Houston's Lineup Reading a SRO Success!

(L to R: Joe Barnes, Sarah Cortez, Larry D. Thomas)

Thanks to David Thompson, host-extraordinaire at Murder By The Book Bookstore in Houston, TEXAS for hosting the first ever poetry reading last night, July 14, 2010 at his booksstore. Houston poets, Joe Barnes, Larry D. Thomas, and Sarah Cortez read from Lineup: Poems on Crime, issue 3 (2010), and from recent work. Each shared thoughts on poetics, crime, and the writing life.

Larry D. Thomas

Larry D. Thomas, 2008 Texas Poet Laureate and member of the Texas Institute of Letters, retired from his management position in the adult criminal justice system in 1998. Among the awards and prizes he has received for his poetry are Texas Review Poetry Prizes (2004 and 2001), the 2004 Violet Crown Award, 2003 Western Heritage Award, three Pushcart Prize nominations, and a Poets’ Prize nomination (West Chester University).