If Dennis Cooper has a long history of involvement with The Poetry Project community, Derek McCormack feels as if he ought to. McCormack’s The Well-Dressed Wound turns fashion designer Martin Margiela into the Devil; his Castle Faggot stars a Count Chocula-like villain in a scat amusement park filled with the bodies of decomposing gays. In his novels, short stories, poetry and films, Cooper’s sentences stage both scarcely imaginable and terrifyingly familiar human relationships, at the edge of possible language and intimacy. The Poetry Project is thrilled to welcome both to our stage this October 2 in the Sanctuary at St. Mark’s.

Featuring guest introductions by Sam Max and David Velasco.

Tickets to this special event are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Please join us at 7:30 pm for a reception before the reading!

This event will also be livestreamed for free on The Poetry Project’s YouTube channel.