What is Crawlspace? It is a collaboratively written book-length poem originally commissioned by Doug Nufer for presentation at the “Leg to Stand On” Reading Series in 2005.
“The first time C.E. Putnam and Daniel Comiskey performed their collaborative work Crawlspace, it may have been the best reading I’d been to in Seattle,” wrote a reviewer in the Seattle Weekly. “These two highly skilled wordsmiths gave a very memorable performance, trading lines in an easygoing dialogue.”
Now you can hear these talented Seattle poets as they perform Crawlspace at The Seattle Public Library. This free reading will take place:
Thursday, May 28, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Central Library Auditorium.
In 2007, Comiskey and Putnam performed the poem at the Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater, celebrating the launch of the book and the companion disc. The CD includes a reading of the work by the authors, set within an innovative sound collage conceived and produced by C.E. Putnam, and featuring the voice of Stan Shiebert, librarian at Seattle Public Library. The book cover sports original 3-D graphic art, and each copy includes a free pair of 3-D glasses.
Daniel Comiskey, was coeditor of Monkey Puzzle, a magazine of poetry and 
prose, and worked as literary manager for The Poet’s Theater. His translations of Hu Xudong, produced in collaboration with Chinese scholar Ying Qin, appear in Another Kind of Nation: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Poetry. His work is also included in the Seattle Writers Issue of Golden Handcuffs Review.
C.E. Putnam was born in Seattle, Washington and has lived in three world 
capitals (London, Washington DC, and Bangkok.) He maintains P.I.S.O.R. (The Putnam Institute for Space Opera Research). Recent works include: Maniac Box (2001); Did you ever hear of a thing like that? (2001); Things Keep Happening (2003); Frolic: Selected Cosmic Sex Earthly Love Poems (1994-2007).
This event will feature guest star Peter Culley as the voice of the Yak, with introductory remarks delivered by Jen Coleman.
Be sure and mark your calendar for Thursday, May 28th at 7 pm for this exciting program, presented by the Arts, Recreation and Literature Department, Seattle Public Library.
~Stan
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