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On November the 13th at Judson Memorial Church, the Inter Poets Theater presented The Rapture, a play in four acts written by James Sherry and Mark Wallace, directed by Robert Lyons, produced by Lonely Christopher, and starring Amelie Lyons, Anna … Continue reading
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Don Yorty’s long awaited Fucking and Other Poems is now available for pre-order directly from Indolent Books. Scan the QR code and order yours now! Books ship in Q1 2026 Here’s what people are saying about Don … Continue reading
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On October 3, at the CUNY Graduate Center, I recorded a conversation between Bob Holman and Eleonora Fisco about the Spoken Word and Slam Poetry. They also discussed the important work poetry does in keeping languages alive, and they … Continue reading
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… My friend William Nagel grew up not only knowing the poet Frank Polite, but having him as a second father. From the time he was a toddler, he and Frank’s son, Khepri, were best friends, and like brothers going … Continue reading
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… This little work of art, you might call it a music video that I worked on all morning, must now be abandoned. Listen to it if you have a moment. Thank you. Going Back to Work Again Black morning … Continue reading
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words are birds eyes is sky I write the word: I am behind it. You read the word: you are before it. We make a oneness, a reflection two separate moments come together but the word is … Continue reading
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I am really fond of the poet Juan Ramón Jiménez, but translating him, oh my goodness, what can sound sublime in century old Spanish can sound a little silly in English or anyway my English. The unique butterfly! ¡Dios mio! … Continue reading
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… Lonely Christopher began hosting his Poetry Hell reading series at Enoch’s Coffee at 480 10th Avenue in June and continued until September. Poetry Hell was sponsored by Segue Foundation. Creating this series was an explicit effort to expand … Continue reading
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… After the gym, I walked into Tompkins Square to sit on a bench and write and read. It is the end of September so the chirring of insects has died away, but there are dogs and children on … Continue reading
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… CHATGPT Well, I’ve met my ChatGPT. Last week, a friend who teaches 9th Graders about Computer Etiquette introduced me to him. I say him because when I downloaded the App and first talked, a man with a British accent … Continue reading
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,,, I was happy to attend the panel discussion of Ching Ho Cheng’s work at Bank’s Elizabeth Street Gallery on May 13, 2005. Ching was a friend of mine. My friend Patricia Kelly introduced me to him. She and Ching … Continue reading
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… Last August in 2025, Cornelius Eady was going to read at Poets House, but it was too damned hot and the date was changed to September the 7th. On the 7th, as I walked to the reading, it began … Continue reading