Whenever We Feel Like It

The Whenever We Feel Like It Reading Series is put on by Committee of Vigilance members Michelle Taransky and Emily Pettit. The Committee of Vigilance is a subdivision of Sleepy Lemur Quality Enterprises, which is the production division of The Meeteetzee Institute.

Rachel B. Glaser and Seth Landman, March 12, 2013

• intro by Michelle Taransky (3:08): MP3
• Rachel B. Glaser (17:47): MP3
• Seth Landman (29:46): MP3


• complete reading (2:15:09): MP3

Pattie McCarthy and Jena Osman, January 23, 2013

• intro by Michelle Taransky (2:08): MP3
• Pattie McCarthy (19:31): MP3
• intro by Michelle Taransky (1:28): MP3
• Jena Osman (20:43): MP3


• complete reading (44:10): MP3

Jordan Stempleman and Mark Nowak, September 20, 2012

• complete reading (53:08): MP3

Caryl Pagel and Paul Legault, Writers House, Nov. 28, 2012

• complete reading (38:57): MP3

Marjorie Welish, Kelly Writers House, April 17, 2012

• complete reading (37:10): MP3

Norman Finkelstein and Brian Teare, Kelly Writers House, February 15, 2012

1. introduction by Michelle Taransky (2:01): MP3
2. Brian Teare (24:54): MP3
3. Norman Finkelstein (26:35): MP3

• complete reading (54:19): MP3

Dan Beachy-Quick and Laura Goldstein, Kelly Writers House, November 30, 2011

1. introduction (4:09): MP3
2. Laura Goldstein (26:38): MP3
3. introduction to Dan Beachy-Quick (3:23): MP3
4. Dan Beachy-Quick (29:33): MP3

• complete reading (1:05:56): MP3

Rusty Morrison and Elizabeth Robinson, Kelly Writers House, October 12, 2011

1. introduction (3:19): MP3
2. Rusty Morrison (18:13): MP3
3. introduction to Elizabeth Robinson (2:22): MP3
4. Elizabeth Robinson (22:09): MP3

• complete reading (47:32): MP3

1. Adam Fell (18:27): MP3
2. Paul Legault (11:26): MP3
3. Nick Demske (19:08): MP3

• complete reading (49:00): MP3

1. May May Kaufman (9:23): MP3
2. Stephanie Anderson (14:44): MP3
3. MC Hyland (20:31): MP3
4. Jacob Russell (17:52): MP3

• complete reading (1:04:14): MP3

1. Anne-Adele Wight (22:42): MP3
2. Caitlin Ryan (18:21): MP3
3. Kevin Holden (22:28): MP3

• complete reading (1:03:31): MP3

Debrah Morkun and Mark Wallace, Jose Pistolas, May 21, 2011

1. Debrah Morkun (20:21): MP3
2. Mark Wallace (29:25): MP3

• complete reading (47:22): MP3

Luke Bloomfield and Ryan Eckes, Emergency Feeling, in conjunction with Emergency Reading Series, Jose Pistolas, April 30, 2011

1. Luke Bloomfield (16:01): MP3
2. Ryan Eckes (22:34): MP3

• complete recording (39:12): MP3

Writers from the Kelly Writers House Hub: Valeria Tsygankova, Violette Carb, Kirsten Saracini, Richard Thomson, Molly O'Neill, Kristen Martin, Keri Taub, MacKenzie Harper, and Asher Lewis, Kelly Writers House, April 12, 2011

• complete reading (47:22): MP3

Joshua Beckman, Anthony McCann, and Meg Barboza, Kelly Writers House, April 2, 2011

• complete reading (1:06:53): MP3

• Intro to Sam Schilds (1:17): MP3
• Sam Schilds (11:07): MP3
• Intro to John Paetsch (0:42): MP3
• John Paetsch (9:43): MP3
• Intro to JenMarie Davis (0:28): MP3
• JenMarie Davis (9:20): MP3
• Intro to Gordon Faylor (1:06): MP3
• Gordon Faylor (11:01): MP3
• Intro to Geoff Waterman (0:18): MP3
• Geoff Waterman (11:47): MP3
• Intro to Eddie Hopely (0:23): MP3
• Eddie Hopely (9:06): MP3
• Intro to Travis Macdonald (0:38): MP3
• Travis Macdonald (9:42): MP3

Complete Recording Part 1 (32:37): MP3, and Part 2 (44:00): MP3

Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Kelly Writers House, March 3, 2011

• complete reading (56:32): MP3

• Introduction to Steve Karl (0:53): MP3
• Reading by Steve Karl (15:33): MP3
• Intro to Paige Taggart (1:09): MP3
• Reading by Paige Taggart (21:53): MP3
• Intro to Sampson Starkweather (0:46): MP3
• Reading by Sampson Starkweather (19:33): MP3

Complete Reading (1:00:08): MP3

At the Jose Pistolas, featuring Trisha Low, Rob Fitterman, Astrid Lorange and Steve Zultanski, December 11, 2010

