Full-program video: Michael Gizzi's Collected Poems, a Celebration: October 3, 2015
Video highlight clips: Clark Coolidge introduces his reading of several works by others that he’d previously read “in Jamestown, Rhode Island, June 25, 2011, the day that Mike's ashes were scattered into Narragansett Bay,” opening with a short poem by Keith Abbott, “Man Overboard” | Susan Coolidge reads "Today," from the "Last Poems" section of Michael Gizzi's Collected Poems | Steve Dickison reads "Off Minor," a poem dedicated to him, from the "Last Poems" section of Michael Gizzi's Collected Poems
Participants
- Clark Coolidge
- Micah Ballard
- Dodie Bellamy
- Alan Bernheimer
- Katy Bohinc
- Brandon Brown
- Norma Cole
- Susan Coolidge
- Steve Dickison
- Patrick Dunagan
- Derek Fenner
- Tonya M. Foster
- Gloria Frym
- Andrew Joron
- Kevin Killian
- Laura Moriarty
- Jason Morris
- Julian Poirier
- Kit Robinson
- Kit Schluter
- Aaron Simon
- Alli Warren
- Stephanie Young
Michael Gizzi
Michael Gizzi (1949 – 2010) received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in literature from Brown University, worked as an arborist and taught high school in the Berkshires. He later taught at Roger Williams University and Brown. The author of 20 books of poetry, he organized scores of poetry readings, edited Hard Press, and founded QUA Books with Craig Watson. He died in Providence, Rhode Island, in September 2010.
“Michael Gizzi’s poetry lambastes as it celebrates, bringing us finally to a place of poignant irresolution.” — John Ashbery
“Impossibly rich, these jam-packed audibles are spring-loaded to jack-knife off the page.” — Kit Robinson