Authors Mark Flanigan and Nick Barrows - Photo: Candace Miller-Janidlo
Two local literary minds have coalesced for the release of Versus, a two-pronged collection of poems featuring Nick Barrow’s The Rabbit Punch Defense and Mark Flanigan’s Journeyman’s Lament. Barrows,
a musician and former member of band Eagle to Squirrel, pens lyrics and
poems intensely self-reflective and rattling; Flanigan, a CityBeat
contributor and noted storyteller, writes with a scathing voice that’s
often self-deprecating, but never without a hopeful undertone.
The
combination of the two marks a prodding of humanity and the human psyche
that is sometimes dark, sometimes ethereal and sometimes humorous. It
debuts Final Friday with a reception and live readings from the two
authors; a second debut event will be held Dec. 28 at The Comet in
Northside. See aurorepress.com for more details about Versus. 7:30-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. MICA 12/v, 1201 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine.
