Submitted by watchungbooksellers on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 12:43pm.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 7:30pm
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 8:00pm
George Pereny aka The Electric Poet is from Budapest. A Jewish
disciple of Zen-Catholocism who practices Kung Fu and works as a high
school teacher in the Bronx, he's one of the weirdest people in New
Jersey.
George Pereny The Electric Poet escaped from
Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He is a
poet/songwriter/performer who also works as high school teacher in the
Bronx, New York City.
Pereny's songs are full of love and the
Magyar poetic fury of his ancestors. His collaboration with
singer/producer Lou Leo has produced the critically acclaimed
Lou Leo Sings The Electric Poet CD containing seventeen songs, some of
which have been accepted for a Hollywood movie, published, played on
several metropolitan radio stations and performed by other artists.
Pereny is also the recent recipient of two award/grants from ASCAP, New
York.
The Electric Poet recently played for a packed house at the legendary
Bowery Poetry Club in Greenwich Village New York. Other performances
are coming up at the BPC as well as at the famous Baggot Inn also in
New York City.