Poetry Reading in East Nashville

“I Got a Gig” – Hayes Carll

I’m going to be reading poetry tonight at Ugly Mugs, a coffee shop in East Nashville. Not just any poetry mind you, but poetry I wrote. I guess you could say it’s an “poets in the round” performance, except that the six or seven of us who’ll be reading won’t be in the round as much as we’ll be in line taking turns reading all of our stuff for like 10 minutes and then sitting down.

I will dedicate my performance tonight to Billy Collins, without whom I would have no real interest in poetry whatsoever. Billy Collins may not be interested in the dedication, but I offer it anyway, like a cat presenting a dead mouse to its owner.

After the reading, I’m hoping to head over to the 3 Crow for a big after party with my entourage, which means that Wife, Brother-in-Law and BIL’s Wife will go eat pizza. That after-party idea may get nixed, though, because Wife seems to have early stage bronchitis or something else that involves a lot of coughing, and might not be up for a smoky bar. As long as we don’t wind up at a Panera Bread in Franklin, I’ll be okay.

“Hey there pretty boy, go back to Franklin.” – Elmo Buzz and the East Nashville Bulldogs