Monday night saw return of the somewhat monthly Bardroom, Budapest's original English-language literary, cultural and musical cabaret. This time it honored that city with which Budapest expatriates have always felt a certain rivalry, by holding the Hungarian launch of The Return Of Kral Majales, a new anthology of post-communist Prague-based poetry (in English, not Czech). Return contributor and Bardroom’s long-time „man in Prague” Vincent Farnsworth was on hand to present poems from the book. Vincent is a veteran poet of San Francisco, New Orleans and Prague, author of the poetry collection Immortal Whistleblower, and former editor the literary magazine Jejune: America Eats its Young. Music was provided by bohemian alt-countrifiers: The Poosta Ramblers. The Return is a massive tome, thicker than the Budapest phonebook, about the size of a Norton Anthology Reader. Even if you do not generally like poetry, you are bound to find something to like in the book - and it is a steal at 2200 HUF. Treehugger Dan's will try to snag a few more copies, since the two Vincent managed to fit in his suitcase sold immediately. What I liked most was that to relieve the monotony of one voice, several audience members volunteered to read selections. The Poosta Ramblers again proved why they are currently one of the hottest acts in Budapest. Mookie Brando's version of John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery" brought tears to my eyes, and Rachel Hammond's rendition Lucinda Williams' "Lonely Girls" brought a big sad smile to my face. In between with drummer Greg Zeigler, they did some Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Nanci Griffith, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Jimmie Rodgers... The Poosta Ramblers will next perform at Treehugger Dan's on August 19th.