Don Yorty

A Lecture by Marie Warsh: My Mother, Antarctica, and Me

… Last autumn, in late October, I went to the Tibet House to hear Marie Warsh read an essay about her mother, the poet Bernadette Mayer. I had never been to the Tibet House before and I have to say … Continue reading →

Ron Padgett reads from Pink Dust

6 Apr ’25

Ron Padgett’s new book of poems, Pink Dust, is a book I like holding. It’s not too small, but small enough to carry in your coat pocket. You can take it along and it doesn’t slow you down. Pink Dust … Continue reading →

Asking Yes/No Questions and Explanation Questions in English

23 Mar ’25

Objective: Using a picture as a prompt, students will work in groups writing sentences and understanding that there are three kinds of sentences in English, the yes sentence, the no sentence and the question. They will also understand that there … Continue reading →

Ryan Eckes reads from Wrong Heaven Again

10 Mar ’25

… On November 23rd 2024, I attended the memorial for the poet Jim Cory at the Ethical Society in Philadelphia. Jim was exemplary. He helped younger poets find themselves and get published, and often hosted readings in his apartment that … Continue reading →

New York Poets, The Bowery Poetry Reading Series 2025

10 Mar ’25

… … Ed Friedman and Bob Rosenthal created, coordinated, and curated seven poetry readings at Bowery Poetry on Tuesday nights from January 14th to March the 4th 2025. These readings featured twenty three poets. Most of these poets were already … Continue reading →

Voyages by Lonely Christopher

3 Mar ’25

Voyages is a play by Lonely Christopher about the life of Hart Crane, seminal scenes, acts that created the poet. I love Hart Crane. I first encountered him in my romantic twenties, an inspiring poet whose life, prophetic, tragic, and … Continue reading →

Hart Crane’s Voyages III & V read by Tennessee Williams

3 Mar ’25

In my twenties I was lucky to find an LP of Tennessee Williams reading Hart Crane poems at a record store in Philly. I’ve converted them to Vimeos and include Voyages III and V here. Enjoy. III Infinite consanguinity it … Continue reading →

Keep on the Sunny Side

2 Mar ’25

… In the 1950s and early 60s growing up in Lebanon County, PA, there was a program on the local radio station, WLBR, at 5 in the afternoon called “The Jack Hains Show,” which featured Jack Hains who manufactured and … Continue reading →

Jada Gordon reads some of her poems

17 Feb ’25

Jada Gordon is a cohost for the KGB Monday Night Poetry Series, and over the years has introduced me to many new poets. I’d like to return Jada’s wonderful selfless efforts promoting the work of others by sharing some of … Continue reading →

Joe Elliot reads from An Everything

15 Feb ’25

Joe Elliot does something that is very difficult to do, he makes a poem funny and sublime and lets it tell a story too, poetry that is not for some, but for everybody. I’ve been wanting to get Joe … Continue reading →

Pamela Sneed reads Speaking Tongue at Dashwood Projects

15 Feb ’25

… In early December of last year, Pamela Sneed was scheduled to read from her new book Speaking Tongue at 7 PM at Dashwood Projects in the East Village. The book is a vivid series of water colors done while … Continue reading →

Don Yorty @Bowery Poetry

1 Feb ’25

Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of reading with Lee Ann Brown, Johnny Stanton, and Anne Waldman at Bowery Poetry. The poems I read and a recording of my reading follow. I am working on a Vimeo of the whole … Continue reading →