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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 19, 2011 Borderlands events Saturday July 23, 2011, launch summer issue Edited by Judy Jensen, the summer issue launches with a reading and art display Saturday, July 23, at 3 p.m., at the Clive Bar, 609 Davis Street, Austin, Texas. Poets scheduled to read include Joe Ahearn, Marian Aitches, Jenny Browne, Panika M. C. Dillon, Celeste Mendoza, Leanna Petronella, Jeff Utzinger, Scott Wiggerman and Laurie Sauborn Young. Local poets reading works by poets featured in the new issue include Dorothy Barnett (for Linda Bierds), Judy Jensen (for Malachi Black), D’Arcy Randall (for Josh Booton), David Meischen (for Patrick Ryan Frank), Suzanne Geiger (for Sam Magavern) and Chris Leche (for Mary Ruefle). The new issue showcases a unique ‘Rear View’ art series of vintage cars by New York-based artist Gwendolyn. Following the reading, an opening exhibit hosted by St. Vincent de Paul Vintage Boutique and Thrift Shop, 1327 S. Congress, will introduce Gwendolyn and showcase her paintings in the store’s front windows in keeping with vintage items from the store. Meet the artist from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 23 at St. Vincent de Paul store. Oscar Bravo, New York musician new to the Austin area, opens events at both locations with acoustical originals. Free admission at both locations. Borderlands is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 11/2/09 Borderlands hosts literary reading Nov. 21 at BookWoman Austin, TX—Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Austin's small, prestigious literary journal, debuts its fall issue with a reading Saturday, November 21, 2009, at 7 p.m. at BookWoman, 5501 North Lamar Blvd. Edited by Judy Jensen, Borderlands upcoming issue features poetry, reviews and a photographic series on the Great Inagua, Bahamas, by Emily Ann Griffin. Local poets whose new works are published in the fall issue include Joe Ahearn, Alice Batt, Joe Blanda, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Cindy Huyser, David Meischen, 2010 Texas Poet Laureate karla k. morton, Katherine Durham Oldmixon, Kathleen Peirce and Abe Louise Young, among others. Highlighted in book reviews are Paul Martin’s Closing Distances reviewed by Barbara Crooker and Mario Susko’s Closing Time reviewed by Amy Schrader. The journal is funded in part by the City of Austin cultural arts program and regularly features newcomers as well as established poets, writers, artists and photographers. Visit the journal’s website at www.borderlands.org for submission guidelines. +++
PRESS RELEASE Jo Virgil www.bn.com
NEW MONTHLY EVENT: FOURTH SUNDAY: Premier Event:Sunday, September 28, at 4:00 PMfeaturing Students from Stephen F. Austin High SchoolBeginning September 28, 2008, Barnes & Noble Sunset Valley, in conjunction with Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, will host a new monthly poetry event – Fourth Sunday: A Community of Poets. Each reading will spotlight a local group or theme and will feature poetry from local school students or from the award-winning adult community of poets. Austin is known for its support of the arts and for its nationally recognized local poetry community, so Barnes & Noble is honored to be the home of the monthly event. The premier event on Sunday, September 28, at 4:00 PM, will feature students from Stephen F. Austin High School – from Beacons, the school’s literary club, and from the classes of Eric J. Cruz. The event will be hosted by Eric Cruz and Cassandra Wilson. This event, like all Barnes & Noble events, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jo Virgil at the email or phone number listed above. Information on October’s event and subsequent events will be available soon. Borderlands is a recipient of funding through the City of Austin cultural arts program and regularly features newcomers as well as established poets, writers, artists and photographers.
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