On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Barbata Ungar. An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 pm and the readings will start at 7:00. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured reading will also be livestreamed. You can find a link for the livestream at caffelena.org. Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 518-583-0022.Barbara Ungar’s sixth book, After Naming the Animals, has just been published by The Word Works. Prior books include Save Our Ship, which won the Snyder Prize from Ashland Poetry Press; The Origin of the Milky Way, which won the Gival Poetry Prize; Immortal Medusa, and Charlotte Brontë, You Ruined My Life. She has published recently in Scientific American, Crazyhorse, and Gargoyle. Her work has been translated into Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Bulgarian. The Standish Chair in English at The College of Saint Rose, she lives in Saratoga Springs, New York. www.barbaraungar.net
