-Lun Chang, Harry Ewan, Tiani Kennedy, Elspeth Macdonald, Desiree Rucker, Evan Thomas. Featuring Liz Dalton and Yani Perez
April 26: Up Close & Personal #2: Daniel Owen, Wendi Williams, Lisa Rogal, Liz Dalton, Kyle De Ocera, Amyre Loomis, Evan Thomas, Parmela Arnett, Marita Downes, Shari Seraneau, Tiani Kennedy, Sarah Anne Wallen, Felice Belle
April 19: Up Close & Personal #1: Michael Grove, Julianne Lavallee, Kia Mills, Elspeth Macdonald, Michael Atkinson, Desiree Rucker, Kaya Arnoux, Tina Barry, Chia-Lun Chang, Asja Parrish, Harry Ewan
March 20: Jonathan Lethem, reading from his work and in conversation with Jessica Hagedorn
2012
December 7: Don’t Do Anything Until I Get There #2: Asja Parrish, Kia Mills, Lisa Rogal, Amyre Loomis, Daniel Owen, Jon Jenkins, Marita Downes, Wendi Williams, Chia-Lunn Chang, Liz Dalton, Sarah Anne Wallen, Pamela Arnett, Joey Infante
November 20: Don’t Do Anything Until I Get There #1: Felice Belle, Michael Grove, Elspeth Macdonald, Tiani Kennedy, Tina Barry, Evan Thomas, Harry Ewan, Desiree Rucker, Kyle De Ocera, Shari Seraneau, Michael Atkinson, Julianne Lavallee, Kaya Arnoux
October 5: Anselm Berrigan (Fall 2012 Visiting Writer)
June 26: Students in Barbara Henning’s Creative Writing Seminar (ENG 528, Summer 2012): Mike Grove, Barbara Henning, Amyre Loomis, Julianne Lavalee, Felice Belle, Sarah Anne Wallen, Tiani Kennedy, Tina Barry
May 4: Graduating MFA Students: Alicia Berbenick, John Casquarelli, Aimee Herman, Micah Savaglio, Patia Braithwaite, Uche Nduka, Gulay Isik, Willie Perdomo, Tony Iantosca
April 20: Everything Happens to Me 2: Jessica Wedge, Michael Grove, Desiree Rucker, Aimee Herman, Amyre Loomis, Micah Savaglio, Pamela Arnett, Asja Parrish, Tina Barry, Joey Infante, Kaya Arnoux, Gulay Isik, Alicia Berbenick, Wendi Williams, Willie Perdomo
April 13: Everything Happens to Me 1: Felice Belle, Jacob Matkov, Kyle DeOcera, Patia Braithwaite, Marita Downes, Jon Jenkins, Lisa Rogal, Elspeth Macdonald, Daniel Owen, Shari Seraneau, John Casquarelli, Liz Dalton, Sarah Wallen, Tony Iantosca, Tiani Kennedy, Uche Nduka
January 27: Martha Southgate (Visiting Writer)
2011
December 2: Help Is On The Way 2: Tiani Kennedy, Tiani Kennedy, Pamela Arnett, Elspeth Macdonald, Desiree Rucker, Joey Infante, Aimee Herman, Felice Belle, Marita Downes, Michael Grove, Jon Jenkins, Shari Seraneau, Robyn Hillman-Harrigan, John Casquarelli, Gulay Isik, Willie Perdomo, Wendi Williams, Tony Iantosca
November 18: Help Is On The Way: Daniel Owen, Tina Barry, Liz Dalton, Michael Atkinson, Patia Braithwaite, Amyre Loomis, Kyle De Ocena, Jessica Wedge, Uche Nduka, Asja Parrish, Micah Savaglio, Alicia Berbenick, Willie Perdomo, Lisa Rogal
June 23: Students in Barbara Henning’s “Flash Fiction” Class (Summer Session)
May 11: Graduating MFA Students: Eric Alter, Christine Francavilla, Yani Gonzalez, Rachel Jackson, Tiffany Johnson, Jhon Sanchez, Mary Walker
April 28: Book Party for Jamey Jones (MFA alum)
