Beginning with the video poem that is the source of the title of this, my 11th book, a video that is on youtube by the way:
Offering a peak at reviews of which have positive consideration of “Wannabe Hoochie Mama Gallery of Realities’ Red Dress Code“
first of all to hear me read three of the new poems, take a look, a listent o these:
Melissa Faliveno has uploaded my readings of poems from “Wannabe “ here:
https://www.pw.org/content/wannabe_hoochie_mama_gallery_of_realities_red_dress_code
- Blue Coming (in response to Bob Holman’s “What You Can’t Understand Is Poetry Is Connected to the Body Again”
- The Glory Prelude
- Me and Bubble Went to Memphis
and a simply stellar review here:
I will be reading at Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, on 18 November, details here:
http://www.literatibookstore.com/event/poetry-literati-thylias-moss
And a really big reading at Columbia University on 30 November 2016, details here:
http://arts.columbia.edu/events/fall-2016/moss
as it says on the Columbia website:
 Poetry Reading: Thylias Moss
Series organized by Timothy Donnelly, Writing Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 7 pm Dodge Hall, Room 501 ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thylias Moss’s most recent collection, Wannabe Hoochie Mama Gallery of Realities’ Red Dress Code: New and Selected Poems, will be published this fall by Persea. Her eight previous books of poetry include Last Chance for the Tarzan Holler, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, and Slave Moth, named Best Poetry Book of 2004 by Black Issues Book Review. Moss is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” grant and a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, among other honors. She is is Professor Emerita in the departments of English and Art & Design at the University of Michigan and lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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Coming up in 2017, details to be arranged, I will also be reading at Poet’s House in Manhattan; when I know the specifics, I will post them of course. Looking forward to all of them
and let us n0t forget this marvelous review:
Thylias Moss Writing 