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14 Jul ’25
  • Catullus 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, 13 & 51: Lesbia poems
  • Christian Gullette reads from Coachella Elegy
  • john compton reads
  • Catullus 48 & 99: Juventius poems
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NY Chronicles 2000 – 2001

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from Where the Heart Is

Don Yorty11 years ago11 years ago05 mins

When I was a chef years ago, a Pakistani dishwasher told me I was the only nice Christian he’d ever met and when I died Allah was going to send me to the nicest part of hell, which is where you are allowed to lift one of your feet off the fiery floor at a…

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In my words, July 8 – 14

Don Yorty12 years ago8 years ago016 mins

……… It has just begun to rain, freshening the remains of the day. Cachito was glad to see me when I came home. I threw his toy mouse and he ran batting it down the hall, grabbing it in his jaws, bringing it back for me to throw again. I was in the South Mountain…

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Where the Heart Is

Don Yorty13 years ago8 years ago232 mins

I’m on a grand jury, state of New York, special narcotics, ten in the morning to one in the afternoon every weekday for a month. It takes thirty-five minutes to get there by bus, forty-five minutes if I walk through the Lower East Side, Little Italy, and Chinatown. I look forward to the walk on…

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Taking Down the Wreath

Don Yorty14 years ago3 years ago03 mins

… Light several candles and notice that each candle’s flame is different like individuals, all flame but none the same. All we can do is flicker and whatever fears and doubts we carry cannot stop us, but merely go along, as we offer the light we have. Don’t be afraid. It’s New Year’s Day. I’m…

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Body Parts (from NY Chronicles 2001)

Don Yorty14 years ago3 years ago018 mins

… Sunday was semi-sunny in spots, Memorial Weekend, Loisaida Day on Avenue C, the day you’re proud to be a Puerto Rican. There were squeals of happy children on the endless ferris wheel and a really good salsa band was playing, gift from Councilwoman Margarita López, who was there dancing, a short, peppery lesbian wearing…

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Children in La Plaza (from NY Chronicles 2001)

Don Yorty14 years ago10 years ago05 mins

… … Children Planting Marigolds in La Plaza, May 20001 I just came from La Plaza where I planted marigolds with kids from the day care Sheltering Arms. First we looked for the frog at the fish pond, but the frog could not be found. The children in a growing loud chorus called, “Ribbit! Ribbit!…

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The Luck of Geography

Don Yorty15 years ago2 years ago337 mins

…from NY Chronicles 2001 September 11 Tuesday morning was sunny and fresh, a lovely autumn day that made me happy to be alive as I walked to work at the Island School a few blocks away. I’d been given a new classroom that had a huge walk-in closet to hang up coats, but it was…

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