One World Café Virtual Reading Series presents Hollace M. Metzger

In June, the One World Cafe Virtual Reading Series welcomes American-born architect, author, and artist
Hollace M. Metzger, performing works from her latest audio collection, “TranSynPhony”. Comprising 164
poems and 6.4 hours of spoken texts, the work represents an unprecedented effort.

Originally from a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Metzger received her BArch degree in architecture while
concurrently studying painting and graduate 16-17th Century literature at the University of Kentucky.
Graduating as student body president with high honors, she later continued MArch studies in Venice, Italy
and at the AA of London.

From 2000-8, Ms. Metzger practiced architecture in the offices of the Deans of both CUNY and Yale
universities among others. While in New York, she also began “subway stories”, poems written during
commutes to and from her home-studio in Brooklyn. Receiving high praise for both her photography and
poetry, Metzger published her first book, Observing the Labyrinth from Heaven (2007), which in turn
initiated a three-year journey abroad.

In an effort to document her travels, Metzger penned two poetry collections: Transcriptions of Time
(2009), followed by Why the WilloW (2010). The audio books Observing the Labyrinth from Heaven:
Paris Recordings (2009) and TranSynPhony (2010) were also released. During this period of writing,
Hollace’s poetry enjoyed exposure through radio play and vocal collaborations, including the European
stage, cinema, independent films, gallery installations and with musicians around the globe. In addition, her
art and writings have been published in literary journals such as 3:AM, Antique Children, Beauty of
Washing Lines, Hecale, Heliocentric Anthology of American Poetry, Juxtapoz, Paraphilia, Pirene’s
Fountain and The Toronto Quarterly.

In Paris, Metzger runs an independent architecture atelier based on renaissance principles of all arts utilized
in creation and contemporary theory of these arts addressing sentiment, well-being and unity. She has
begun work on her first novel and third audio book in addition to many collaborative projects currently
underway.

To listen to Metzger’s performance, tune-in to the One World Cafe Virtual Reading Series beginning June 1, 2010.

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