The poet wandered for himself and for his various day jobs with New York City newspapers. Some of his haunts are still standing; most have been swept away with time. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Poetry and Poets”
92NY’s New Season Includes Ian McEwan and Tom Stoppard
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
The fall season also features Ralph Fiennes, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Katie Couric and Ken Burns. Source: New York Times
Kenward Elmslie, Poet and Librettist, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
He collaborated on operas with Jack Beeson and Ned Rorem and published numerous poetry books. Late in life, he was victimized by theft. Source: New York Times
Roman Kaplan, Restaurateur and Host for Soviet Exiles, Dies at 83
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2021
The Russian Samovar in Manhattan became a hub for artists and writers far from home, drawing eminent regulars like Joseph Brodsky and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Source: New York Times
Guggenheim Gets New Chairman, and Second Ever Black Female Trustee
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2021
The museum’s board will be led by the financier J. Tomilson Hill and joined by the poet Claudia Rankine. Source: New York Times
54 Years Late, Dorothy Parker Finally Gets a Tombstone
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2021
The beloved author wrote many witty epitaphs but never suggested where her remains should end up. Her fans helped complete her ashes’ odyssey. Source: New York Times
Lincoln Center Names Mahogany L. Browne Its First Poet in Residence
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2021
Mahogany Browne, the author of “Black Girl Magic” and “Chlorine Sky,” will develop in-person and virtual programming from July to September at the performing-arts center. Source: New York Times
‘By the Time We Reached Main Street, I Had Lost Sight of Him ’
By Gotham Rex on April 18, 2021
Commuting from Queens to Manhattan, neglected at the library and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Source: New York Times
Jean Valentine, Minimalist Poet With Maximum Punch, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
A former New York State Poet, she won the National Book Award and was a Pulitzer finalist for poems in which small details could accrue great power. Source: New York Times
The Don Quixote of Brooklyn, Tilting at Plastic Bags
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
His quest? To remove garbage from the branches of trees throughout our fair city. Source: New York Times
Miguel Algarín, Force Behind Nuyorican Cafe, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
His Lower East Side performance space has been an incubator for poets, playwrights and other artists, many of them not initially embraced by the mainstream. Source: New York Times
Remembering Miguel Algarín, a Founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
A fellow writer recalls Algarín, who once wrote that the poet was “the philosopher of the sugar cane that grows between the cracks of concrete sidewalks.” Source: New York Times
Whitney Cancels Show That Included Works Bought at Fund-Raisers
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2020
Black artists objected after they discovered their work had been acquired by the museum through discounted sales meant to benefit charities. Source: New York Times