Author Archives: Don Yorty

Tulips

I brought tulips home to lift Akram’s spirit, and he took two photos of them that lifted mine.

Sean Singer reads from Today In The Taxi

At KGB last December, I heard Sean Singer read from a forthcoming book of prose poems called Today in the Taxi, similar journeys, different passengers, with the words of others sometimes added, Duke Ellington, The Talmud, Franz Kafka, helping … Continue reading →

Maya Angelou reads “Still I Rise,” “No No No No,” and “On the Pulse of Morning”

28 Feb ’22

Some poets become so famous that other poets who are not famous, and there are many more of those, think that something must be wrong with a poet who rises so high in her own lifetime that even people … Continue reading →

Sir John Gielgud and Alfred Corn read Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. Listen!

13 Feb ’22

…If you are ever going to memorize a sonnet of Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 may be the one because it is beautiful to say, easy to understand, and anyone with just a little practice can communicate it. Sonnet 18 is one … Continue reading →

Alfred Corn reads his translation of Rilke’s First Elegy from the Duino Elegies

13 Feb ’22

A few years ago, the news that Alfred Corn was working on a translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies made me very happy. When I was in my early twenties, Rilke was one of the poets who showed … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Bishop’s Sandpiper

8 Feb ’22

Sandpiper The roaring alongside he takes for granted,and that every so often the world is bound to shake.He runs, he runs to the south, finical, awkward,in a state of controlled panic, a student of Blake. The beach hisses like … Continue reading →

Star Black reads from Waterworn

2 Feb ’22

Many people may think of Star Black as a photographer who has documented NYC downtown art and literary events. She also curated the Monday Night Poetry Readings at KGB Bar beginning in 1997, an event that has been going … Continue reading →

Neddi Heller at NARS Art Foundation

26 Jan ’22

My friend, the artist Neddi Heller, has two shows going on now in Brooklyn. It’s always a pleasure to see her work so I would advise anyone, especially if you happen to be in the neighborhood, to check them … Continue reading →

Two Elegies by Scott Hightower

24 Jan ’22

Last year on January 30th, my friend Dr. José Fernandez died of a heart attack on his way to work at a nearby hospital. He collapsed on the sidewalk in front of his home. It was an unbelievable shock. … Continue reading →

Susana H. Case reads from The Damage Done

19 Jan ’22

If you have been deciding whether your next read is going to be a novel or a poem, I have the perfect solution for you. Pick up Susana H. Case’s new book, The Damage Done, and the problem’s solved. … Continue reading →

Maria Lisella reads new and published poems

14 Jan ’22

I went to Maria Lisella’s apartment in Queens, a walk from the train, the elevated N. She thoughtfully had prepared a meal for me, soup, bread, cheese, grilled vegetables. Her cooking like her poetry takes what is everyday and … Continue reading →

Drawings by Akash

14 Jan ’22

I became friends with the Bangladeshi artist, Akash, on Facebook a while ago. I’m not sure when or why, but since then, I’ve enjoyed looking at his work and watching his progress. He is a student practicing his craft … Continue reading →