{"title": "Poetry Double Feature: John Bonanni and Stephen S. Mills", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Hive Mind Books", "address": "Irving Avenue 219, 11385", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An author event at Hive Mind Books celebrating the launch of two poetry books. Poets John Bonanni and Stephen S. 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