Standard American English by EL_S_TH H__ST_ON

558 St Johns Place, New York City NY

18 November, 2022

Description

Please join us for the East Coast launch of EL_S_TH H__ST_ON aka Elisabeth Houston’s Standard American English (Litmus Press, 2022). Reading and performance by EL_S_TH H__ST_ON aka Elisabeth Houston aka baby. Doors at 7pm. Performance starts 7:30pm. TRANSLATION-NATION: “baby” is an alter-ego created and constructed by Elisabeth Houston, who is also known as EL_S_TH H__ST_ON – a dead and decapitated BABY poet who, at times, riffs off of the symbols of totalitarianism and plutocracy to create plays, poems, and videos about the end of the world. This is the end of the world, NOVEMBER 18th, 7:30 PM at Five Myles – be there or be square! this will be a reading that also serves as a round cracked mirror to reflect and refract our times. this will be a book launch and also a party, a site of glorious unfurling apocalypse. bring books, pens & bodies. About the author: Elisabeth is [redacted] [name] is ELISABETH HOUSTON is [refuses] [language] is EL_S_TH H__ST_ON is [not exactly a swift Google Search] is BABY is “not ever a baby.” About the book: baby says: “you can always say no.” baby says: “order! order! order!”