Category Archives: Books That Come My Way

Vincent Katz reads from Southness

… I was immediately drawn to Vincent Katz’s new book of poems, Southness, by the beauty of its cover, which comes from a painting by the artist Etel Adnan from a work called Untitled, 2014. Southness reminds me of paintings. … Continue reading →

Cyrus Cassells reads from Soul Make A Path Through Shouting

12 Jun ’17

… I heard Cyrus Cassells read in Bryant Park a few weeks ago and afterward asked if I could record him reading some poems. Cyrus was staying in the neighborhood for a few days before he left for Spain so … Continue reading →

Hilary Sideris reads from The Inclination to Make Waves

28 May ’17

… I had wanted to hear Hilary Sideris read with Jeff Wright a few weeks back, but I missed that, so the next best thing was to have her come over to my place. Both of us worked for CUNY, … Continue reading →

Phyllis Wat reads from Wu

5 May ’17

… Last Thursday I went over to Phyllis Wat and Dennis Moritz’s home on Grand Street just a few blocks east of the great (inexpensive) Chinese restaurants and markets before you get to the Bowery. I’d seen Phyllis read at … Continue reading →

Kaveh Akbar reads at the Poetry Project: April 2, 2017

2 May ’17

… I asked Kaveh Akbar if I could video him while he read at the Poetry Project and he said yes. All I had was my iPhone, but I put it to use, shooting him vertically, not horizontally because I … Continue reading →

Arlo Quint reads Drawn In

19 Apr ’17

… Last autumn I heard Arlo Quint read at the Poetry Project. Afterward, I saw Drawn In, a chapbook of his, on the table where the authors put their books to sell. Drawn In drew me. I loved the drawing … Continue reading →

Maggie Dubris reads from Weep Not, My Wanton ( Toilers of the Sea )

17 Mar ’17

… Maggie and I had been planning to get together for a long time, but one thing or another kept getting in the way. Finally, last Saturday Maggie came over. The morning was pretty quiet, good for a reading; my … Continue reading →

Peter Cherches reads from Autobiography Without Words

12 Mar ’17

… Pelekinesis has just published a new collection of short stories by Peter Cherches called Autobiography Without Words, which is a title I really like by the way. Peter reads several of these stories in the Vimeo below. I heard … Continue reading →

Bernadette Mayer reads from Works & Days

7 Jan ’17

… “Here in beautiful aloneness forest” is where Bernadette lives in a house with a windowpane back porch looking out toward a stream (you must go down the hill to see it, but it is there) and a rectangular piece … Continue reading →

Murat Nemet-Nejat reads Animals of Dawn: To Be Or Not To Be

13 Nov ’16

… I went to Hoboken two weeks ago to record Murat Nemet-Nejat reading from his new book, Animals of Dawn. It’s a great title, right? One sees things slowly appearing, dark becoming light, moving—Animals—Alive. Murat lives about a twenty minute … Continue reading →

Lynn McGee reads from Sober Cooking

22 Oct ’16

… “I don’t mean “sober cooking” in the 12 step way,” Lynn says. “It’s really about going through a hard time and staying focused on the little tasks of life like cooking and chopping vegetables. Sober Cooking has a lot … Continue reading →

Janet Hamill reads from Knock

18 Oct ’16

… I read Knock by Janet Hamill in one sitting; it took me by surprise and I just went with it remembering my youth and traveling when life spread out before me with decades ahead. I got in touch with … Continue reading →