Don Yorty

Michael Lally reads Sports Heroes, Cops and Lace

… On a late day in June I took a train to Maplewood, New Jersey, a lovely little town where Michael Lally lives not too far from the tracks, a simple walk to his home. I wanted to record him … Continue reading →

Fireflies

6 Jul ’15

… … https://vimeo.com/49529998 … … Fireflies Like the tips of smoldering sticks or coals they glow in the grass. The light over all begins to go. Night like a swooping bat or bats comes down from clouds and the white … Continue reading →

Michael Lally reads Love Never Dies

3 Jul ’15

… I had the luck of recording Michael Lally reading “Love Never Dies” when his new book, Swing Theory, was published by Hanging Loose Press in May of 2015, on the 10th of May to be exact. Love of course … Continue reading →

Michael Lally reads Swing Theory

1 Jul ’15

Swing Theory: 5 When I first read about string theory I thoughtWhat about swing theory? The ways the uni-verse is secretly governed by the same lawsthat sparked The Big Band Swing Era, parkswings and taking a swing at something orsomeone. … Continue reading →

Bernadette Mayer reads Sonnet written with Philip Good

30 Jun ’15

… At her home in East Nassau, New York, Bernadette Mayer reads a sonnet that she wrote with Philip Good. … … … … … Sonnets is published by Tender Buttons Press. You can check them out here: https://www.tenderbuttonspress.com/ … Continue reading →

Bernadette Mayer reads from the Sonnets: We Eat Out Together

29 Jun ’15

… My heart is a fancy place Where giant reddish-purple cauliflowers & white ones in French & English are outside Waiting to welcome you to a boat Over the low black river for a big dinner There’s a lot of … Continue reading →

Bernadette Mayer reads from the Sonnets: Taking the Humbler Path for Ron Padgett

26 Jun ’15

….. “TAKING THE HUMBLER PATH” ………for Ron Padgett Was excellent advice from Ron In a dream I fell We were walking in the rush hour Got pushed into a snowbank By a man in a Bentley &climbingoveritIfellinlikeGreek&Latin Scared at … Continue reading →

Philip Good reads Drunken Bee Poems

24 Jun ’15

… I first held Drunken Bee Poems in my hands in 1987 when Philip Good gave them to me, shortly after he moved to New York to live with Bernadette Mayer and her children a few blocks away on Avenue … Continue reading →

Desvelo por Juan Ramón Jiménez

23 Jun ’15

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Bernadette Mayer reads a poem for her 70th birthday: WALKING LIKE A ROBIN

22 Jun ’15

… ……WALKING LIKE A ROBIN ……take 3 or 4 steps then stop ……look smell taste touch & hear ……is there anything to eat? ……oh look, there’s some caviar ……it must be my birthday, thanks ……i must be very old, like … Continue reading →

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17 Jun ’15

… To know the truth we need to talk and read. Two at least must do it, talker talker writer reader revealing things that we already know so absolutely sure of our own selves because somebody else was there to … Continue reading →

Le Guignon (Bad Luck) par Charles Baudelaire

10 Jun ’15

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