Don Yorty

The Friday Night Apocalypse Stew

… Back in the early 70s in my early 20s while working at a lock and key factory in North Philly, I lost the inspiration to write, and came back to it partly by working on song lyrics, lyrics that … Continue reading →

Catullus 12, A Stolen Napkin

9 Oct ’15

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Catullus 99: Sweet Juventius

8 Oct ’15

… Surripui tibi, dum ludis, mellite Iuventi, suaviolum dulci dulcius ambrosia. verum id non impune tuli: namque amplius horam suffixum in summa me memini esse cruce, dum tibi me purgo nec possum fletibus ullis tantillum vestrae demere saevitiae. nam simul … Continue reading →

Catullus 31, On Coming Home

6 Oct ’15

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A Frank Poem by CA Conrad

22 Sep ’15

… There are books of poems that are easy reads that I finish quickly. Bernadette Mayer’s Utopia was a book like that, so was Ted Berrigan’s Train Ride, and Bill Kushner’s Head. Recently, and not so recently anymore, CA Conrad’s … Continue reading →

On Nouns Becoming Verbs in English

21 Aug ’15

… In English we can take a noun and change it into a verb and the sentence still makes sense. I saw an example recently. There was a sushi restaurant on First Avenue near St. Mark’s that had a great … Continue reading →

Catullus 11

12 Aug ’15

… Catullus 11 was written toward the end of the poet’s life circa 54 BCE, around the time Caesar, a friend of his, invaded Britain. It begins with Catullus asking two acquaintances to accompany him on a trip around the … Continue reading →

Bill Kushner reads When I Was Five

5 Aug ’15

… On Saturday, September 4, 2010, at Saint Mark’s Church, Bill read “When I was Five.” It would be published the following year by Sputyen Duyvil in his last book, Walking After Midnight. Bill reads it with all the noise … Continue reading →

Wallace Stevens reads The Idea of Order at Key West

26 Jul ’15

… … … The Idea of Order at Key West She sang beyond the genius of the sea. The water never formed to mind or voice, Like a body wholly body, fluttering Its empty sleeves; and yet its mimic motion … Continue reading →

Uncle

26 Jul ’15

… I’ve an uncle who builds houses and he tells me I don’t write poems that what I write is vile and useless not good for anyone. There was a time I believed him his words allowed crippling all mine … Continue reading →

May Swenson reads The DNA Molecule

22 Jul ’15

… I hope you enjoy this Caedmon recording of the poet’s exact reading of her poem as much as I do. THE DNA MOLECULE is The Nude Descending a Staircasea circular one. See the undersurfaces of … Continue reading →

Muriel Rukeyser reads The Speed of Darkness

20 Jul ’15

… I had never heard Muriel Rukeyser’s voice before I began to make a Vimeo of her reading her poem “The Speed of Darkness,” a Caedmon recording. I had heard Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s voice, however, and while I … Continue reading →