One night, one of the New Inquiry editors and I gave an impromptu reading of a poem by Suzanne Somers — that Suzanne Somers — from a collection called "Touch Me," a slim volume I was half-convinced Michael had somehow dreamed into existence.
The impromptu reading among a small group of friends ended some hours later, the theater director Sam Gold recalled recently, with "me in tears and my head cradled on Annie's lap".
And then I got an email from Dennis, the store's owner, inviting me to an impromptu reading that night by Steve Luttrell, editor of longstanding US poetry magazine Café Review who was passing through.
The second took place Sunday, at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square, where a group staged an impromptu reading of "The Coming Insurrection," a text published anonymously in France two years ago.
One night, one of the New Inquiry editors and I gave an impromptu reading of a poem by Suzanne Somers that Suzanne Somers from a collection called "Touch Me," a slim volume I was half-convinced Michael had somehow dreamed into existence.
Soon after the impromptu reading, in honor of Mr. Rushdie, who cancelled his scheduled appearance after he was told of an assassination attempt, Mr. Kumar and Mr. Kunzru left the festival abruptly, sparking rumors that they were told by organizers to leave.
The English Teacher R. K. Narayan Vintage £6.99, pp180 The eponymous teacher, Krishnan, is busy scraping through his days at school without revealing his complete lack of preparation - an hour-long lesson opens with an argument with his pupils, and closes with him losing himself in an impromptu reading of King Lear.
After the impromptu reading at the nursing home, Gilbert is animated.
In this episode, the Party Down gang caters a non-birthday party for Steve Guttenberg, which morphs into impromptu reading of Roman's (Starr) god awful sci-fi screenplay.
