Author Archives: Don Yorty

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A Baker’s Dozen: watercolors and pen and ink by Arup Datta

… There is a joy that is constant that happens, of all places, on Facebook when Arup Datta, who is from Kolkata, posts his artwork. It is something to look forward to and be happy about. Here, from September through … Continue reading →

The Recordings

29 Nov ’25

… My nephew Daniel and I are working on putting some songs together that I wrote mostly in my twenties many a decade ago. Here they are, the first drafts, the first steps to a complete album with other musicians … Continue reading →

The Rapture by James Sherry and Mark Wallace

16 Nov ’25

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 →

Fucking and Other Poems

11 Nov ’25

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 →

Bob Holman and Eleonora Fisco discuss the Spoken Word at the CUNY Graduate Center

21 Oct ’25

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 →

Poems by Frank Polite read by William Nagel

12 Oct ’25

… 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 →

Going Back to Work & Friday Night Apocalypse Stew

10 Oct ’25

… 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 →

from The Prologue

5 Oct ’25

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 →

The Hand Against the Light

28 Sep ’25

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 →

Poetry Hell with Lonely Christopher, August 9th

27 Sep ’25

… 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 →

Claudi in Tompkins Square

27 Sep ’25

… 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 →

The First Week of September, Beginning August 31

9 Sep ’25

… 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 →