Literature

mon. 1 Bistro Bookers Joseph A. Grande, Ph.D., reviews "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," by Doris Kearns Goodwin, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, Chef 's Restaurant, 291 Seneca St., Buffalo. 858-9187

thurs. 27
Rooftop Poetry Series -
Featuring Karlen Charles with special
musical guest K. Cornelius, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 27, Buffalo State
College's E.H. Butler Library's Rooftop
Garden, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
Poetry Reading - Featured
poets are Sean Bonney, Frances Kruk,
Sophie Robinson and Ric Royer, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 27, Rust Belt Books,
202 Allen St., Buffalo.
fri. 28
UB Poetics Program -
Featuring contributors to the journals
"Damn The Caesars," "P-Queue" and
"Pilot," 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, Big
Orbit Gallery, 30D Essex St., Buffalo.
sun. 30
Spoken Word Sundays -
Spoken word and open mic hosted by
poet Liz Mariani and featuring Ross
Runfola and Amol Salunkhe, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30, Allen Street
Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen St., Buffalo;
free. 882-8843.
Screening Room Reading

Series - Featuring Mark Lloyd and
Jon Mayfield, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30,
The Screening Room, Northtown Plaza
Business Center, 3131 Sheridan Drive,
Amherst.

mon. 1
B2B Writers' Group - 7-9:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 1, Barnes & Noble, 1565
Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst; free.
http://basics2by lines.org