# Event Details - **Event Name**: Disturb + Enrapture: An ASSARACUS launch reading - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join Sibling Rivalry Press for a celebration of Issue 30 of Assaracus: A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry, with readings by contributors.About this EventJoin Sibling Rivalry Press and the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division for a celebration of Issue 30 of Assaracus: A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry, with readings by Assaracus contributors Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, JP Howard, Dylan Richmond, Ethan Richmond, Steven Riel, D. A. Schorr, Robert Siek, and Isaiah Vianese.Founded in 2011 by Sibling Rivalry Press, Assaracus is a journal devoted to publishing gay and queer poets and documenting the breadth of queer experience. After publishing 25 issues during its original run, Assaracus returned in 2025 with a renewed commitment to creating space for queer voices across generations, geographies, identities, and aesthetics. Issue 30 marks another milestone in that continuing history, and additionally includes work by Guillermo Filice Castro, Brody Parrish Craig, Randi M. Romo, Daniel Nathan Terry, and Emanuel Xavier, plus features from The Library of Homosexual Congress, Jerry Wheeler, Gavin Dillard, and Ian Young.Sibling Rivalry Press is an independent publishing house founded in 2010 and based in Little Rock, Arkansas. For more than fifteen years, SRP has championed poetry, fiction, memoir, and other work that amplifies LGBTQ+ voices and builds literary community across boundaries. Its mission is to publish work that disturbs and enraptures.  Come celebrate the poets, the journal, and, above all, the queer literary community.Admission is free.The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is Manhattan’s only queer bookstore, located on the second floor of the LGBT Center. We’re open Tuesday-Sunday from 1-7pm and accessible by the 6th Ave 1 2 3 L trains and 8th Ave A C E trains. Our cafe, The Bureau Cafe, is open Tuesday-Sunday from 9am-7pm. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/disturb-enrapture-an-assaracus-launch-reading/100002000903305650 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, lgbt-pride - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Bureau of General Services—Queer Division - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 23.18, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Bureau of General Services—Queer Division - **lat**: 40.738087 - **long**: -74.001046 - **full address**: Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, 208 West 13th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Disturb + Enrapture: An ASSARACUS launch reading - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/baee9fad11467b70f412e218d71c123dce6663a4fb0807d0e94283a26dd4ca99-rimg-w1200-h628-dcc8c8c8-gmir.jpg?v=1789552214 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Disturb + Enrapture: An ASSARACUS launch reading being held? - **A:** Disturb + Enrapture: An ASSARACUS launch reading takes place on Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, 208 West 13th Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Disturb + Enrapture: An ASSARACUS launch reading? - **A:** Disturb + Enrapture: An ASSARACUS launch reading is organized by Bureau of General Services Queer Division. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Disturb + Enrapture: An ASSARACUS launch reading is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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