We're starting this week in grand fashion with two recent events — one held in Philadelphia, the other in Vancouver, BC — honoring the late David Bromige and celebrating the recent publication of if wants to be the same as is: The Essential David Bromige.
The first of these two readings was held at our own Kelly Writers House on September 25th of this year, and featured an astounding line-up of friends, fans, and colleagues of the late poet, including Charles Bernstein, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Steve Dolph, Ryan Eckes, George Economou, Eli Goldblatt, Tom Mandel, Chris McCreary, Jason Mitchell, Bob Perelman, Frank Sherlock, and Orchid Tierney. That seventy-five minute event is available in both MP3 and streaming video formats.
Then, from just a few days ago on October 12th, we have video from a launch party for the new Bromige collection, which was held at the People's Co-op Bookstore in Vancouver. That event featured readings from Bob Perelman, Meredith Quartermain, George Bowering, Anakana Schojfield, Peter Quartermain, Fred Wah, Paul Debarros, Clint Burnham, Mackenzie Ground, and Chris and Joni Bromige. We've provided an embedded and segmented YouTube playlist for these recordings.
You'll find both of these events on PennSound's David Bromige author page, along with a 2009 tribute to the poet produced by Katherine Hastings of KRCB-FM in Rohnert Park, CA, and a vast array of recordings from 1998 as far back as 1964. Click here to start exploring.
