▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁en rolled ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁Bern ad ette ▁May er ' s ▁work sh ops ▁at ▁the ▁Po etry ▁Project ▁at ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁Church - in - the - B ow ery . ▁ ▁From ▁this ▁came ▁the ▁magazine ▁Un natural ▁Act s , ▁with ▁collabor ative ▁contents ▁presented ▁an onym ously , ▁which ▁May er ▁and ▁Fried man ▁put ▁out ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Fried man ▁then ▁" in vent ed ▁performance ▁poetry " ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁Project ' s ▁Monday ▁night ▁read ings ▁series ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Po etry ▁Project ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁longest ▁term ▁of ▁any ▁AD ▁for ▁the ▁Project . ▁ ▁Fried man ▁has ▁given ▁read ings ▁and ▁performances ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁The ▁K itchen , ▁and ▁The ▁Public ▁Theater , ▁among ▁other ▁ven ues . ▁He ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁visual ▁artists ▁Robert ▁K ush ner ▁– ▁whose ▁hat ▁designs ▁worn ▁by ▁models ▁desc ending ▁a ▁spir al ▁st air case ▁were ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Fried man ' s ▁poetry , ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Hat ▁Line ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁and ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁settings ▁for ▁Fried man ' s ▁ 1 9 8 2