Be True, Episode 34: "Palo Alto Nocturne" from The Americans

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Be True, Episode 34: "Palo Alto Nocturne" from The Americans

John reads his poem "Palo Alto Nocturne" from his collection The Americans. He also discusses literary influence, reasons to read, shades of drunkenness, and the staying power of Charles Bukowski.

John Tessitore

Apr 01, 2024

John reads his poem "Palo Alto Nocturne" from his collection The Americans. He also discusses literary influence, reasons to read, shades of drunkenness, and the staying power of Charles Bukowski.

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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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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