Tommi Avicolli Mecca and Cei Bell performing dramatic readings at the Gay Coffeehouse of Philadelphia, Gay Community Center of Philadelphia, January, 1979. Avicolli reads “The Cure for Heterosexuality,” a satirical newspaper article. Bell reads poems from Magic Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1976) by Tommi Avicolli Mecca, including “The Fat Woman,” “The Rape Poem,” “The Daddy Poems 1, 2, 3, and 4.” Avicolli Mecca reads an untitled essay about visiting an unfriendly bar. Bell reads the poems “Coffeehouse on 3rd St.” and “The Guys Poem.”
