For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong@yahoo.com Craig Dworkin to read and Joshua Payne to play at City Art Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday January 18 7:00—9:00 P.M.               Poet/writer Craig Dworkin will read from his work and jazz guitarist Joshua Payne will perform on January 18th at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. as part of the City Art Reading Series.  Craig Dworkin is the author of five books of poetry: Motes (2011), The PerverseLibrary (2010), Parse (2008), Strand (2004), and Dure (2004). He has also edited five collections, including, most recently, Against Expression: An Anthology of Conceptual Writing (with Kenneth Goldsmith).  He teaches at the University of Utah, where he curates the on-line archive Eclipse <http://english.utah.edu/eclipse>..   Joshua Payne is from Alpine, Utah.  He is a street musician and has performed all over downtown Salt Lake City and in the subway system in New York City.  Joshua plays a custom guitar hand-made by his old best buddy Ryan Thorell. Check out some of the Joshua Payne Orchestra:   http://www.joshuapayneorchestra.com/index.php/video     Most featured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo, Arts, and Park Fund.   The event is free and open to the public.  City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, and audience donations.          Joel Long