Be True, Episode 33: “We limited our liability” from My City of Yesterday

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Be True, Episode 33: “We limited our liability” from My City of Yesterday

John reads his poem, “We limited our liability,” from his chapbook My City of Yesterday. He also discusses the Book of Jonah, the ethics of suburban living, and being stuck in the belly of the beast.

John Tessitore

Mar 24, 2024

John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and journals. In each episode of Be True, he reads and discusses one of his published poems.

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Be True

In each episode, John Tessitore reads a poem he has published, and tells the story behind the poem. John has been a newspaper reporter, a magazine writer, a college lecturer, and a biographer. He has directed national policy studies on education and cultural policy, and serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of journals and he has published seven chapbooks and a novella available at www.johntessitore.com.

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