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Fucking and Other Poems

11 Nov ’25
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Bob Holman and Eleonora Fisco discuss the Spoken Word at the CUNY Graduate Center

21 Oct ’25
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Poems by Frank Polite read by William Nagel

12 Oct ’25
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Going Back to Work & Friday Night Apocalypse Stew

10 Oct ’25
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… This little work of art, you might call it a music video that I worked on all morning, must now be abandoned. Listen to it if you have a moment. Thank you. Going Back to Work Again Black morning … Continue reading →

from The Prologue

5 Oct ’25
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The Hand Against the Light

28 Sep ’25
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I am really fond of the poet Juan Ramón Jiménez, but translating him, oh my goodness, what can sound sublime in century old Spanish can sound a little silly in English or anyway my English. The unique butterfly! ¡Dios mio! … Continue reading →

Poetry Hell with Lonely Christopher, August 9th

27 Sep ’25
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Claudi in Tompkins Square

27 Sep ’25
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The First Week of September, Beginning August 31

9 Sep ’25
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Ching Ho Cheng: Tracing Infinity

31 Aug ’25
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Cornelius Eady reads and sings at Poets House

30 Aug ’25
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This Morning

24 Aug ’25
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