Literature

thurs. 20 Listen & greet Dina Temple-Ralston, author of "Jihad Next Door," concerning the L ac kawanna Six, will do a live broadcast at 3 p.m. at WBFO, and then make an appearance at 4:30 p.m. at Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St., Buffalo; free. 837-8554, www.tleavesbooks.com

thurs. 20
Rooftop Poetry Series presents
"Strange Bedfellows: A Politics and
Poetry Open Reading." Bring your
favorite politically themed poems to
read, 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, the
Rooftop Garden, Buffalo State College's
E.H. Butler Library, 1300 Elmwood
Ave., Buffalo; free. 878-6300
Poets Mike Basinski and Karlene
Chase, presented by The New/reNew
Reading Series, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
20, Impact Artists Gallery, Suite 545,
Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St.,
Buffalo; $.
Poet Joseph Lease, presented by The
Write Thing Reading Series, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 20, Medaille College's
Library in Huber Hall, 18 Agassiz
Circle, Buffalo; free.
Jay Miller and Barbara Cole,
presented by Just Buffalo Small Press
Poetry Series, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
20, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen St.,
Buffalo; free.
sun. 23
Author Sarah Schulman will read
from her new novel, "The Child,"
(Carrol & Graff ), 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
23, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts
Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo;
free. 854-1694, www.hallwalls.org
Spoken Word Sundays - Spoken
word and open mic hosted by poet Liz
Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, Allen
Street Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen St.,
Buffalo; free. 882-8843
mon. 24
Author Sarah Schulman will give
the keynote address for UB Gender
Week on "United In Anger: A History
of ACT UP," 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24,
UB Clemens Hal, Room 120, UB
North Campus, Amherst; free.
tues. 25
Brock Clarke will read from his new
novel, "An Arsonist's Guide to Writers'
Homes in New England," as part of
Canisius College's Contemporary
Writers Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
25, Canisius College's, 2001 Main St.,
Buffalo; free.