April 13: Patricia Spears Jones (Visiting Writer) & Alicia Berbenick (MFA student). This event was co-sponsored with the English Department’s Voices of the Rainbow reading series
April 13: Book Party to celebrate new books from Jessica Hagedorn and Louis Parascandola
April 8: Every Time We Say Goodbye 2: Sarah Wallen, John Casquarelli, Liz Dalton, Tiffany Johnson, Uche Nduka, Jhon Sanchez, Marita Downes, Lisa Rogal, Micah Savaglio, Gulay Isik, Patia Braithwaite, Alicia Berbenick, Wendi Williams, Tony Iantosca
April 1: Every Time We Say Goodbye: Rachel Jackson, Eric Alter, Willie Perdomo, Elspeth Macdonald, Mary Walker, Kyle De Ocera, Christine Francavilla, Yani Gonzalez, Aimee Herman, Jon Jenkins, Tina Barry, Amyre Loomis, Jessica Wedge, Joe Infante. This reading was also a celebration of the publication of the first issues of Brooklyn Paramount and By the Overpass
March 25: Calvin Baker (Visiting Writer)
2010
December 14: Enter the Rhizome: Eric Alter, Alicia Berbenick, John Casquarelli, Kyle De Ocera, Yani Gonzalez, Aimee Herman, Tony Iantosca, Joe Infante, Rachel Jackson, Jamey Jones, Uche Nduka, Sarah Wallen, Mary Walker, Anne Waldman
December 10: Something to Remember You By: Alicia Berbenick, Liz Dalton, Eric Alter, Joe Infante, Desiree Rucker, Sarah Wallen, Uche Nduka, Yani Gonzalez, Christine Francavilla, Aimee Herman, Tony Iantosca, Patia Braithwaite, Lisa Rogal, Micah Savaglio, Wendi Williams, Jamey Jones
November 19: Quivering and Everything Else: Mary Walker, Jessica Wedge, Kyle DeOcena, Rachel Jackson, Willie Perdomo, Tiffany Johnson, Tina Barry, Jhon Sanchez, Elspeth Macdonald, Marita Downes, Amyre Loomis, Gulay Isik, John Casquarelli
October 29: Anne Waldman (Visiting Writer)
June 24: Transparent Summer: A Potluck Reading by Student’s in Barbara Henning’s “Traditions & Lineages” Class (Summer Session). Christine Francavilla, Tony Iantosca, Alicia Berbenick, Jessica Wedge, Rachel Jackson, Gulay Isik, followed by Open Reading
April 30: MFA Thesis Reading: Zahra Patterson, Christine Gans, Jon L. Peacock, Stephanie Gray, Danielle Moskowitz, Tejan Green, Tamara Lebron, Larry Young
April 16: The Best Thing For You Would Be Me: Yani Gonzalez, Mary Walker, Tejan Green, Jon Jenkins, Liz Dalton, Jessica Wedge, Elspeth MacDonald, Uche Nduka, Tamara Lebron, Eric Alter, John Casquarelli, Rachel Jackson, Stephanie Gray, Christine Francavilla, Christine Gans, Jon L. Peacock, Alicia Berbenick, Patia Braithwaite, Tony Iantosca, Gulay Isik, Jhon Sanchez, Wendi Williams, Jamey Jones
February 26: Alex Mindt (Visiting Writer)
2009
November 30: Let Me Tell You Something: Eric Alter, Alicia Berbenick, Patia Braithwaite, Christine Francavilla, Tejan Green, Gulay Isik, Tamara Lebron, Zahra Patterson, Mary Walker, Jessica Wedge
November 23: MFA’d in the Dooryard Blooming: Lily Almendarez, John Casquarelli, marita casartelli downes, Christine Gans, Yani Gonzalez, Stephanie Gray, Tony Iantosca, Rachel Jackson, Tiffany Johnson, Jamey Jones, Elspeth MacDonald, Uche Nduka, Jon L. Peacock, Giorgios Retsinas, Jhon Sanchez
November 13: Brenda Coultas (Visiting Writer)
