Monthly Archives: July 2016

Jerome Sala reads from The Cheapskates and Spaz Attack

… On this past warm Thursday morning, Jerome Sala and his wife Elaine Equi came over to my place, wading through the heat, to read some poetry. I happened to have Jerome’s first book, Spaz Attack, published in Chicago—Elaine and … Continue reading →

Ryan Eckes reads Old News accompanied by Daniel Yorty

27 Jul ’16

… Several years ago my nephew Daniel gave me a CD of the Philadelphia poet Ryan Eckes reading from his first book, Old News, with Daniel accompanying on drums, tambourine, and shakers. The poems are of a piece and tell … Continue reading →

Edwin Denby reads from Snoring in New York

22 Jul ’16

… Snoring in New York was published by Angel Hair in 1974 with a beautiful photo by Rudy Burckhardt on both the front and back covers, dark leaves, white moth. From 1976 until Edwin’s death in 1983, Rudy Burckhardt’s son … Continue reading →

Mariposa de Luz por Juan Ramón Jiménez

19 Jul ’16

… Mariposa de luz, la belleza se va cuando yo llego a su rosa. Corro, ciego, tras ella… la medio cojo aquí y allá… ¡Sólo queda en mi mano la forma de su huída! … … Butterfly of light its … Continue reading →

Tom Savage reads his Bamiyan Buddha Poems

18 Jul ’16

… I went over to Tom’s apartment on East 11th Street a few weeks ago— it’s just around the corner from where I am—and he read some of his Bamiyan Buddha poems from two of his books, Afghanistan (Fly by … Continue reading →

Uche Nduka reads from Eel on Reef and Nine East

15 Jul ’16

… Uche Nduka, a native Nigerian and now a native New Yorker, was kind enough to come over to my place a few weeks ago to read from his two books of poems, Eel on Reef and Nine East. “Fool … Continue reading →

from Fucking, Part 5

13 Jul ’16

… V for Janis I’ve smoked a thousand cigarettes and watched you sleep. Your Raphael angel curls Your bee stung lips Dare I touch you where the sun hasn’t? Dare I say wake? There is the smell of pepper in … Continue reading →

Catullus 48

1 Jul ’16

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