There are three things to consider when the New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon sweeps you into its gracefully uncouth embrace – what it is, what it was, and who you will be when it’s over. An untamed gathering of the heart’s secret, wild nobility – over 150 poets, performers, and artists together revealing not just that a better life could exist, but that it already does, sexy and wise, rancorous and sweet, big hearted and mad as hell. An avenging engine of resistance and eager vehicle of the nascent year. The Marathon measures its success through insurrectionist reframings of the universe, an in-it-together courage that crafts a community out of the riot of lineages and traditions we all emerge from. This collective effort also helps fund as many as 65 additional events every year. It’s our largest fundraiser, and arguably the most inspired ongoing literary event in the city.
Performance Schedule:
2-3PM // Host: Kyle Dacuyan
Nkosi Nkululeko, Ombro de Oro, Brendan Lorber, Caits Meissner, t’ai freedom ford, Emmalea Russo, Anne Tardos, Christine Shan Shan Hou, Camillo di Maria, Brenda Coultas, Cindy Tran, Elinor Nauen, Rachel Levitsky, ELAE:ELAE aka Lynne de Silva Johnson
3-4PM // Host: Nicole Wallace
Ricardo Maldonado, Meagan Washington, Ilka Scobie, Annabel Lee, Jaye Bartell, Molly B. Gross, John Coletti, Anselm Berrigan, Hannah Aizenman, Patricia Spears Jones, Nathaniel Siegel, Foamola, Lou Cornum
4-5PM // Host: Ricardo Maldonado
Ana Božičević, Yuko Otomo, Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves, Bill Earle, Lucas de Lima, What Would an HIV Doula Do, Deepali Gupta, Constance de Jong, Edmund Berrigan, Deborah Paredez, Joan La Barbara, Chase Berggrun, Arti Gollapudi, NYOBS
5-6PM // Host: Patricia Spears Jones
Amanda Duarte, Trace Peterson, Roberto Montes, Purvi Shah, Fred Moten, Jerome Ellis, Emily Skillings, S*an D. Henry Smith, Carol Mirakove, Emily Johnson, Jen Benka, Becca Blackwell, John S. Hall, Jimena Lucero
6-7PM // Host: Roberto Montes
Adrienne Truscott, Andrea Abi-Karam, Zach Blackwood, Ivanna Baranova, Jason Kao Hwang, Phoebe Glick, Francisco Márquez, Molly Pope, CA Conrad, Alina Pleskova, Ed Friedman, Douglas Dunn with Steven Taylor, John Godfrey
7-8PM // Host: Andrea Abi-Karam
Ethan Philbrick, Thora Siemsen, Dan Poppick, LA Warman, Sam McKinniss, Charmaine Lee, Liz Bowen, Ben Fama, Morgan Bassichis, Marissa Brostoff, John Jarboe, Katy Pyle
8-9PM // Host: Kyle Dacuyan
Anthony Roth Costanzo with Zalman Kelber, Ariana Reines, Edgar Oliver, Ernie Brooks with Jeannine Otis & Peter Zummo, Yoshiko Chuma, Pamela Sneed, Cathy Park Hong, David Henderson with William Parker, Lewis Warsh, Gillian McCain, Anne Waldman with Fast Speaking Music
9-10PM // Host: Pamela Sneed
Eileen Myles, Ian Hatcher, Lucy Ives, Ariel Goldberg and Sara Jane Stoner, Justin Hicks, Bianca Messinger, Shiv Kotecha, Yanyi, Penny Arcade, Ellis Martin, Viva Ruiz, Kembra Pfahler, Juliana Huxtable
10-11PM // Host: Ariel Goldberg