June 25: Students from Barbara Hennings “Traditions & Lineages” Class (Summer Session). Lillian Grigas, Christine Gans, Eric Alter, Zahra Patterson, Stephanie Gray, Tiffany Johnson, Yoav Ben Yosef, Danielle Moskowitz, Liliana Almendarez, Yani Gonzalez, Shani Ferri-Manor, Jamey Jones
May 6: Through the Eyes of Another: A Fiction Reading (Hosted by Lewis Warsh). Christine Francavilla, Stephanie Gray, Tamara Lebron, Jon L. Peacock, Beatriz Rodriguez, Wendi Williams, Yoav Ben Yosef
May 3: There You Were: Creative Writing MFA Thesis Reading (Hosted by Lewis Warsh). Jeremy Beauregard, Yoav Ben Yosef, Christy Bright, Nell Del Giudice, Charulata Dyal, Lorinda Mouzon, Gary Parrish, Jessica Rogers, Anthony Williams
April 29: Emotion Du Jour: Playwriting Workshop Presentations (Hosted by Jessica Hagedorn). With special guest actors Zoe Anastassiou, Dustin Crouse, Jonathan Fried, Mia Katigbak & Martin Moran; reading the works of Liliana Almendarez, Alicia Berbenick, Marilyn Boutwell, Christine Francavilla, Yani Gonzalez, Elspeth Macdonald & Gary Parrish. Scene Narration by Jon Peacock
April 24: New Work: Anne Waldman & Jaime Manrique (Visiting Writers)
April 12: The Art of the Real: A Non-Fiction Reading (Hosted by Jaime Manrique)
April 9: John High & Andrea Libin (Hosted by Jaime Manrique)
April 8: Spoken Word in the Myth of Being: A Reading by Students in the Undergraduate Creative Writing Thesis Class. Alane Celeste, Michael Philip, Enid Hernandez, Barbara Mavrigiannakis, Leslie Conley, Kelly O'Connell, John High
March 29: Ars Poetica: Meditations on the Line & the Myth of Being (Hosted by John High). Eric Alter, Mike Atkinson, Jeremy Beauregard, John High, Tiffany Johnson, Danielle Moskowitz, Uche Nduka, Mary Walker, Giorgios Qure-Lacroix Retsinas
February 22: A Reading to Celebrate the Publication of Issue #17 of Downtown Brooklyn (Hosted by Wayne Berninger): Rudy Baron, Wayne Berninger, marita casartelli downes, Charulata Dyal, Christine Gans, Stephanie Gray, Kathleen Kesson, Matthew Nagin, Gary Parrish, Zahra Patterson, Jon Peacock, Howard Pflanzer, Giorgios Qure-Lacroix Retsinas, Jessica Rogers, P.J. Salber, Charles Thorne, Mike Traber, Lewis Warsh
2008
October 9: Cornelia Street Café Poetry Reading by MFA Candidates: Lilian Almendarez, Lewis Warsh Gary Parrish, Giorgios Qure-Lacroix Retsinas, Uche Nduka, Christine Gans, Stephanie Gray, Jamey Jones, Danielle Moskowitz, Zahra Patterson, Jon L. Peacock
May 2: A Reading by Graduate Students Who Are Graduating This Year: Charles Thorne, Margot Marie Nasti, Omayra Cruz, Jaime Barker, Lindsey Michael Miller
April 27 (and continued on May 7): Testimonio: Nonfiction (hosted by Deborah Mutnick). Dwayne Allen, Natasha Gilman, Omayra Cruz, Christine Gans, Joe Garnevicus, Mark Gilman, Elspeth Macdonald, Stephanie Marshall, Jalene Mojica, Jacqueline McCormick, Anna Penny, Sri Raman, Michelle Solomon, Charles Thorne
April 13: Eros & Loss: Poetry from the Students of Akilah Oliver (Visiting Writer). Teodorico Ampudia, Christine Gans, Stephanie Gray, Jalene Mojica, Gary R. Parrish, Alicia C. Zapata