1. Trisha Low (10:37): MP3
2. Astrid Lorange (15:29): MP3
3. Introduction to Steve Zultanski (2:40): MP3
4. Steve Zultanski (18:04): MP3
5. Introduction to Rob Fitterman (2:57): MP3
6. Rob Fitterman (23:08): MP3

• complete reading (1:13:08): MP3

We All Feel Like It, A Reading by Writers House Affiliated Poets Trisha Low, Henry Steinberg, Leo Amino, Amaris Cuchanski, Allyson Even, Florentina Dragulescu, Gareth Glaser, John Bang, & Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Kelly Writers House, December 2, 2010

• complete reading (59:05): MP3

At the KWH, featuring Kevin Varrone, Cynthia Arrieu-King, Craig Santos Perez, and Tyler Antoine, November 12, 2010

• Introduction by Michelle Taransky (2:15): MP3
• Reading by Tyler Antoine (8:22): MP3
• Intro to Craig Santos Perez (1:06): MP3
• Reading by Craig Santos Perez (14:28): MP3
• Intro to Cynthia Arrieu-King (1:24): MP3
• Reading by Cynthia Arrieu-King (18:23): MP3
• Intro to Kevin Varrone (1:30): MP3
• Reading by Kevin Varrone (14:19): MP3

Complete Reading (1:01:48): MP3

CAConrad, Kelly Writers House, October 2, 2010

• Introduction by Michelle Taransky (4:22): MP3
• Introduction by Frank Sherlock (2:44): MP3
• Recording of Michael Gizzi's "McKenna's Antenna", in memoriam (7:40): MP3
• Reading from The Book of Frank (15:44): MP3

Complete Reading (30:32): MP3

Supermachine Poetry Journal, featuring Daniel Shurley, Nathaniel Otting, Douglas Piccinini, Genya Turovskaya, and Christian Hawkey, The Rotunda, Philadelphia PA, April 17, 2010

• Introduction by Michelle Taransky and Ben Fama (1:31): MP3
• Daniel Shurley (3:38): MP3
• Nathaniel Otting (7:36): MP3
• Douglas Piccinini (7:56): MP3
• Genya Turovskaya (12:53): MP3
• Christian Hawkey (20:22): MP3

Complete Reading (56:47): MP3

Kaegan Sparks, Daniel Khalastchi, and Srikanth Reddy, Kelly Writers House, March 27, 2010

• introduction by Michelle Taransky (1:31): MP3
• Kaegan Sparks (7:41): MP3
• Daniel Khalastchi (26:19): MP3
• Srikanth Reddy (22:48): MP3

• complete reading (59:04): MP3

Myung Mi Kim, Kelly Writers House, March 1, 2010

• introduction by Michelle Taransky (4:02): MP3
• Myung Mi Kim (49:11): MP3

We All Feel Like It, Readers from the Kelly Writers House HUB: Kimberly Eisler, Chris Milione, Rivka Fogel, Lindsey Todd, Lily Applebaum, and Rebekah Caton, Kelly Writers House, December 3, 2009

• Introduction by Michelle Taransky (1:13): MP3
• Kimberly Eisler (8:33): MP3
• Chris Milione (9:25): MP3
• Rivka Fogel (5:23): MP3
• Lindsey Todd (6:09): MP3
• Lily Applebaum (9:53): MP3
• Rebekah Caton with Benny Greenberg (13:39): MP3


• complete reading (56:02): MP3 / MOV

Sanae Lemione, Joshua Harmon, and Andrew Zawacki, Kelly Writers House, October 24, 2009

• Sanae Lemione (9:02): MP3
• Joshua Harmon (24:47): MP3
• Andrew Zawacki (29:31): MP3


• complete reading (1:04:24): MP3 / MOV

James La Marre, Ben Kopel, and Dara Wier, Kelly Writers House, September 12, 2009

• introductory comments by Michelle Taransky (0:58): MP3
• James La Marre (6:22): MP3
• Ben Kopel (16:08): MP3
• Dara Wier (21:53): MP3


• complete reading (46:04): MP3   MOV (via KWH-TV)

Cecilia Corrigan, Heather Christle, and Natalie Lyalin, Kelly Writers House, March 21, 2009

• introductory comments by Michelle Taransky (1:04): MP3
• Cecilia Corrigan (6:07): MP3
• Heather Christle (25:12): MP3
• Natalie Lyalin (19:27): MP3


• complete reading (52:18): MP3   MOV (via KWH-TV)

Whenever We Feel Like It on PennSound Daily

• August 20, 2010: "Two New Readings from the Whenever We Feel Like It Series"
• July 16, 2010: "PennSound Says Farewell and Thank You to Rebekah Caton"
• April 2, 2010: "Myung Mi Kim: Whenever We Feel Like It Reading, 2010"
• December 11, 2009: "'We All Feel Like It' Reading at the Kelly Writers House, 2009"
• September 14, 2009: "Whenever We Feel Like It: Dana Weir, Ben Kopel, and James La Marre"


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