February 10 (Saturday) 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Italian American Writer's Association Second Saturday Reading Series. Sidewalk Cafe - 94 Avenue A (6th Street), Manhattan. Admission: $8 (includes one drink); open to the public. Contact: Maria Lisella 718-777-1178. [email protected]

Angelo Verga, author of seven poetry collections, has been widely anthologized and translated. His latest collection is Long & Short, including The Street in Your Head (YBK, 2016). Mary Giaimo's is a New York poet and educator. Her poetry and criticism have appeared in many journals such as VIA, Poetry in Performance and The Ocean State Review.