Pirates and Poets Invade the Mission
Wed, 11/16/2011 - 10:29
On the evening of November 2nd, over a hundred people poured into Brick and Mortar Music Hall in the Mission District of San Francisco to see Keely Hyslop read from her 2011 Michael Rubin 
Fourteen Hills’s Editor-in-Chief, Kelly McNerney, approached the mic, a radiant smile across her face, and gently shushed the packed house before introducing the opening act. A cellist named Unwoman played “Siren Song,” from her upcoming album next spring, which had everyone shaking their booties. The next performer was a feisty, award-winning slam poet by the name of Liz Green. After she finished with her brief introduction she started her piece, “Apples and Oranges.” Like a bat out of hell she melted into the mic, presenting an array of characters that had the audience whooping back at her in excitement.
Keely was greeted by a thunderous applause, wearing an appropriate skull and cross bones t-shirt, notebook in hand. The poems that she read for the night were as followed: “Dear Anne 
Bonny, This Isn’t a Love Letter,” “What It Is Like To Be a Woman Pirate,” “Dear Anne Bonny, I Read About Your Father,” “Mystery Girl,” “My Choices” (performed with Ariel Fintushel), “Dear Anne Bonny, All The Things I Wish For…,” “A Small Madness,” and “Anne Bonny Makes a Daredevil Escape Out of the History Books.” Keely brought laughter, tragedy, and theatre charm, making for a perfect evening for pirates, eye-patches, and secret letters stuffed into bottles.
Bonny, This Isn’t a Love Letter,” “What It Is Like To Be a Woman Pirate,” “Dear Anne Bonny, I Read About Your Father,” “Mystery Girl,” “My Choices” (performed with Ariel Fintushel), “Dear Anne Bonny, All The Things I Wish For…,” “A Small Madness,” and “Anne Bonny Makes a Daredevil Escape Out of the History Books.” Keely brought laughter, tragedy, and theatre charm, making for a perfect evening for pirates, eye-patches, and secret letters stuffed into bottles.It was a splendid event that did not disappoint. Nearly a hundred books sold in the first hour alone, which kept Keely busy as everyone waited for her autograph after she read. Fourteen Hills would like to thank: Terry and the staff of Brick and Mortar Music Hall, Keely Hyslop, Liz Green, Unwoman, Annemarie Munn, and the current staff of Fourteen Hills for making this event possible.
We also want to thank everyone who attended and had themselves a great time. For those of you who missed it, you can catch Keely read (and purchase a book yourself) a few more times over the next month. Check out our info here on where she will be next.
— Joel Gonzalez, Staff, Fourteen Hills
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