Category Archives: Readings

February News from Rescue

Have you been wondering what the Rescue crew is up to? Here are a few updates and a bunch of new work from Rescue Press authors and editors: Marc Rahe has new poems up at Petri Press. Madeline McDonnell’s new … Continue reading

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Phil Sorenson & Olivia Cronk Reading

Dear Iowa City, Join us at Prairie Lights this Saturday at 4pm for a reading with Rescue author Phil Sorenson (OF EMBODIES, 2012) and Olivia Cronk, author of SKIN HORSE (Action Books, 2011). We love them both, and so will … Continue reading

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Whale In The Woods & The Lily Will

IOWA CITY!!: Tonight at Prairie Lights (7pm) Blueberry Morningsnow will read from WHALE IN THE WOODS and Melissa Dickey will read from THE LILY WILL. See you there! ♥ ♥ ♥ For copies of these books go to our website … Continue reading

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Of Embodies + Skin Horse

Are you in Chicago tonight? Go see the ever wonderful Philip Sorenson–editor’s choice pick for last year’s Black Box poetry prize–read from OF EMBODIES with Olivia Cronk, author of SKIN HORSE, at Danny’s Reading Series!!!

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Rescue Press & Friends at AWP:

RESCUE EVENTS AT THE 2012 AWP IN CHICAGO: 1. On Wednesday evening Rescue Press will pair up with Parlor Press and Shearsman Books at Columbia College for a reading featuring: Rosa Alcalá, Jennifer Atkinson, Molly Bendall, Blueberry Morningsnow, Shira Dentz, … Continue reading

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“the music and the meaning”

1. Congratulations Shane McCrae (author of IN CANAAN) for winning one of this year’s Whiting Awards! The Iowa City Press Citizen interviews him here. 2. An insightful review of Andrea Rexilius’ TO BE HUMAN IS TO BE A CONVERSATION can … Continue reading

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Duration, Frankenstein, Mirrors, Milkweed:

Over at the ever-wonderful Bookslut site–and mentioned again at the Harriet Blog—Olivia Cronk interviews Andrea Rexilius about her Rescue Press book, TO BE HUMAN IS TO BE A CONVERSATION, as well as her upcoming book from Letter Machine Editions, HALF … Continue reading

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Rescue Press Press & Notes:

Take a peek at this lovely article from the Iowa City Press Citizen about the Rescue Press reading last week, and this beautiful interview in Little Village with Madeline McDonnell in which she discusses humor, music in language, the definition … Continue reading

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Prairie Lights: Madeline McDonnell & Andrea Rexilius, July 28, 7:00

Rescue Press authors Madeline McDonnell and Andrea Rexilius will read from their work at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City this Thursday. We’d love to see you there!!! http://www.prairielights.com/rescue-press-authors

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