The World’s Deadliest Readers . . . Coming Soon

Movie’s shouldn’t be the only medium with a trailer. A reading with three wonderful writers should also have a trailer.

Alright, so the reading doesn’t have a budget for its own trailer since it was all spent on wine and tapas for the reading. But imagine if those guys gave a reading, then you’ll know what this reading will be about.

That’s right. Steve Fellner, Tony Leuzzi, and Lindsey Brown will be giving a reading on Saturday, February, 26th at 7:30 p.m. at A Different Path Gallery on 27 Market Street in Brockport, NY.

(To see a larger version of the poster, click the poster. To download a printable PDF, click The Writer Within poster PDF.)

Tony Leuzzi is a poet who teaches literature and composition at Monroe Community College. He is also the author of two books of poems: Tongue-Tied and Singing (FootHills Publishing, 2004) and Radiant Losses (New Sins Press, 2010). His prose and poetry has also appeared in a wide range of journals, such as Arts and Letters, Pinyon, Rhino, Left Curve, and The Kenyon Review.  He is currently completing a book of interviews with American poets and is mid-way through his third book of verse.

Lindsey Brown has studied fiction writing with Pinckney Benedict and Michael Knight at Hollins University and interned at Francis Ford Coppola’s literary magazine Zoetrope: All-Story. She completed her Bachelors degree in Spanish from SUNY Brockport in 2008 and earned her Masters in English at Brockport in 2010. Her work is forthcoming in the anthology, Love Rise Up. Certified in bilingual elementary education, Lindsey now teaches Spanish to seventh, eighth, and ninth graders at Allendale Columbia, an independent day school in Pittsford, NY.

Steve Fellner’s first book of poems Blind Date with Cavafy (Marsh Hawk Press, 2007) won the Thom Gunn Gay Male Poetry Award. His memoir, All Screwed Up (Benu Press, 2008), focuses on his relationship with his ex-trampoline champion mother.//

in pursuit of the juiciest wine: day eighty-two (Zaca Mesa Syrah 2007)

This will be a quick tasting of Zaca Mesa Syrah 2007.

This is one of the few if not the only under-$20 bottle wine at Mahan’s that I have yet to try.

I don’t know anything about the Zaca Mesa Syrah 2007 other than what I found on their website when looking for an image of the bottle.

The webpage for this Syrah is here: 
http://www.zacamesa.com/our_wines/Syrah
. I only skimmed, so who knows what they say. They also have a Zaca Mesa Syrah 2007 tasting notes.

But who cares?! All that matters is what I say [finger pointing to the sky].

It’s big and dark with a light ruby meniscus. It looks like a Syrah.

The nose has some dark chocolate and dark berries, like black berries.

After another sniff, I find some herbs in there, too. (By the way, herbs starts with an h, so pronounce it that way.)

The body is simple and somewhat big, but not Syrah big. I pick up some juicy fruits and berries just before the finish. I think also find some vanilla. You know what? I also pick up prosciutto, or some type of spicy meat. That’s actually dominating the nose.

This is probably why it finishes with a hint of pepper. There’s also a pleasurable tartness on the finish.

I like this wine. It’s simple on the surface, but it gets more interesting the more I taste it and think about it. Still, it’s mellow and at ease. It’s a happy wine, and it will be even happier after it gets over its shyness. Right now it’s teasing me. “Oooo baby. Look at me. Here’s a little taste of me. If you wait a while, I’ll show you a good time.” Well, that made it sound like a hooker or a sexy crack dealer, which it definitely isn’t. But still it’s a tease.

Dave Chappelle as Tyrone Biggums

(Much sexier than that.)

Each sip gets better. It’s a fun combination of juicy berries and a thin, spicy meat. Yum. Let’s say 90 points.//