Author Archives: Don Yorty

Vittoria repetto reads from my fingers wonder

… Vittoria repetto read at The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division with Linda Whalen Quinlan on November 22. I went to hear her. I think she has been one of the movers and shakers in the LES poetry scene over … Continue reading →

Maggie Dubris reads from Brokedown Palace at the Bowery Poetry Club

1 Dec ’19

… Some writers shine and heal like saints. Maggie Dubris is one of them, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart. Over the years, I’ve met all sorts of people from all walks of life who love … Continue reading →

Yemen by Haithem Al-Ezzi

29 Nov ’19

… At one time, peace and calm prevailed throughout my city, and everyone was sleeping in tranquility. Suddenly, without any previous alarm, there were horrible and unspeakable voices everywhere. We saw people being killed, body parts flying, ground burning, houses … Continue reading →

Amy Barone reads from We Became Summer

18 Nov ’19

… At the Zinc Bar recently on a Sunday afternoon, I heard Amy Barone read along with Thad Rutkowski and Dorothy Friedman. The idea at first was just to document Dorothy, but then I videoed all the poets and I’m … Continue reading →

What Would You Give?

17 Nov ’19

… Just practicing. I heard this song sung by Bill Monroe and Doc Watson—no one can do it better—certainly not me. I added some words, some verses that I think fit the times and also defines how I feel about … Continue reading →

Jim Cory reads from Birds and Buildings

17 Nov ’19

… I like in the title of Birds and Buildings how the birds come first and the buildings come second; there is something very poetic about that and also something a little askew. What is more important, bigger, the building … Continue reading →

Thinking about the Future on the Day the Clocks Fall Back, November 3, 2019

3 Nov ’19

… In English we deal with the future by using nine helping verbs called the modals: will, shall, can, could, would, should, may, might and must. Only will will ever happen; all the others are possibilities, the wouldas, couldas, and … Continue reading →

Woodcuts by Francisco Toledo

30 Oct ’19

… Intense, scary, personal, sensual, funny, obscene, off-putting, the work of Francisco Toledo conjures all of those, and often at the same time, as the observer goes from one moment to the next, back and forth, again and again experiencing … Continue reading →