The Book Zoo Reading

I was a little reluctant to put this one up. It is the first one I did for the Trainwreck Union. It was our first reading when we thought that anything was possible and that we were the coolest thing the poetry world had ever seen. I think that this poster really captures that energy, so I am proud of that.
It was done in Illustrator. I love line art and technical drawings, so I was trying to destroy that a little along with what I thought was a Jay Ryan attitude toward text. I wanted grunge and elegance to coexist. I think I might have thought about this one more than any other, and that's not always bad. But I think I love this one most of all for nostalgic reasons.

Trainwreck Open Mic.

When this event fell apart at the last second, I felt horrible. I really loved the poster, though.
Things like this are often taken for granted. No one ever thinks about all the time lost/wasted on something like this when they are giving up at the first sight of difficulty. People are so willing to give up. I was outnumbered.

Nabolom, Nabolom!

The Trainwreck Union open mic. Good times. Hand drawing and a little Illustrator.

Mama Buzz and Trainwreck Union

This reading was a cool one. I think the poster for it is very cool, too. Photoshop and Illustrator and lotsa hand stuff.

Grand Central

For the Trainwreck Union's reading at 21 Grand.
Image lifted off a book I found in the street by Rebecca West: The Birds Fall Down. (Illustrator not credited). Created in Photoshop.