Archive - Overheard

3 hrs ago •

Dorthaan Kirk one of the honorees at this year’s Clara Lemlich Awards first lady of Jazz window of Rashaan Roland Kirk beautiful energetic one of those…

Apr 23 •

Passover, tonight

A reader I don’t know sent me a long private message about why Alex Edelman isn’t funny. Why I was wrong. It’s impossible to convince someone that…

Apr 22 •

to say Happy Passover

Apr 21 •

We Are Going Away

Apr 20 •

For the first time in years we ate dinner at Chez Josephine before theater last night. Bread and Roses was down the street and for many years we were…

Apr 19 •

National Put a Poem in Your Pocket Day

Apr 18

what an odd word

Apr 17 •

a book proposal

Apr 16 •

Years ago I was lucky enough to meet Lynda Barry. I was working for Workman Books. ( I was briefly the persona of a young boy named Scott writing…

Apr 15 •

The People of the Other Village

Apr 13

Why Read a Poem

asked my friend in the elevator

Apr 12 •

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