Join us for an evening of poetry and music with traveling writers Alexis Almeida and Bianca Messenger, and musical guests El Elle. Words + Music is a new bimonthly series hosted by Iris Cushing and anna moschovakis.
Alexis Almeida grew up in Chicago. She is the author of I Have Never Been Able to Sing (Ugly Duckling Presse 2018) and Things I Have Made a Fiction (Oversound 2023). Her translation of Roberta Iannamico’s Many Poems is just out from The Song Cave. She lives in New York and runs 18 Owls Press.
Bianca Rae Messinger is a poet and translator living in New York State. Her most recent chapbooks include The Love of God (Inpatient Press, 2016) and parallel bars (Center for Book Arts, 2021). She has published translations of mauricio gatti/comunidad del sur, Juana Isola and Ariel Schettini. Her first full length book of poems, pleasureis amiracle, was recently published by Nightboat.
El Elle
Lisa Light is a recent transplant to NY’s Delaware county, having spent most of her musical career based in Oakland CA. Though she is a classically trained violinist, and musician from a young age, her first commercial project, THE LOVE MAKERS was entirely of a different ilk. Aggressive, provocative, and quirky, this group still garners a cult loyal following due to their intense live shows and catchy hooks. THE LOVEMAKERS released four studio albums since 2002, including the critically acclaimed “Times of Romance” on Interscope Records. Lisa released her first solo album, EL ELLE, in 2011, and her second full-length solo album, LUCKY PENNY, in November 2024.
Books and refreshments will be available.
There is no ticket price for this event, but a hat will be passed for the performers, and donations to Bushel will be encouraged at the bar. Thank you!