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IAWA-New York Presents:
Jane LeCroy and Peter Marra
Thursday, September 11 2025 at
the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
25 W. 43rd St., 17th Floor
LIVE 6-8 PM EST; Open Mic begins at 6; admission is free
Jane LeCroy serves the Poetry Gods as a featured character in the Poetry Brothel NYC. She is a teaching-artist bringing love of poetry to students and publishing their work through various programs like Uptown Stories. She sets her poetry to music in her bands: Ω▽(Ohmslice), the experimental modular synth project, and The Icebergs, an avant-pop band of cello and drums. Three Rooms Press published her multimedia book of lyrical poems, “Signature Play.” Pink Trees press published a new collection of her poetry, “Spellbook of Ordinary Mistakes.”
Peter Marra has had more than 300 pieces published online, four poetry collections and one novel. His fifth collection, A Dirty Diary of Ordinary Days (INCUNABULA MEDIA, 2025) recounts his time spent haunting Times Square and the East Village of New York City circa 1977-1990 associating with characters of questionable morals. Originally from Gravesend Brooklyn, Marra lived in the East Village, from 1979 to 1993 during the punk – no-wave era. His work deals with the forgotten hidden civilizations found in urban areas – people we rarely notice – addicts, the unhoused, sex workers through a surrealist lens.
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