Chris Udemezue, Rachel Rabbit White, Tracey McTague, Hannah Hiaasen, M. Lamar, Stephen Ira, Rebecca Teich, Ben Krusling, Alexandra Tatarsky, Stephanie Gray, Bradley Eros, Stacy Skolnik, Douglas Rothschild, Ed Askew Band
11PM-12AM // Host: Laura Henriksen
Pvssyheaven, Mel Elberg, Alex Rodabaugh, Morgan Vo, James Barickman, nm esc, Anahit Gulian, Matty D’Angelo, Filip Marinovich, Jim Behrle, Nicole Wallace, Laura Henriksen, Kyle Dacuyan
Donors and Volunteers:
Book Donors: Akashic Books, Belladonna*, Black Sparrow, Book*hug, Carcanet Press, City Lights, Coffee House Press, Commune Editions, Copper Canyon, Cuneiform, Ecco, Fence, Flood Editions, Four Way Books, Graywolf, Litmus, No, Dear, NYRB, Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs, Rescue, Roof, Sarabande, Solid Objects, Susan Mills Artist Books, Tender Buttons, The Operating System, The Song Cave, Ugly Duckling Presse, United Artists, Wave, Wesleyan University Press, Wonder and YesYesBooks
Food Donors: Butter Lane Cupcakes, Freddy’s Bar & Backroom, Lagunitas, Otto’s Tacos, Paper Daisy, Porto Rico Coffee, Two Boots, S’MAC, and Veselka
Volunteers: Rider Alsop, Jonathan Aprea, Jennifer Bartlett, Sylvie Berrigan, Anselm Berrigan, Simi Best, Maggie Boyd, Tuli Boyd-Winn, Ana Božičević, Katie Brunero, Kinsey Cantrall, Lonely Christopher, Jackie Clark, Kira Clark, Valentine Conanty, Brenda Coultas, Jess Dagg, Elæ DeSilva-Johnson, Nicola Douglas, Ry Dunn, Marcella Durand, Ismael Durand-O’Russa, Janna Dyk, Melissa Dyne, Zachary A. Edminster, Ben Fama, Will Farris, Farnoosh Fathi, Atticus Fierman, Jen Fisher, t’ai freedom ford, Katie Fowley, Sherese Francis, Dorothy Friedman August, Boo Froebel, Joanna Furhman, Rachel Galperin, Cate Giordano, Suzanne Goldenberg, Gia Gonzales, Nada Gordon, Stephanie Gray, Olivia Grayson, Diana Hamilton, Shane Hanlon, Linda Hayes, Charlotte Henriksen, Marie Hinson, Erika Hodges, Michael Honigberg, Erica Hunt, Brenda Iijima, Griffin Irvine, John Istona, Omotara James, KB Jones, Adeena Karasick, Phoebe Kaufman, Julia Knobloch, Anna Kreienberg, Mackenzie Kristofco, Scout Kristofco, John Kropa, Addi Lamb, Sue Landers, Sharon Lax, Annabel Lee, Brandon Locher, Matt Longabucco, Brendan Lorber, Diane Ludin, Khaela Maricich, Filip Marinovich, Aurora McTague-Lorber, Tracey McTeague, Bianca Messinger, Brenden Michael, Kathleen Miller, Dave Morse, Jack Murray, Marc Nasdor, Elinor Nauen, KB Nemcosky, Adam O’Reilly, Carson Oliver, Ian Pearson, Jeff Perkins, Trace Peterson, Calvin Play, Max Power, Ru Puro, Batya Rosenblum, Hailey Rozenberg, Lena Rubin, Judah Rubin, June Rustigan, Rebekah Smith, Max Steele, Maya Suess, Katie Taylor, Becca Teich, Tim Thomas, Emily Toder, Julie Turley, Rachel Valinsky, Irene Villaseñor, Anna Vitale, Morgan Vo, xtian w, Asiya Wadud, Sarah Anne Wallen, Jacqueline Waters, Jerry Weinstein, Karen Weiser, Sam White, Alaina Wibberly, David Wilk, Laura Wilk, Matt Winn, Ellen Wulfhorst, Don Yorty, and Chloe Zimmerman
Montez Press Radio will broadcast the event live. Stream at radio.montezpress.com.
CAConrad will offer tarot readings. All slots are filled.
ASL interpretation for this event is provided by Shelby Edwards and Tyler Herron.