Jonathan Williams & Thomas Meyer reading the 30th.

It sometimes seems as though years pass between local readings by Jonathan Williams - and how long between readings by Thomas Meyer? So September 30th promises to be a rare, rare evening indeed.

Jonathan this spring published a remarkable selection of his work over the last few decades; titled Jubilant Thicket, it's been well received, even by some of the mainstream press. It includes not only his best known work, but little known rarities as well, including the complete Mahler, not republished, I believe, since the edition of 1969.

Thomas, who's helped Jonathan operate Jargon Books for the last twenty years or so, has recently published a new chapbook, Coromandel, a long poem that, in its scale, is a significant departure from the minimalism of his earlier work, but is also an extension of its language. His At Dusk Irridescent, with selected and new work, appeared in 1999.

Audrey Veres did the fine poster, using a photo Guy Mendes took of JW and Thomas several (shall we say) years ago.