A Galère of Poetic Autopsies
Featuring Alex Patrick Dyck, Puma Perl and Joe Sztabnik, and Joe Quattro
“A Galère of Poetic Autopsies” is a monthly series at Hudson’s historic Park Theater on the first Thursday of each month. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.
galère: [French (galƐr) noun. A group of people having a common interest, esp. a coterie of undesirable people.]
Hosted by Jane Ormerod and John K Lawson
$10 suggested donation to be shared among performers. Available at the door or in advance at parktheaterhudson.
Alex Patrick Dyck’s artistic practice is a tapestry of disciplines, weaving together visual art, poetry, installation, performance, herbalism, and storytelling. Drawing inspiration from nature and their heritage, they explore themes of diaspora, memory, queer identity, and the interconnectedness of the natural world. They see art-making as a devotional act before the divine, imbued with the interlocking arms of desire and grief. Alex has exhibited, appeared in print and performed internationally. They have self-published two books of poems, with their third, Butterflies Come Out At Night, published by 1080 Press in 2024. Alex lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley on occupied Munsee-Lenape & Mohican land.
Puma Perl and Joe Sztabnik have collaborated on projects and performances for over ten years. They both play in The Puma Perl Band and have also appeared as a duo and a trio, usually with percussionist Dave Donen. An album of original songs, poems and music, Under Tenement Skies, will be released within the next few months.
Puma is the author of five poetry collections and has been published widely in anthologies and journals. She does many solo readings and performances. She is also a journalist with five New York Press Association awards in support of her work in various publications.
Joe recently reunited with his original Dragons members to form a new rock and roll band, Dragon Redux. He was a founding member of New York Junk and is a songwriter and producer in addition to being a musician. Puma and Joe have performed throughout the United States and Europe.
Photograph by Robert Carrithers
Joe Quattro is a multi-genre writer. After college, he started professional writing as a ghostwriter, a speechwriter, and then a journalist. His decade in journalism overlapped with his interest in the arts, writing reviews, essays, profiles, and interviews. More recently, he has returned to prose and script writing with an interest in creating new collaborative and individual work. Recent plays have been produced in New York City at The Tank, The Players Theater, and Studio Theater in Exile. He lives in Hudson, NY. Find both Joe’s and Puma’s work in the latest great weather for MEDIA anthology, Beacon Radiant.