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Category Archives: Poetry

Dennis Cooper reads Face Eraser at the Poetry Project, 10/4/24

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Joan Larkin reads from Old Stranger

30 Sep ’24

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When I heard that Joan Larkin had a new book of poems coming out, I asked her if she would come over to my place so I could record her reading from it. Although she lives in New Jersey, … Continue reading →

Larry Fagin read by John Godfrey, art by Ken Angel Davis

13 Sep ’24

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Larry Fagin, John Godfrey, and Ken Angel Davis in an eternal momentary triumphant triumvirate of art and poetry. Enjoy. .. … John Godfrey at KGB 11/21/16 … …

Steve Turtell reads from Heroes and Householders

13 Sep ’24

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When I read Steve Turtell’s poems, I enjoyed them so much I asked Steve to come over so I could record him reading some. He brought Heroes and Householders and read from that book. Steve is a poet and … Continue reading →

Steve Levine reads some poems

29 Aug ’24

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…. Some poets spend time with the language and know its foundations, its rhythms and its gifts of color and sense, and in the act of writing a poem, like a stone mason who works each stone, put words where … Continue reading →

Anne Waldman and Ken Angel Davis at MacDougal Street

25 Aug ’24

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Ken Angel Davis likes to make art out of a poet’s poem. He did this with Anne Waldman, a short poem that you will hear with delight below. Ken did it and it happened. Enjoy. … Continue reading →

Tess Taylor reads at KGB

23 Aug ’24

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… I read Tess Taylor’s Work & Days on a subway ride from Manhattan to Brooklyn. There was a delay, but I wasn’t in a hurry, and actually welcomed the time to finish the book because the quality and rhythm … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Poetry

Dennis Cooper reads Face Eraser at the Poetry Project, 10/4/24

Joan Larkin reads from Old Stranger

Larry Fagin read by John Godfrey, art by Ken Angel Davis

Steve Turtell reads from Heroes and Householders

Steve Levine reads some poems

Anne Waldman and Ken Angel Davis at MacDougal Street

Tess Taylor reads at KGB

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