March 30: Incantation: Prose & Poetry of the Primal. Lorinda Mouzon, Giorgios Qure-Lacroix Retsinas, Charles Thorne, Jon L. Peacock, Gary Parrish, Mary Walker, John High, Elspeth Macdonald, Tamara Lebron, Kristen Walker, Jessica Rogers, Charulata L. Dyal, Sri Raman, Carolyn Smith, Nell del Guidice
March 7: Downtown Brooklyn at the Living Room Lounge: A Reading to Celebrate the Publication of Issue #16. Wayne Berninger, Michael DeSerio, marita casartelli downes, John High, Sarah Kolbasowski, Margot Marie Nasti, Gary Parrish, Giorgios Qure-Lacroix Retsinas, Jessica Rogers, Lewis Warsh
February 29: A Reading to Celebrate the 1st Publication from Blue Leaf Press: Margot M. Nasti, John High, Sarah Kolbasowski, Andrea Libin, Lewis Warsh, Charles Thorne. (Blue Leaf Press is run by the MFA Program’s very own Margot M. Nasti and Charles Thorne.)
February 7: MFA Launch: Reading by Jessica Hagedorn & Celebration
2007
November 16: Gut Compass: A Thesis Reading in Poetry & Fiction (at the Livingroom Lounge)
(MFA students reading from their theses) -- Steve Posten, Stephanie Marshall, Mark Perkins, Sarah Kolbasowski, M.A. Reid
October 19: Emerging Poetics (at the Living Room Lounge)
Charulata L. Dhal, Stephanie Gray, Kristen Walker, Joseph Garnevicus, Elspeth W. MacDonald, Sri Raman, Carolyn Smith, John High, Margot Nasti, Nell Del Guidice, Jeremy Beauregard
April 25: Works-in-Progress by LIU Playwrights (at Biscuit BBQ). Readers are graduate students in Katt Lissard's graduate playwriting class: Tejan Green, Tim Lieder, Stephanie Marshall, Carolyn Smith, Nell Stewart, Brook Stowe
April 5: A Poetry Reading to Celebrate the Latest Issue of Downtown Brooklyn, the Literary Magazine of the Brooklyn Campus (at Biscuit BBQ). Readings by contributors: Wayne Berninger, Cynthia Dantzic, Christine Gans, Giorgios Retsinas, Morgan Schulz, Robert Spector, Lewis Warsh
March 23: See Sun, Think Shadow (at Biscuit BBQ). Readers are graduate students in Lewis Warsh's poetry workshop: Charles Thorne, Joe Wolff, Joe Garnevicus, Charulata L. Dyal, Jaline Mojica, Sri Raman, Margot M. Nasti, Gary Parrish, Jessica Rogers.
February 9: Spirit & Dream Autobiography: Readings in Prose & Poetry (at Biscuit BBQ). Organized by graduate students from John High's class of the same name from Fall 2006. Readers: John High, Jeremy Beauregard, Michael DeSario, Margo Nasti, Lindsey Miller, Nell Stewart, Lewis Warsh.
December 21 (postponed from October 19): Celebration of the New Issue of Downtown Brooklyn, the Literary Magazine of the Brooklyn Campus (at Biscuit BBQ). Readings by contributors: Wayne Berninger, Christine Gans, John High, Sarah Kolbasowski, Anele Rubin, Morgan M.X. Schulz, Michael Sohn.
November 16: Book Party & Reading: Celebration of the Release of John High's novel
Talking God's Radio Show (at Biscuit BBQ)
September 28 (first event of the series): Faculty & Graduates from the LIU-Brooklyn Creative Writing Program (at Night & Day). Lewis Warsh, Andrea Libin, Giorgios Qure-Lacroix Retsinas.