Join us for a brand-new FREE monthly reading series, Malvern’s Multi-Verse, in which we explore the infinite possible (multi)verses of Austin’s boundless poetic universe!

Held on the fourth Tuesday of every month and hosted by François Pointeau, Malvern’s Multi-Verse will feature readings from guest poets, plus a Q & A session. Space-time might be flat and stretch out infinitely, but Malvern’s Multi-Verse is well-rounded, lasts for about an hour, and includes free cookies! Yes indeed, it’s the best of all possible worlds…

This month François will be talking with local poets Michael Gilmore and Richard Cole.

Michael Gilmore was born on Port Royal Island, South Carolina and as a child grew up on Marine Corps, Navy, and Army bases from coast to coast. After serving in the Army himself, he moved to Austin and attended the University of Texas. In the 80’s he co-founded and co-edited Aileron, a literary journal, publishing the likes of David Weavil, Christopher Middleton, Daisy Aldan, and Charles Bukowski. It was at this time, his own first book of poetry, Lyrika, was published. In 1989, he married and moved, first to Taipei, then New York City, Iowa, and Hsin Chu, before returning to Austin in 1999, where he has since resided. In 2008, Dalton Publishing released Restless Astronomy, new and selected poems. He currently works for the University of Texas.

Richard Cole was born in Krum, Texas. He has published two books of poetry, The Glass Children (The University of Georgia Press) and Success Stories (Limestone Books). His third book, Song of the Middle Manager, was recently accepted by Kalos Press and will be released in 2017. He is also the author of a memoir, Catholic by Choice (Loyola Press). Honors include an NEA fellowship, a Loft Mentor Series award, and a Bush Foundation grant. His poems and essays have been published in the New Yorker, Poetry, Hudson Review, Sun Magazine, Denver Quarterly, and Image Journal—Good Letters. Cole is also a painter. His oil paintings have appeared in Windhover Journal and several galleries in Austin. Cole works as a freelance business writer. He has never taken a writing workshop, though he has taught quite a few.