FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Return Of The Mack-Celebrating Women’s Voices In Poetry

In Uncategorized on November 29, 2022 at 2:53 pm

Jim Trainer, Poet

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Jim Trainer
Phone: 512-203-6288

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

12/11/22

RETURN OF THE MACK-CELEBRATING WOMEN’S VOICES IN POETRY WITH AIMÉE MACKOVIC, CHRISTIA MADACSI HOFFMAN AND JIM TRAINER-ON DECEMBER 11 AT BATCH

Poet and Professor Aimée Mackovic returns to Austin, Texas, to read from her poetic works alongside poets Jim Trainer and Christia Madacsi. This is Aimée’s first appearance onstage since undergoing a triple organ transplant. True story. The Mack is back!

Join us in celebration of the heroine’s journey, two fresh books of poetry and a bday to boot. Live music starting at 1:30. Readings at 2pm.

RSVP: https://www.jimtrainer.net/returnofthemack

For more information:

Jim Trainer
512-203-6288
jamesmichaeltrainer@gmail.com

Aimee Mackovic is a poet and professor of English currently living in the northern California mountains after a heart and liver transplant in 2019. Her work has appeared in journals such as Main Street Rag, Gravel, and Shark Reef, among others. She was the featured poet of Issue 9 of UCity Review. Her chapbooks include Potpourri and Dearly Beloved: the Prince poems. Her debut collection, Love Junky, was released in October 2017. In Love Junky, she explores being female through the lenses of sister, daughter, lover, medical patient and friend. Her new book, Headlines, is forthcoming from dancing girl press. Obsessions include traveling, buying books at used book stores, Prince, the color purple, and Broadway musical soundtracks. She also writes a travel blog at aroundtheworldwithaimee.com. All books available on Amazon!

Christia Madacsi Hoffman is a writer by trade and a poet by nature. Christia is the unidentified writer behind countless brands, websites and marketing campaigns, and the known author of two poetry collections, Intent and Everyday Courage. She’s known to shed joyful tears over good food.

Jim Trainer is a poet, publisher, writer and performer. He has blogged weekly at Going For the Throat for over a decade, penned a monthly column at Into The Void magazine and writes biweekly at OATMILK&COLDINSTANT. As a proponent of personal journalism Trainer reports on the inner life while writing about recovery, mental health and the creative process. Trainer publishes one collection of poetry, and sometimes prose, every year through Yellow Lark Press. STRIDE is his 8th. Trainer is the progenitor of Stand Up Tragedy™ and performs regularly throughout the world.