READINGS Wednesday 1/3 KILL YOUR TV Book club meets to discuss ...
KILL YOUR TV
Book club meets to discuss Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets; Logos Bookstore, 1575 York Ave. (betw. 83rd & 84th Sts.), 212-517-7292; 7, free.
Thursday 1/4
HOUSING WORKS
Cafe hosts Cynthia Ozick & Louis Begley; Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 6:30, $3.
Friday 1/5
OPEN MIC & FEATURED POETS AT THE PONY
Do battle next to Amsterdam's Donald Gardner who reads from his new book How to Get the Most Out of Your Jet Lag; Pink Pony, 176 Ludlow St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.), 212-253-1922; 7, $5.
SUSAN SONTAG
Reads from & signs In America at Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; 12:30, free.
Saturday 1/6
POETRY SERIES
Yictove hosts weekly open mic. Tonight's special guest: Frank Robinson; Knitting Factory, Alterknit Theater, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B'way & Church St.), 212-219-3055; 6, $5.
Sunday 1/7
OUR UNORGANIZED READING (O.U.R.)
Bob Hart, J.D. Rage, Carl Herr, Peter Kerns & Bruce Weber hosts spoken word every Sunday?no time limit, no list, no features, no b.s.; ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. (betw. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.), 718-638-2927; 3, contrib.
WOMYN'S VOICES
Women read w/host Viviana Grell & Traci Skillings feat. Moira Smith plus open mic; Center of Life, 208 W. 30th St., #201 (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-946-4356; 3:30-5:30, $3.
Monday 1/8
OPEN READING
Get there a half hour early to sign up, if you dare; Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. (2nd Ave.), 212-674-0910; 8, free.
READING BETWEEN A & B
Series feat. Mark Bibbins, Geoffrey G. O'Brien & Amy Eisner; 11th St. Bar, 510 E. 11th. (betw. Aves. A & B), 212-475-6562; 8, free.
SATURN POETRY GROUP
NYC poetry periodical along w/John Chism, Bill Duke & Su Polo host weekly readings, this week: open mic plus Bret Axel; Revival, 129 E. 15th St. (betw. 3rd Ave. & Irving Pl.), 212-598-4820; 7:30, $3.
THE VOICE OF LITERATURE
Gjertrud Schnackenberg & Charles Wright read at 92nd St. Y's Unterberg Poetry Center, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 8:15, $12.
Tuesday 1/9
DA OPEN
Ko D Gras hosts weekly no-list, no-limit, no-cover, anti-slam at Carpo's; 189 Bleecker St. (MacDougal St.), 212-353-2889; 8:30, $1 min.
HARRY ELLISON'S POETS CIRCLE
Ellison lectures on "mystical poetry as a means for meditation," discussion of participants' poetry follows w/workshop; Corrado Bakery Cafe, 120 E. 15th St. (Irving Pl.), 718-651-1664; 6:30-9:30, $7.
THE POETRY BEAT/MUSIC ROOM
Open mic feat. Terence Burns & Howard Blecher; VCS, 272 W. 10th St. (betw. Greenwich & Washington Sts.), 212-946-4356; 7, $3.
READINGS A GO GO
Weekly fiction series. Today, Amy Kellner & Eileen Myles; Bouche Bar, 540 E. 5th St. (betw. Aves. A & B), readingsagogo@hotmail.com; 9, free.
STAR MILK
Eddie & Robert host open mic feat. poetry by Roslyn Rabin; Korova Milk Bar 200 Ave. A (betw. 12th & 13th Sts.), 718-389-2666; 7:30, $2 & I drink.