‘The Time Machine’

Date: Friday, 9th August 2013
Venue: the Workshop Space on the Fourth Floor of The Wheeler Centre at 176 Little Lonsdale Street in Melbourne
Host: Paul Kiritsis
Featuring: David Messineo

On Friday 9th August 2013, the Greek Australian Cultural League will be introducing American publisher and poet David Messineo to the Australian audience. David, the author of eight poetry collections, will recite selected works from his recently published Historiopticon, a book which examines legendary figures, events, and personal sentiments relating to subsequent eras of American history.

Accompanying him with compositions of their own will be a group of eight Australian poets: Pixie Trangas, Nick Trakakis, Gaetana Pellegrini, Gaylene Carbis, Monica Athanasiou, Paul Kiritsis and others.

The event will be held at the Workshop Space on the Fourth Floor of The Wheeler Centre at 176 Little Lonsdale Street in Melbourne. We hope to see you all there for a supernal night of poetic contemplation!

David Messineo’s bio:

David Messineo is among the 20 longest-serving poetry editors and 
independent literary magazine publishers in America, having started as a 
poetry editor in 1979 and independent publisher in 1981. He is a rare 
three-consecutive-year winner in the national American Literary Magazine 
Awards (1994-1996) for Sensations Magazine (www.sensationsmag.com), 
which closes service in July 2014 after 27 years of service to poets and 
fiction writers. He was one of 26 individuals to receive a 2009 New 
Jersey State Jefferson Award for Public Service, and won the 2011 Dwyer 
Award for Journalism in New Jersey History for some of his history 
research. David is the author of eight published poetry collections: 
First Impressions, Suburban Gothic, A Taste of Italy, Restoration, A Taste of Brazil, Formal, The Search for the 
Sapphire Robe, and Historiopticon. His ninth poetry collection, 
Trailblazer, is planned for 2021, which will mark his 50th anniversary 
of poetry writing, and the start of his sixth decade in this field. 
Plug “David Messineo” into YouTube and you’ll find a 22-minute feature 
reading from his earlier tour, Formal; plug “David Messineo” as Author 
into http://www.bookfinder.com, and you’ll find some of his earlier books 
available for purchase. For a preview of and to purchase 
Historiopticon, please go to http://www.blurb.com/b/4215481-historiopticon.