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Spoken Word Sundays: Ana Maria Jomolca and Jennifer Juneau

  • The Parkside Lounge 317 East Houston Street New York (map)

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW READING SERIES TIME OF 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Featuring Ana Maria Jomolca and Jennifer Juneau

Hosted by David Lawton

Plus open mic

21+, doors open at 3:00 pm

$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or non.

 

Ana Maria Jomolca’s work has appeared in Cosmonauts (Ocean Vuong, judge), The Sun Magazine, New York Press, National Geographic, and Glee magazine. Her short story, “Twin Bed,” in Sisters: An Anthology is out in bookstores.  As a theatre artist, she has written and performed for the Atrainplays and her work has been produced at Labyrinth Theater, EST, MTS and Nuyorican Poets Café. As a Teaching Artist and Producer for Literature To Life, she performed the 60-minute solo show adaptation of The House on Mango Street and The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. Her short film, everygirl, debuted at Tribeca Film Center and screened at Women in the Director's Chair FF (Chicago), The New Festival and BAM.   

She is currently working on a collection of poetry about anorexic plants, fighting monks, littleness, disappointing breakthroughs, not being in love, bathing only when necessary, following strangers, and one-night stands at Motel 8 with Sontag & Bukowski—separate rooms.  

  

Jennifer Juneau is the author of the novel UberChef USA ( Spork Press, 2019) and the full-length poetry collection More Than Moon ( Is A Rose Press, 2020). Her work has appeared in Cimarron Review, Cincinnati Review, Columbia Journal, Rattle, Seattle Review, and other magazines. Currently, she hosts the Phoenix Poetry Open Mic every Monday evening at Shades of Green Pub in Union Square.