Readings and Appearances

I'm avail­able for read­ings within a rea­son­able dis­tance of my home (MA and beyond), given the right cir­cum­stances and (very lit­tle) incen­tive. I can also facil­i­tate dis­cus­sions with your group about flash fic­tion, lit­er­ary jour­nals, con­tem­po­rary pub­lish­ing or lit­er­a­ture in gen­eral, Appalachian and South­ern lit­er­a­ture in par­tic­u­lar. I have ten years teach­ing expe­ri­ence at the uni­ver­sity level and lots of one-to-group/one-to-one and panel dis­cus­sion exper­tise as well. Con­tact me to dis­cuss details: rusty.​barnes@​gmail.​com.

August 22,7–11 PM, The Bur­ren, Somerville MA. I'll be read­ing with oth­ers pub­lished in Amethyst Arsenic.

Sep­tem­ber 24, 3 PM,I'll be on a panel dis­cussing "My Poetry Crush," The Phillips House, Salem MA, as part of the Salem Lit­er­ary Festival.

Octo­ber 7, 8:00 PM, I'll be a fea­tured reader at the Out-of-the-Blue Gallery in Cam­bridge MA for the Dire Lit­er­ary Series.

Novem­ber 9, 8:00 PM, I'll be read­ing at the Box­car Lounge in NYC with Jane Bradley and Shelly Marlowe.