Author Archives: Don Yorty

First Walk During the Pandemic

… I went to the Post Office today, the first day I’ve been out in ten days. I was wearing a mask and was aware of my own breathing because it was totally quiet—all the construction that has been going … Continue reading →

Nine Albums

1 Apr ’20

… … … … Bought this when I was a teenager, and it traveled with me during my hippie years. I would often upset the mood when everyone was stoned and or tripping by putting Ella on—it was like parent … Continue reading →

The Prologue

23 Mar ’20

… These three poems are from the Prologue which is from of a longer work called The Final Postures of a Dying Whore. This is where it all begins. Enjoy. … https://vimeo.com/393482209 … … I write the word: I am … Continue reading →

Lonely Christopher reads from In a January Would

21 Mar ’20

… Right before the coronavirus drove us all indoors without jobs or places to attend poetry readings, Lonely Christopher had a launch for his new book, In a January Would, at Torn Page in Chelsea. None of us knew that … Continue reading →

Sonnet 226

14 Mar ’20

… On a sad day of losses big and small someone left a flowerpot in the hall that wasn’t money or plenty of time but if I wanted it the thing was mine alive for sure because hint of a … Continue reading →

Sanjay Agnihotri reads at the Parkside Lounge, 2/2/20

4 Mar ’20

… Sanjay Agnihotri is generous with his time and energy. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Local Knowledge, a literary and art journal, as well as the programmer and host of its long-running monthly reading series in Manhattan. I … Continue reading →

Trace Peterson Reads at Zinc Bar

2 Mar ’20

… I started to know Trace Peterson about two years ago when she was finishing up her PhD, but she was so busy that we hardly talked or were able to correspond or get anything done. What I wanted to … Continue reading →

Greg Masters reads new work

27 Feb ’20

… In a world that is getting crazier, the writer Greg Masters is important because he continues to make sense. On a ship that is sinking, he is one of those life savers who gives directions. I recorded him reading … Continue reading →

No Land Excavation

20 Feb ’20

… I went to the La Mama Galleria a couple Sundays ago wanting to hear No Land and to see what she was going to do. I found out when I got there that she was performing with three musicians. … Continue reading →

Marcel Duchamp at MoMA: Anémic Cinéma

16 Feb ’20

… I was almost caught by a guard filming. You can take photos but no videos. I think like in an old Greek myth, when a god comes, the spirit of Duchamp made me invisible as I held the phone … Continue reading →

Linda Quinlan reads from Chelsea Creek

13 Feb ’20

… At the Bureau of General Services, Queer Division in November in New York City, Linda Quinlan read from her most recent book of poems, Chelsea Creek. I had gone to hear Vittoria Repetto read, so Linda Quinlan was an … Continue reading →

Sujay Sarkar, drawings and photos from Bangladesh

13 Feb ’20

… Sujay Sarkar is 19 years old and from Barisal, Bangladesh. He helps to edit a little magazine called Tonga. I liked his drawings and photographs when I saw them on Facebook. He says, “I don’t know what I want … Continue reading →