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Be True, Episode 9: “Easter 2020”
Listen now (11 mins) | John reads his poem, “Easter 2020,” recently published in Boats Against the Current. He also discusses daffodils, New England’s…
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A Podcast and Poem for the 4th Anniversary
New work on fathers, family, and the mystery of all relationships
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Be True, Episode 8: “The Narrow Gate” from All the Lonely American Roads
Listen now (11 mins) | John reads his poem “The Narrow Gate” from his chapbook All the Lonely American Roads. He also discusses a-holes, driving on the…
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August 2023
Be True, Episode 7: “Such bitterness is how we express our frailty” from We Are Becoming Unbound
Listen now (9 mins) | John reads “Such bitterness is how we express our frailty” from his chapbook We Are Becoming Unbound. He also discusses crack-ups…
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Be True, Bonus Episode: “Blue and Brown”
Listen now (3 mins) | John reads “Blue and Brown,” his new protest poem, without commentary.
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My City of Yesterday
Introducing my new little book, a suburban Odyssey!
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Be True, Episode 6: “When you saw me the first time” from My City of Yesterday
Listen now (7 mins) | John reads “When you saw me the first time” from his chapbook My City of Yesterday. He discusses lyric poetry, private languages…
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July 2023
Be True, Episode 5: “Sweating” from Sometimes I Still Pray
Listen now (10 mins) | John reads “Sweating” from his chapbook Sometimes I Still Pray: A Family Album. He discusses response poems, his grandfather’s…
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The Cover is Here!
My City of Yesterday will be available on August 21
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Be True, Episode 4: “It is easier to be earnest,” from For a Minute There, It Seemed Like Something Was Happening.
Listen now (9 mins) | John reads “It is easier to be earnest,” from his chapbook For a minute there... He discusses his inspiration in New York City in…
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Be True, Episode 3: “One hopes for age appropriate” from I Sit At This Desk and Dream
Listen now (8 mins) | John reads “One hopes for age appropriate” from, I Sit At This Desk and Dream. He discusses its inspiration in an Instagram post…
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June 2023
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